The use of Reed Bed Treatment Systems in the UK

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This paper summarises the British experience of Reed Bed Treatment Systems (RBTS) for sewage treatment over the past three years. It includes a list of the 26 systems which have been built together with their design details including, length, width, slope, media and the loading that they are designed for. Comment is made about the use of soil and gravel growth media. Different inlet and outlet arrangements are described. The alternative propagation and planting methods are reviewed. The paper closes with the performance data from a number of the UK systems. The performance of the British beds indicates that RBT Systems may be adequate for BOD and SS removal but the removal of phosphorus and nitrogen is not as high as predicted elsewhere.

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