Multifunctional Wetlands: Pollution Abatement and Other Ecological Services from Natural and Constructed Wetlands

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This book describes how natural or constructed wetlands can be used to reduce pollution of freshwater and coastal ecosystems, while still preserving their biodiversity and ecological functions. Through a series of case histories described in 10 chapters in the monograph, the readers will gain an understanding of the opportunities, as well as the challenges associated with reducing point and non-point source pollution using natural, restored or constructed wetlands. The target audience will be water practitioners involved in projects utilizing integrated watershed management approaches to pollution abatement, as well as researchers who are designing projects focused on this topic. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Multifunctional Wetlands: Pollution Abatement by Natural and Constructed Wetlands (Chris D. Metcalfe, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Shona K. Fitzgerald)....Pages 1-14 Using Natural Wetlands for Municipal Effluent Assimilation: A Half-Century of Experience for the Mississippi River Delta and Surrounding Environs (Rachael G. Hunter, John W. Day, Robert R. Lane, Gary P. Shaffer, Jason N. Day, William H. Conner et al.)....Pages 15-81 Recommendations for the Use of Tundra Wetlands for Treatment of Municipal Wastewater in Canada’s Far North (Gordon Balch, Jennifer Hayward, Rob Jamieson, Brent Wootton, Colin N. Yates)....Pages 83-120 The Long-Term Use of Treatment Wetlands for Total Phosphorus Removal: Can Performance Be Rejuvenated with Adaptive Management? (John R. White, Mark Sees, Mike Jerauld)....Pages 121-140 An Investment Strategy for Reducing Disaster Risks and Coastal Pollution Using Nature Based Solutions (Ravishankar Thupalli, Tariq A. Deen)....Pages 141-170 The Role of Constructed Wetlands in Creating Water Sensitive Cities (Shona K. Fitzgerald)....Pages 171-206 Methylmercury in Managed Wetlands (Rachel J. Strickman, Carl P. J. Mitchell)....Pages 207-240 Ornamental Flowers and Fish in Indigenous Communities in Mexico: An Incentive Model for Pollution Abatement Using Constructed Wetlands (Marco A. Belmont, Eliseo Cantellano, Noe Ramirez-Mendoza)....Pages 241-252 Phytoremediation Eco-models Using Indigenous Macrophytes and Phytomaterials (Kenneth Yongabi, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Paula Cecilia Soto Rios)....Pages 253-273 Accumulation of Metals by Mangrove Species and Potential for Bioremediation (Kakoli Banerjee, Shankhadeep Chakraborty, Rakesh Paul, Abhijit Mitra)....Pages 275-300 Back Matter ....Pages 301-308