| CW | Constructed Wetland |
| MWSP | Macrophyte-based wastewater stabilisation pond |
| RGR | relative growth rate (d) |
| nitrogen to proton ratio (mol N·mol ) | |
| ΔpH | absolute pH change |
| ΔpHavg | running average of pH change based on ten values |
| ΔpH/ΔpHavg | ratio of absolute pH change and average pH change |
| ratio of pH-uptake reduction (pH units · pH units) |