[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTreatment of faecal sludge (FS) has been a major challenge in most developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa due to the difficulties in finding appropriate technology. Previous studies have however highlighted the potentials of the vertical flow constructed wetland for FS treatment, yet efforts in the identification of potential indigenous plant species as macrophyte for the Sudano-Sahelian ecological zone have been unsuccessful due to toxic levels of FS quality. This research studied the macrophyte potentials of indigenous bamboo species and bamboo biochar as a conditioner for FS treatment in a vertical flow constructed wetland (VFCW).
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