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constructed wetlands
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constructed wetlands

A system of artificially created marshy-type areas of vegetation with frequent flooding, designed to treat wastewater through natural biological processes. The Environmental Protection Agency is a strong proponent of this method of cleaning water and has many additional resources on its Web site at www.epa.gov;search on “constructed wetlands.”
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The performance of a subsurface constructed wetland using a recirculating vertical flow to treat both human and domestic animal sewage from the LaGrange County (Indiana) Animal Shelter was examined and is discussed in this article.
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