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   BIO-ENHANCED TREATMENT SYSTEM (BETS)

(Constructed Wetlands To Treat Sewage On-Site)

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 1. Materials & Installation

 

General Information    Plastic Liner    Filter (outlet septic Tank)    Wetland Dimensions        

      

Wetland Plants & Guide to Selecting Plants         Operation and Maintenance Manual    

 

Recirculating Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland=RVFCW     

                        General steps to Install a RVFCW 

 

                        Timer & Pump Specifications & Orificies Shield/Diffusers

 

 2. Future Reports:

 

On-Site Sewage Treatment Constructed Wetlands to Remove Triclosan (Current Research PhD Student Ball State University) 

 

Recirculating vertical flow constructed wetlands to enhance biological nitrogenous and phosphorus removal from sewage: Engineered ecosystems for sustainable biomass crop production (2009-2010 Research Project).

 

3. Engineered Green Technology To Grow Fuel Corn:Recirculating Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland. (American Water Work Association Meeting. The World's Water Event. Chicago, June 2010)  

 

4. RVFCW-Animal Shelter (Indiana State Department of Health Meeting. Indianapolis, March 2010) 

 

5. Recirculating Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland, Green Alternative to Treating Both Human and Animal Sewage (Journal of Environmental Health 72 (4): 17-20, November 2009)

 

6. Recirculating Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland For Treating Residential Wastewater (LaGrange County Health Department & Purdue University, Indiana. RW-4-W: 1-8, January 2008)


7. Recirculating Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland for the Animal Shelter (World Aquaculture Society Meeting, Puerto Rico, November 2007)

8. First Residential Recirculating Vertical Flow Constructed Wetland installed in LaGrange County
(SmallFlows Magazine 7 (4): 34-38, Fall 2006)

 

9. Build Your Own Constructed Wetland. LaGrange County Health Department Experience (SmallFlows Magazine, 5 (4): 26-29, Fall 2004)

 

10. First Commercial Constructed Wetland installed in LaGrange County: Fish & Roger Lakes (LaGrange County Utility District, 1994) pdf

 

11. Performance of a Constructed Wetland for dairy waste treatment in LaGrange County, Indiana. (Purdue University, 1994) 

Constructed Wetlands Resources & Links:

 

Merry Lea Environmental Center: Goshen College, Indiana                       Constructed Wetlands in Cold Climates                  Wastewater Gardens (Biosphere-NASA)

    

Fulda Constructed Wetland Project, Indiana (Eco-Treatment System)                  Wastewater Gardens-International Solutions                   Constructed Wetland Bioreactor

Living Solutions: CW Treating 0ver 30K GPD Sewage From School (pages 26-28)                Jardines Depuradores de Aguas Negras (Humedales Artificiales)

 

http://www.francepark.com/wetlnd.htm                          http://ossf.tamu.edu/constructed_wetland.html       http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/ID/ID-220/ID-220.pdf

 

http://www.natsys-inc.com/resources/about-constructed-wetlands/ (General Information & Ideas)                Natural Systems International (Constructed Wetland Utilities)

 

Reference about constructed wetlands (Biologist Institute, Denmark)                      Baylor University: Constructed wetland Used With Batch Dosing  

 

Z-Cell Constructed Wetland (CW approved by the ISDH)