Publications by authors named "Gisela Alfonsina Di Luca"

The efficiency in Cr (III) and Cr (VI) removal by Floating Treatment Wetlands (FTWs) vegetated with Canna indica, metal accumulation in sediment and plants were determined. Plant tolerance and its morphological response to metal were studied. Treatments were 5 and 10 mg L of Cr(III) (5Cr(III) and 10Cr(III), respectively), and 5 and 10 mg L of Cr(VI) (5Cr(VI) and 10Cr(VI), respectively), with and without FTWs, and a biological control (BC: with FTW without Cr addition).

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Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) are a cost-effective ecological engineering tool for the restoration of polluted water bodies. The aims of this work were to evaluate the removal of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) by FTWs using , and to assess Cr accumulation and distribution in plant tissues and sediment. Treatments were 5 and 10 mg L of Cr(III), and 5 and 10 mg L of Cr(VI), with and without FTWs, and biological control (BC) with FTW without Cr addition.

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The aims of this work were to evaluate the effects of P and N on the tolerance and root morphometry of Typha domingensis plants, and their implication in removal efficiency in floating treatment wetlands (FTWs). Pilot-scale plastic reactors containing plants, sediment, and tap water were arranged. FTWs consist of a plastic net, and buoyancy was provided by a PVC frame.

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The aims of this study were to select the most suitable macrophyte species and substrate to be used in horizontal subsurface flow (HSSF) wetlands for the treatment of a local cheese factory wastewater, and to quantify the influence of plant species and substrates by applying of a simple first-order kinetic model. Microcosms-scale HSSF wetlands were planted with Canna glauca or Typha domingensis. LECA and river stones were used as substrates.

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The aim of this work was to study Cr, Ni, Zn, and P bioaccumulation in different compartments of Typha domingensis plants and sediment in a free-water surface constructed wetland for the treatment of a metallurgical effluent for 5 years. Removal efficiencies were satisfactory. To increase metal tolerance, its transport from belowground to aboveground tissues is reduced, being metal concentrations in the roots and rhizomes significantly higher than in the aerial and submerged parts of leaves.

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