『Abstract
　In the greenhouse and container nursery production industry there is potential for runoff of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), which may contaminate surface and groundwater. Since the 1950s constructed wetlands (CWs), as a simple, low-technology method, have been shown to effectively treat agricultural, industrial, and municipal wastewater. We investigated the N and P attenuating potential of three floating hydrophytes planted in a laboratory-scale subsurface flow (SSF) CW system. Over an 8-week period plants were supplied with N and P (0.39 to 36.81 mg・L^-1 N and 0.07 to 6.77 mg・L^-1 P) that spanned the rates detected in nursery runoff between the discharge and inflow locations of a commercial nursery currently employing CWs. Whole plant dry weight was positively correlated with N and P supplied. Highest N recovery rates were exhibited by water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [Mart.] Solms) and water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes L.). P recovery rates were similar for water hyacinth, water lettuce, and dwarf redstemmed parrotfeather (Myriophyllum aquaticum [Vell.] Verdc.). These floating hydrophytes can be cultivated in a SSF CW to remediate runoff losses of N and P. The possibility exists for integrating them into a polycultural remediation system that includes emergent aquatic macrophytes for processing and polishing nursery/greenhouse wastewater.

Keywords: Nursery runoff; Nutrient contaminants; Parrotfeather; Phytoremediation; Water hyacinth; Water lettuce; Water quality』

1. Introduction
2. Methods
　2.1. Plant characterization and culture
　2.2. Nitrogen and phosphorus treatment solutions
　2.3. Plane and water analysis
　2.4. Statistical analysis
3. Results and discussion
　3.1. Biomass accumulation
　3.2. N and P recovery
　3.3. Nitrogen and phosphorus tissue concentration
　3.4. Nitrogen and phosphorus tissue content
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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