Artificial or Constructed Wetlands: A Suitable Technology for Sustainable Water Management

Content: IntroductionXochimilco, Mexico, a Natural Wetland or an Artificial One?Victor Jesus Garcia-Luna, Marisela Bernal-Gonzalez, Federico Alfredo Garcia-Jimenez and Maria del Carmen Duran-Dominguez-de-BazuaRhizospheric Processes for Water Treatment - Background Principles, Existing Technology and Future UseUwe Kappelmeyer and Lara A. AylwardUse of Artificial Wetlands as Degradation Systems of Recalcitrant Contaminants and Transformers of Energy to ElectricityAranys del Carmen Borja-Urzola, Citlaly Marisol Hernandez-Arriaga, Oscar Hugo Miranda-Mendez, Maria Guadalupe Salinas-Juarez, Marisela Bernal-Gonzalez and Maria del Carmen Duran-Dominguez-de-BazuaConstructed Wetlands for the Tertiary Treatment of Municipal Wastewaters: Case Studies in Mexico at Mesocosm LevelJorge Antonio Herrera-Cardenas and Amado Enrique Navarro-FrometaEffect of Support Media on Heavy Metals Removal in Constructed Wetlands Inoculated with Metallotolerant StrainsLeonel Ernesto Amabilis-Sosa, Arroyo-Ginez-Marcela, Ruth Perez-Gonzalez, Adriana Roe-Sosa, Landy Irene Ramirez-Burgos and Maria del Carmen Duran-Dominguez-de-BazuaFull-Scale Applications of Constructed Wetlands in AfricaDiederik P.L. RousseauApplication of a Multi-function Constructed Wetland for Stream Water Quality Improvement and Ecosystem Protection: A Case Study in Kaohsiung City, TaiwanC.M. Kao, W.H. Lin, P.J. Lien, Y.T. Sheu and Y.T. TuConstructed Wetlands Technology in Cuba: Research ExperiencesIrina Salgado-Bernal, Maira M. Perez-Villar, Lizandra Perez-Bou, Mario Cruz-Arias, Margie Zorrilla-Velazco and Maria E. Carballo-ValdesGreenhouse Gas Emissions and Treatment Performance in Constructed Wetlands with Ornamental Plants: Case Studies in Veracruz, Mexico Maria Elizabeth Hernandez-Alarcon and Jose Luis Marin-MunizTreatment of Wastewater from Livestock Activities with Artificial or Constructed WetlandJose Marrugo-Negrete, Juan Figueroa-Sanchez, Ivan Urango-Cardenas and German Enamorado-MontesREAGRITECH Project: Regeneration and Reuse of Runoff and Drainage Water from Agriculture by Treatment WetlandsLorena Aguilar, Angel Gallegos, Carlos A. Arias and Jordi MoratoBioremediation of Shrimp Aquaculture Effluents: Artificial Wetlands Potential UseOtoniel Carranza-Diaz and Jose Guillermo Galindo-ReyesFate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Constructed WetlandsVictor Matamoros and Maria Hijosa-ValseroElectrochemically Assisted Artificial Wetlands: Generating Electricity from Wastewater TreatmentMaria Guadalupe Salinas-Juarez Predictive Models to Assess the Uptake of Organic Microcontaminants and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes by CropsJosep M. Bayona, Stefan Trapp, Benjamin Pina and Fabio PoleselThe Role of Macrophytes in the Removal of Organic Micropollutants by Constructed WetlandsA. Dordio, A.J.P. Carvalho, M. Hijosa-Valsero and E. BecaresInfluence of Design and Operation Parameters in the Organic Load and Nutrient Removal in Constructed WetlandsJason A. Hale and Joan Garcia SerranoDesign and Construction of an Artificial Subsuperficial Wetland of Double Cell. An Experience in Palmillas, Queretaro MexicoSalvador Alejandro Sanchez-TovarStrategies of the Constructed Wetlands Operation under the Perspective of the Global Change ScenarioGladys Vidal, Daniela Lopez, Ana Maria Leiva, Gloria Gomez, William Arismendi and Sujey HormazabalUptake and Detoxification of Organic Micropollutants by Macrophytes in Constructed WetlandsA. Dordio, A.J.P. Carvalho, M. Hijosa-Valsero and E. BecaresGlossary