Table 1
Overview of the relevant review papers covering the topic pharmaceuticals and constructed wetlands (CWs)
Main focus
Type of CW
a,
b
Compounds reported
b
Number of
publications
revised
Removal Kinetics
Removal
mechanisms
Design and/or
operation
considerations Reference
Pharmaceuticals in wastewater and treatment
wetlands
SF, HSSF
Carbamazepine, cotinine,
cyclophosphamide,
fenoprofen, gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, others ns
3
Yes
No
Yes
No
[43]
Phytoremediation and
wastewater treatment
VF, others ns Ns
5
No
No
No
No
[44]
Emerging pollutants
SF, HSSF,
VF
Carbamazepine, clofibric
acid, diclofenac, ibuprofen,
ketoprofen, naproxen, others
ns
5
Yes
No
No
No
[25]
Emerging pollutants and
treatment
HSSF, others
ns
Caffeine, diclofenac,
fluoxetine, ibuprofen, ketoprofen,
naproxen, salicylic acid,
others ns
8
Yes
No
Yes
No
[45]
Organic and metallic pollutants and wetlands
SF, others ns Carbamazepine, clofibric
acid,
fluoroquinolones antibiotics, ibuprofen, others ns
9
Yes
No
No
No
[48]
Emerging pollutants and
treatment
SF, HSSF,
others ns
Caffeine, carbamazepine,
ceftiofur, ciprofloxacin,
clofibric acid, diclofenac,
enrofloxacin, ibuprofen,
ketoprofen, naproxen,
norfloxacin, salicylic acid,
tetracycline, others ns
17
Yes
No
Yes
No
[46]
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