Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area
| Principal Investigator: | Simon, Angel (1) |
| Licence Number: | 16231 |
| Organization: | Aurora College Environment and Natural Resource Technology Program |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2018
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| Issued: | Feb 04, 2018 |
| Project Team: | Angel Simon, Joel McAlister, Amanda Chaulk |
Objective(s): To assess the efficiency of the common cattail in the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus forms from wastewater.
Project Description: The objective of this study is to assess the efficiency of the common cattail in the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus forms from wastewater to aid in the improvement of the sewage lagoon at the Inuvik Wastewater Treatment plant. Common cattail seeds will be placed in a germination chamber at Aurora Research Institute for four weeks, with watering and rotation of the plants being done twice a week. At the end of the germination period, they will be transplanted into four separate plant boxes; two will have treated town water added while the others will be filled with lagoon water. Soil analyses will be done the same day. The addition of more water will occur once a week for the remainder of the study. Different colored dyes will be added to each box to view the levels of water uptake by the plants. Over the next eight weeks, measurement of stem, leaf and stalk size will be taken. At the end of the study, final soil analyses will be conducted, plants will be dried and weighed, and data will be examined to see correlations between growth and nutrient uptake in the different water samples. Results of the study will be shared with Aurora College students during a class presentation. A technical report is a required component for course completion. This will be written and handed in to Environment and Natural Resources Technology Program instructors for calculation of a final grade and to be used as a reference for future students of the program. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from February 4, 2018 April 30, 2018.
