Floating Wetlands

Phytotechnology is the use of science and engineering that contributes to the goals of sustainability by the use of plants

to improve water, soil and air quality, reduce energy use, or restore degraded ecosystems.

Plants can be used to solve environmental problems like purifying air, water and soil, controlling erosion and run-off, and helping to remediate degraded sites. The use of floating wetland plants is referred to as phytotechnology.

Phytotechnology is being used more and more and offer alternatives to conventional engineering approaches.

Valued for their low investment costs, high success rates, they provide economic environmental solutions.

Atlan Floating Wetlands

Floating Treatment Media has proven itself a very efficient, low-cost way to enhance municipal wastewater treatment plants.

You can retro-fit it to existing facilities with minimal cost or long-term overheads – or work the floating constructed treatment wetlands into the design of new facilities with low operational costs.

You can use it in any water environment requiring treatment systems. It is remarkably effective in water pollution control, reducing excess nutrients and removing sediment from the water column, improving water quality overall.

Constructed floating wetlands also provide additional aesthetic and habitat for wildlife.

Improving Land Value

Floating Treatment Wetlands renew the local community by enhancing waterfront beautification, amenity and water quality programs.

Lifting property value these green assets protect our waterways.

Constructed stormwater wetlands can be retrofitted in existing ponds, lakes and streams.

Reducing land take compared with traditional constructed wetlands or conventional bioretention, Floating Wetlands occupy smaller site footprints and are designed for placement on open water bodies – improving land useability, community access and lot yield.

Floating Wetlands mimic natural green ecosystems – with minimal environmental impacts. They require no power to operate, the manufacturing process is low-energy, and the plants are eco-sourced to harmonize with natural vegetation.

Providing floating island habitats for local species, such as frogs, birds, turtles and fish, floating wetlands allow wildlife and plants to thrive. Mirroring natural wetlands, they can be customized with native plant selections and local flora to support biodiversity.

Meeting the demands of your project’s community, climate and water conditions, our Floating Wetlands are designed with custom anchoring to meet the demands of your waterways – with extensive testing in areas subject to wave chop, water movement, wind loading and boating use.

Exposed plant roots in the water column create a network of natural, biological stormwater treatment pathways. Providing increased surface area for biofilm growth, these microorganism hotspots drive sedimentation, nitrification, and reduce algal blooms.

In stormwater applications, floating wetland construction and installation into inlet zones or detention lagoons greatly enhances

the urban stormwater cleaning process by removing:

Total Suspended Solids

Nutrients

Gross Pollutants

Heavy Metals

Fine Colloidal & Particulates

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