A Stochastic Numerical Approach for Contaminant Removal in Constructed Wetlands under Uncertain-But-Bounded Input Parameters Cover Image

A Stochastic Numerical Approach for Contaminant Removal in Constructed Wetlands under Uncertain-But-Bounded Input Parameters
A Stochastic Numerical Approach for Contaminant Removal in Constructed Wetlands under Uncertain-But-Bounded Input Parameters

Author(s): Konstantinos Liolios, Georgios Skodras, Krasimir Georgiev, Ivan Georgiev
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy, Supranational / Global Economy, Business Economy / Management, Energy and Environmental Studies
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: Constructed wetlands; Monte Carlo method; Uncertain-but-bounded input-parameters
Summary/Abstract: The operation problem of Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands (HSFCW) to remove pollutants under uncertainty is investigated numerically in a stochastic way. Uncertain-but-bounded input-parameters are considered as interval parameters with known upper and lower bounds. This uncertainty is treated by using the Monte Carlo method. A typical pilot case of an HSFCW concerning Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) removal is presented and numerically investigated. The relevant numerical results have a good matching to available experimental ones, and so the effectiveness and the reliability of the proposed stochastic approach is proven.