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The ability of wetlands, and in particular reedbeds, to filter out solid waste and pollutants has been recognised for many years. With increasingly stringent controls on the quality of water discharged into rivers and the sea, water companies, developers and businesses have begun to invest in constructed wetland systems for treatment of waste. Depending on...