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Assessment of culturable endophytic community of Canna flaccida plants growing in a constructed wetland

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Sustainable water management urges for the treatment of wastewater in an efficient way. With the latter purpose, ecotechnologies arise as promising solutions for rural and mountain areas lacking a sewage network. Constructed wetlands (CW) coupled with preliminary/primary systems foresee enhancement of the water quality and its possible reuse. The challenge presented in this work reflects the application of a CW to domestic wastewater treatment coming from a tourism house, situated in a rural area. The use of different ornamental plants species to treat the wastewater was an important component of the system, increasing biodiversity and supporting the local ecosystem. Performance of the CW was assessed in terms of physic-chemical and microbial parameters. The endophytic culturable bacteria of a selected plant species, Canna flaccida, were evaluated.

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Constructed wetlands Domestic wastewater Wastewater treatment Endophytic bacteria Tourism

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CALHEIROS, C. S. C.; PEREIRA, S. I. A.; CASTRO, P. M. L. - Assessment of culturable endophytic community of Canna flaccida plants growing in a constructed wetland. – In 6th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control, Cranfield, United Kingdom, 13-18 September 2015 – In (DOTRO, Gabriela and GAGNON, Vincen Eds.). Book of Abstracts of the 6th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control. (pp: 97-98), 2015

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