Phosphorus (P) removal efficiency of constructed wetland (CW) was limited due to the adsorption saturation on substrate surface along with continuous operation of CW. This study attempted to improve the P removal of CW through introduction of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Compared with the control-CW (C-CW), the results of CW with bio-augmentation (B-CW) showed that the total phosphorus (TP) removal efficiency was increased by 36.7% due to the enhanced plant uptake of P. The physiology indicators (height and root activity) of plants in B-CW were significantly improved, and the average P content of plants in B-CW was 0.78 g/kg, which was 85.7% higher than that of C-CW (0.42 g/kg). This was because PGPR addition optimized the P forms adsorbed on substrate surface and increased the proportion of Ca/Mg-P which was bioavailable for plant growth, and then subsequently enhanced plant uptake of P. Through bio-augmentation, the proportion of P removal by plant uptake in B-CW (25.2%) was increased by 2.5 times compared with that of C-CW (7.1%). The outcomes of this study would shed light on intensifying the role of plant uptake in P removal of CWs through bio-augmentation.
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