Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Dehcho Region, North Slave Region, Qikiqtaaluk Region
Tags: physical sciences, contaminants, hydrology, wetlands, wastewater treatment
Principal Investigator: | Challen Urbanic, Jane (4) |
Licence Number: | 14556 |
Organization: | Environment Canada |
Licensed Year(s): |
2012
2011
2010
2009
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Issued: | Jul 07, 2009 |
Project Team: | Stephen Lee, Anne Wilson |
Objective(s): To assess the performance of lagoons and wetlands in the treatment of municipal wastewater in Canada's Arctic; and, to determine the occurrence of trace contaminants in northern wastewaters.
Project Description: The objective of this research is to assess the performance of lagoons and wetlands in the treatment of municipal wastewater in Canada's Arctic. A secondary objective is to determine the occurrence of trace contaminants in northern wastewaters. Samples will be taken from the influent (raw sewage) and effluent (treated wastewater) of each lagoon and wetland system in the communities where the researchers will be working at. Samples will be taken during the period of discharge at the lagoon or wetland. For lagoons that discharge continuously over the summer, samples will be taken at least twice (i.e. once in the spring, once in the fall). Samples will be taken over a period of three days for each session. Samples will be shipped to laboratories in Yellowknife and Edmonton for analysis of solids, organic matter, nutrients and metals. Samples will be shipped to Montreal, British Columbia and Burlington for analysis of... Show more