Effects of aeration location on water purification and greenhouse gas emission of iron-carbon-zeolite constructed wetland and its microbial community
In order to explore the effects of aeration position and volume ratio of Fe-C to zeolite on pollutant removal and greenhouse gas(GHG)emissions in Fe-C-zeolite constructed wetlands,eight constructed wetlands with different aeration positions and Fe-C zeolite filling ratios were constructed as follows:(1)whole-way aeration constructed wetlands included F8T2(80%zeolite+20%Fe-C),F6T4(60%zeolite+40%Fe-C),F4T6(40%zeolite+60%Fe-C),and control group F(100%zeolite);(2)half-way aeration constructed wetlands included F8T2-P,F6T4-P,F4T6-P and F-P.The changes in effluent quality and fluxes of CH4 and N2O were tested,then microbial communities in half-aerated constructed wetlands were analyzed.The results showed that comparing with whole-way aeration constructed wetlands,half-way aeration constructed wetlands significantly increased DO concentration in upper water layer of the constructed wetland(P<0.05),and the COD and NO3--N removal rates reached over 94.5%in both groups,the average concentrations of NH4+-N in effluent of F8T2-P,F6T4-P,and F4T6-P decreased significantly by 50.40%,54.18%,and 51.00%,respectively(P<0.05).Aeration position had no significant effect on CH4 emission from Fe-C-zeolite constructed wetlands,but significantly reduced N2O emission(P<0.05).The N2O fluxes of F8T2-P,F6T4-P,and F4T6-P were significantly reduced by 44.03%,35.62%and 44.54%,respectively(P<0.05),compared with the whole-way aeration constructed wetlands.The presence of Fe-C increased the abundances of pmoA,nosZ,nirS,and nirK genes and decreased the abundances of the mcrA gene,which were involved in denitrification and GHG emissions.Meanwhile,the dominant genera Micropruina,Propionicicella,Nitrospria,Thauera,Denitratisoma,and Dechloromonas in F8T2-P,F6T4-P,and F4T6-P favored the nitrification and denitrification reactions.The constructed wetland with half-way aeration and a 2:8 volume ratio of Fe-C to zeolite had the best potential for high pollutant removal and low greenhouse gas emissions.
constructed wetlandiron-carbon micro-electrolysisaeration locationgreenhouse gas emissionsmicrobial communities