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Morphological transformation and migration of chromium in horizontal subsurface flow and vertical flow constructed wetlands
Received:December 06, 2022  Revised:March 09, 2023
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KeyWord:constructed wetlands;Coix lacryma-jobi L.;chromium;chromium chemical speciation;soil enzymes;dissolved organic matter
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WU Zhenhua College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China  
LI Liangxiang College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China  
LI Suli College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China  
CHENG Xiran College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China  
WANG Xueli College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China  
LI Zhengwen College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China  
LI Zhigang College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China lizhigangnn@163.com 
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Abstract:
      In this study, a small vertical flow-constructed wetland(VC) and a horizontal subsurface flow-constructed wetland(HC)were constructed with Coix lacryma-jobi L. as a wetland plant. The effects of different water management techniques on the migration and transformation of chromium in Cr6+ wastewater were investigated. The results revealed that:Under Cr6+ treatment, the growth of Coix lacryma-jobi L. in the two wetlands was inhibited, and the growth of Coix lacryma-jobi L. in horizontal subsurface flow-constructed wetland was less inhibited than that in vertical flow-constructed wetland. The content of chromium in the horizontal subsurface flowconstructed wetland was higher, whereas the content of exchangeable and carbonate-extractable chromium in the vertical flow-constructed wetland was higher. The pH value and Eh of the substrate decreased as Cr6+ concentration increased. The pH and Eh values of vertical flowconstructed wetlands were higher than those of horizontal subsurface flow-constructed wetlands. Compared with the enzyme activities related to the subsurface flow-constructed wetland, vertical flow-constructed wetland could increase the sucrase activity in the substrate; however, the urease activity under Cr6+ treatment was lower than that in the horizontal subsurface flow-constructed wetland. Highthroughput analysis demonstrated significant differences in microbial communities between the two constructed wetlands under different treatments. Horizontal subsurface flow-constructed wetland microorganisms were more conducive to converting chromium into difficult-touse chromium forms. Horizontal subsurface flow-constructed wetland is more effective at removing Cr6+ from wastewater. The results demonstrated that the horizontal subsurface flow-constructed wetland was beneficial in promoting Cr6+ transformation into chromium form, which was challenging to use, and improved the removal ability of Cr6+ in wastewater.