PMID- 25837565
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20151027
LR  - 20221207
IS  - 1532-4117 (Electronic)
IS  - 1093-4529 (Linking)
VI  - 50
IP  - 6
DP  - 2015
TI  - Environmental footprint of constructed wetlands treating wastewater.
PG  - 631-8
LID - 10.1080/10934529.2015.994970 [doi]
AB  - The aim of the study is to determine environmentally friendlier construction 
      materials for constructed wetland facilities treating wastewater. This is done by 
      computing the environmental footprint of the facility based on the methodology of 
      life cycle assessment (LCA). This methodology reveals the dominant aggravating 
      processes during the construction of a constructed wetland (CW) and can help to 
      create alternative environmentally friendlier solutions. This methodology was 
      applied for the determination of the overall environmental profile of a hybrid CW 
      facility. The LCA was applied first to the facility as originally designed, where 
      reinforced concrete was used in some components. Then, alternative construction 
      materials to reinforced concrete were used, such as earth covered with high 
      density polyethylene (HDPE) or clay, and LCA was applied again. Earth structures 
      were found to have reduced environmental impact compared to concrete ones, and 
      clay was found environmentally friendlier compared to HDPE. Furthermore, 
      estimation of the construction costs of the three scenarios indicate that the 
      last scenario is also the least expensive.
FAU - Gkika, Dimitra
AU  - Gkika D
AD  - a Laboratory of Ecological Engineering and Technology, Department of 
      Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering , Democritus University of 
      Thrace , Xanthi , Greece.
FAU - Gikas, Georgios D
AU  - Gikas GD
FAU - Tsihrintzis, Vassilios A
AU  - Tsihrintzis VA
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng
JT  - Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & 
      environmental engineering
JID - 9812551
RN  - 0 (Waste Water)
SB  - IM
MH  - Construction Materials
MH  - *Environment
MH  - Environmental Restoration and Remediation/*methods
MH  - Facility Design and Construction
MH  - Greece
MH  - Humans
MH  - Waste Disposal, Fluid/*methods
MH  - *Wastewater
MH  - *Wetlands
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Anaerobic tank
OT  - HDPE life cycle assessment
OT  - clay
OT  - concrete
OT  - constructed wetlands
OT  - horizontal subsurface flow
OT  - municipal wastewater treatment
OT  - vertical flow
EDAT- 2015/04/04 06:00
MHDA- 2015/10/28 06:00
CRDT- 2015/04/04 06:00
PHST- 2015/04/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/04/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/10/28 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1080/10934529.2015.994970 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2015;50(6):631-8. doi: 
      10.1080/10934529.2015.994970.