Publications
Innovation Rietland: Phytoparking in Aquarama
The brand new, innovative Phytoparking system combines natural wastewater treatment with parking space. Read all about it in this article recently published in Aquarama.
Investigate drug residue removal
Hannele Auvinen, PhD student from Ghent University, conducted research into the removal of drug residues from wastewater with aerated reed beds. With very good results. An article about her research was published in Aquarama.
Frupeco saves heavily on discharge charges with aerated reed beds
Fruit processing company Frupeco in Lendelede in West Flanders, had us install a Phytoair (aerated reed field). 40 m³ of wastewater is purified from the company here every day. This provides significant savings in the discharge charge that the company otherwise ...
New Phytoair at school and healthcare institution
At the Kristus Koning secondary school in Brecht (B) and the Huize Walden care institution for the disabled in Westmalle (B), a Phytoair (aerated helophyte filter) was installed twice in the spring of 2017. You can read all about it in the article below.
Aerated reed field at De Moerenaar cheese factory
In September 2016, we installed an aerated reed bed at De Moerenaar cheese factory in Veurne. The system treats the wastewater from the dairy farm and from the cheese factory. You can read more about it in this article.
Hotels choose reed beds
An aerated reed bed was constructed at two hotels in 2016. The project at Novotel Antwerp was later awarded the Green Destinations Award. Further attention for the project at the Corsendonk hotel in Oud-Turnhout.
AquaReuse project
Rietland created this reed bed in December 2014 for the AquaReuse project. Waste water from a number of greenhouse horticulture companies is purified here and recycled as irrigation water for the crops.
Purification of vegetable washing water at Kruisberghoeve
At the Kruisberghoeve in Arendonk, the washing water from potatoes and carrots, among other things, is purified in an aerated reed bed. Then it is used again for the last wash. The purification system consists of a lamella separator for sand removal ...
