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Green wastewater treatment technology for agritourism business in Romania

A. Paruch,T. Mæhlum,R. Eltun,Emanuel Tapu,O. Spinu

Published 2019 in Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecotechnology

ABSTRACT

Abstract This article describes the first implementation of green treatment technology for wastewater from agritourism facilities in Romania. The general concept was based on the principles of a nature-based treatment system (NBTS) developed, tested and successfully operated in cold climate in Norway. Two NBTSs, each constituting a three-element system equipped with a septic tank, a pre-treatment section and a filter/wetland bed, were constructed and set in full operation in Mara and Vadu Izei villages (Maramures County, Northern Romania, Carpathian Mountains). Both systems revealed sufficient adaptation to wastewater treatment during the first year of operation. The highest removal rates of BOD5, CODCr, Ntot and Ptot reached 93–97%, 94–98%, 97–98% and 98–99%, respectively. In addition, these parameters did not exceed their permitted values in effluents discharged to water bodies. Both systems demonstrate integrated measures of ecological engineering implemented as “treatment gardens” perfectly suited to the tourist facilities, rural surroundings and cultural landscape of the region.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2019

  • Venue

    Ecological Engineering: The Journal of Ecotechnology

  • Publication date

    2019-11-01

  • Fields of study

    Agricultural and Food Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.1016/J.ECOLENG.2019.07.005
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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