Sorption of micropollutants to hydroponic substrata: Effects of physico-chemical properties
Sorption of micropollutants to hydroponic substrata: Effects of physico-chemical properties
The sorption isotherms were best described by the Freundlich model rather than Langmuir or linear models. We determined that using wood fibre in constructed wetlands would require around 35–66% less area to remove the selected micropollutants, compared to soil as matrix. Thus our results show the potential of using hydroponic substrata such as wood - and coconut fibre to both remove micropollutants in, and reduce the footprint of constructed wetlands.