Quality of greywater from a city district before and after treatment in a green wall
https://doi.org/10.5878/h5w8-ak85
The dataset presented here consists of raw data on the quality of influent greywater generated from a city district with 800 PE (population equivalent) and the effluent quality of greywater after treatment using a green wall. Five natural filter materials (pumice, biochar, hemp fiber, spent coffee ground, and composted fiber soil) were used in the green wall and tested for three hydraulic loading rates (54, 108 and 216 l/m2/d). The influent and effluent samples were taken manually between November 2021 and March 2022 and were analyzed for organic material, nutrients, pathogens, anionic surfactants, salt and microplastics. Supporting parameters e.g. suspended solids and pH, are also included in the dataset. Further, for microplastics, results from blank samples are included. This dataset was used to evaluate the treatment efficiency of the filter materials at different hydraulic loading rates.
1. Study_Description: This file includes the summary of the research study, data collection and the standard analytical methods used for analyzing different parameters.
2. greywater_quality: The influent and effluent concentrations of all parameters analyzed during all sampling events.
Citation and access
Citation and access
Data access level:
Creator/Principal investigator(s):
Research principal:
Principal's reference number:
- 1773284
- 1773279
Data contains personal data:
No
Citation:
Language:
Data collection - Physical measurements and tests
Data collection - Physical measurements and tests
Mode of collection:
Physical measurements and tests
Description of the mode of collection:
Manual sampling of influent and effluent greywater
Data collector:
- Luleå University of Technology
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Source of the data:
- Physical objects
Geographic coverage
Geographic coverage
Geographic location:
Geographic description:
The data were collected from the test facility RecoLab in Helsingborg, which receives source-separated greywater from a city district with 800 PE (population equivalent). The experiment with the green wall was carried out inside RecoLab.
Administrative information
Administrative information
Responsible department/unit:
Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
Contributor(s):
- Kerstin Nordqvist - Luleå University of Technology - Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering
Funding
Funding
Funding agency:
- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
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Award number:
208-0182-18
Award title:
µrban plastics - Sources, sinks and flows of microplastics in the urban environment
Funding agency:
- Swedish Research Council Formas
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Award number:
2019-01903
Award title:
From grey to blue-green: Decentralized grey water treatment for use in blue-green urban environments
Topic and keywords
Topic and keywords
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Publications
Publications
Citation:
Removal of Microplastics from Greywater Using a Green Wall Treatment System. In 17th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control: Conference Proceedings, 2022, p. 505-508
Citation:
M. Sami, A. Hedström, E. Kvarnström, D.T. McCarthy, I. Herrmann,
Greywater treatment in a green wall using different filter materials and hydraulic loading rates,
Journal of Environmental Management,
Volume 340, 2023,117998,
ISSN 0301-4797,
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Metadata
Metadata
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Luleå University of Technology