Also: constructed wetlands, microalgae wastewater
Using plants, microbes and algae to clean wastewater.
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Pittman, Dean and Osundeko reviewed using wastewaters to grow microalgae for biofuel while treating the water.
As reported in: Pittman, Dean, Osundeko (2011). The potential of sustainable algal biofuel production using wastewater resources. Bioresource Technology. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.035
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Vymazal reviewed constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment from the first 1950s experiments in Germany to worldwide use.
As reported in: Vymazal (2010). Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: Five Decades of Experience. Environmental Science & Technology. doi:10.1021/es101403q
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