Enhancing the removal of arsenic, boron and heavy metals in subsurface flow constructed wetlands using different supporting media
K. Lizama Allende, T. D. Fletcher and G. Sun Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Building 60, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia E-mail: katherine.lizama@monash.edu ABSTRACT The presence of arsenic and heavy metals in drinking water sources poses a serious health risk due to chronic toxicological effects. Constructed wetlands have the potential to remove arsenic and heavy…