Horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HSSFCW) and integrated vertical flow constructed wetland (IVFCW) consisted of down-flow and up-flow were built to treat aquaculture wastewater under different conditions. The water treatment performance, especially the nitrogen pollutants and antibiotics removal efficiencies, were compared, and the effects of flow patterns and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the efficiencies were studied. The results showed that IVFCW had a better removal efficiency on nitrogen pollutants, and the removal rates of TN and NH-N were 58% and 80% (HRT=3 d), respectively.
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