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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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Clarke Snell: "Impressive to see constructed wetlands.
Recent data support the claim that constructed wetlands add to mosquito problems in a local area (Evans, 1996; Shafer, Lundstrum, Pfeiffer, Lundkvist, & Landin, 2003), but many factors besides wetland construction must be considered before cause is ascribed.
The development of wetlands requires constructed wetlands or mitigation.
 
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