[ Objective] The study aimed to discuss the removal rate of phosphorus by different constructed wetland substrates. [ Methed] Based on static experiments, we analyzed the removal rate and characteristics of phosphorus by different constructed wetland substrates like steel slag, cin- der slag, shale, boiler slag, soil and gravel. [ Result~ The maximum adsorption of phosphorus by various substrates showed as follows, steel slag 〉 cinder slag 〉 shale 〉 boiler slag 〉 soil 〉 gravel. When the initial concentration of phosphorus was 5 mg/L, the removal rate of phosphorus by the steel slag, cinder slag, shale, boiler slag, soil and gravel was 99.76%, 85.8%, 71.2%, 63.0%, 46.8% and 11.7% respectively. It is suggested that shale and boiler slag can be used as the substrate of subsurface-flow constructed wetlands; cinder slag can be chosen as a renewable sub- strate for intensifying phosphorus removal; steel slag could be used at the end of subsurface-flow constructed wetlands for treating TP in outflows. [Concluslon] The research could provide theoretical references for choosing a suitable substrate for constructed wetlands to remove phosphorus in future.
