Floating Treatment Wetlands for Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater: A Critical Review of Removal Mechanisms, Performance and Sustainability
Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are buoyant, vegetated treatment systems in which plant roots and associated biofilms develop directly within the water column. They are increasingly presented as low-energy, modular nature-based technologies for polishing wastewater and contaminated surface waters, yet their capacity...