TITLE:
Constructed Wetland Systems as a Methodology for the Treatment of Wastewater in Bucaramanga Industrial Park
AUTHORS:
Chukwunonye Ezeah, Carlos Alberto Ríos Reyes, Jairo Fernando Contreras Gutiérrez
KEYWORDS:
Water Pollution, Constructed Wetlands, Wastewater, Integrated Remediation System, Tourism and Recreation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.3 No.3,
April
21,
2015
ABSTRACT: Effluent discharges
from municipal, industrial, and agricultural activities constitute major
sources of pollution on land and water
bodies. During the 1990s, large-scale application of Constructed Wetlands (CWs) as a remediation option drew much
attention globally from the public and green groups alike. The most
common application of CWs is for flow management in river system and little is
documented on using CWs for treating polluted river water. This article goes
beyond constructed wetlands as a stand-alone methodology to propose an
integrated remediation system incorporating constructed wetlands in Bucaramanga
Industrial Park S.A., Santander (Colombia), which will form part of an innovation park. In addition to pollution abatement, the
project is projected to provide other
environmental benefits to the entire Oro River Sub-basin. Other benefits of the project include mitigation of
environmental impacts, improvement in water quality, landscape amenity,
as well as tourism and recreational benefits.