Course description
In Constructing Wetlands for Water Purification, you'll learn ...
- How Constructed Wetlands (CWs) are used to treat wastewater
- The three types of CWs, as well as their relative advantages and disadvantages
- Wastewater pretreatment requirements
- The treatment process and biochemical conversions
- Aquatic and wetland plant types, establishment and maintenance
Overview
Credit: 6 PDH
Length: 331 pages
The constructed wetland is a shallow, earthen impoundment or group of cellular impoundments, which contain hydrophytic vegetation, designed to treat both point and nonpoint sources of water pollution. Its primary physical components include the aquatic vegetation, substrate for plant and microbial growth, the basin or cells, associated structural devices for water management, and the water that flows through the system.
In wetland ecosystems, there are biological, chemical, and physical processes that naturally clean and filter water. The waste treatment mechanisms it employs are a complex mix of physical, chemical, and biological processes. Manmade constructed wetlands are designed to mimic the processes found in a natural wetland ecosystem. They use wetland plants, soils, and microorganisms to clean water in a way that is often less expensive than more traditional water treatment systems. When properly designed, built, and operated, a constructed wetland can provide high-quality water treatment, while also adding aesthetical enhancement and wildlife habitat to your site.
This course focuses on the use of constructed wetlands used to treat wastewater, with much of the course addressing the implementation of constructed wetlands for the use of treating agricultural and livestock effluent.
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Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 30 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
Training content
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Site Evaluation
- Soils and Effluent Storage
- Topography and Land Area
- Flood Plains and Water Sources
- Hydrologic and Climatologic Data
- Impact on Wildlife
- Wastewater Storage
- Presumptive and Field Test Method
- Designing for Phosphorus Removal
- Wetland Configuration – Bottom Gradient / Max. Length
- Wetland configuration - Layout of the Wetland
- Embankments, Liners, Inlet and Outlet Structures
- Water Budget, Operation, and Maintenance
- Emergent Herbaceous Plants
- The use of CWs in Colder Regions
- Surface and Subsurface Flow Wetlands
- Floating Aquatic Plant Systems
- Nutrient Reduction, and Odor Control
- Protection of Surface and Groundwater
- The benefits of Constructed Wetlands
- Accretion, Settling, and Filtration
- Volatilization of Ammonia
- Interactions with Soils
- Evapotranspiration
- Nutrient Uptake
- How to begin planning for a Constructed Wetland
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