Changes in Bacterial Communities During Treatment of Municipal Wastewater in Arctic Wastewater Stabilization Ponds

• Published in: Frontiers in Water
• Main Authors: Huang, Yannan, Ragush, Colin M., Johnston, Lindsay H., Hall, Michael W., Beiko, Robert G., Jamieson, Rob C., Truelstrup Hansen, Lisbeth
• Other Authors: Government of Nunavut, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Canadian Water Network
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Clyde River; Nunavut; Pond Inlet
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2021.710853; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2021.710853/full

Wastewater stabilization ponds (WSPs) are commonly used to treat municipal wastewater in the Canadian Arctic. Bacterial community structure and functionality remain mostly uncharacterized for arctic WSPs, yet are presumed important for treatment outcomes during the 3-month summer treatment season wi...