Segregated Black/Grey Domestic Wastewater Treatment by Constructed Wetlands in the Mediterranean Basin: The zer0-m Experience

Concerns about water shortage and pollution have received increased attention over the past few years, especially in developing countries with warm climate. In order to help local water management in these countries, the Euro-Mediterranean Regional Programme (MEDA) has financed the Zer0-m project. As a part of this project, several constructed wetland (CW) pilot systems with different pre-treatments have been implemented in four Technological Demonstration Centres in Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. The aim of this research was to establish appropriate designs for treatment of segregated domestic black (BW) and grey water (GW). We tested several different multistage CW configurations, consisting of horizontal and vertical subsurface flow CW for secondary treatment and free water systems as tertiary stage.

MASI, F. ; EL HAMOURI, B. ; ABDEL SHAFI, H. ; BABAN, A. ; GHRABI, A. ; REGELSBERGER, M. (2010): Segregated Black/Grey Domestic Wastewater Treatment by Constructed Wetlands in the Mediterranean Basin: The zer0-m Experience. In: Water Science and Technology: Volume 61 , 97-105. URL [Accessed: 26.03.2015]