Introduction and Scope: Introduction to Wetlands for Treatment. Review of Water Quality Treatment Needs. Natural Systems for Treatment. Wetland Structure and Function: Landform and Occurrence. Wetland Soils. Wetland Hydrology and Water Quality. Wetland Microbial and Plant Communities. Wetland Wildlife.

The Effects of Wetlands on Water Quality: Hydrologic and Chemical Design Tools. Temperature, Oxygen, and pH. Suspended Solids. Biochemical Oxygen Demand. Nitrogen. Phosphorus. Other Substances. Organic Compounds.

Pathogens. Wetland Project Planning and Design: Wastewater Source Characterization. Wetland Alternative Analysis. Wetland Design: Surface Flow Wetlands. Wetland Design: Subsurface Flow Wetlands. Natural Wetland System. Ancillary Benefits of Wetland Treatment Systems. Wetland Treatment System Establishment, Operation, and Maintenance: Wetland Treatment System Establishment.

Treatment Wetlands Operation and Maintenance. Case Histories. Wetland Treatment System Inventory. Treatment Wetland Case Histories. References. Index.