Study of using rubber tires waste as a media in the constructed

Abstract

Constructed Wetlands are easy to establish, simple to operate, do not need staff or supervisors and can be monitored and managed by one person, in addition to being environmentally friendly as they do not result in any undesirable effects in it. These plants consist of natural materials represented by gravel materials, soil and plants, where gravel materials are placed in the form of layers so that they form the filler in the treatment basins while plants are planted on the surface of the basin to extend their roots later into the gravel filter (the filler material) and absorb pollutants where they are used in their growth, where gravel fillers are placed in the form of layers while plants are planted on the surface of the basin to extend their roots later into those layers, and they absorb pollutants where they are used in their growth.

The idea of the research is to study the possibility of using one of the solid waste materials, which is rubber tires waste as a filler in plant basins within constructed wetlands and to consider it as a new medium and vital carrier of flow within those basins instead of the

usual gravel filter and compare it with the alternative filler material in whole or in part, that is, by combining the gravels with the rubber pieces and evaluating the efficiency of the alternative filler material in raising the efficiency of treatment and removing pollutants, Thus، this kind of waste are disposed of in an environmentally safe manner or at least reducing their harmful environmental effects. In addition to explore the possibility of creating biological diversity within plant basins in the constructed wetlands by studying the possibility of producing several types of plants. All of this will reflect positively on reducing the cost of treatment, whether by comparing the cost of the alternative filter with the cost of usual gravel filter, choosing the best alternative, saving in the area of the basins, or recycling rubber tires waste, as well as on the environmental aspect and water specifications resulting from treatment.