Developing an Understanding for Wastewater Treatment in Remote Communities in Nunavut, Canada: Investigating the Performance, Planning Practice and Function of Tundra and Constructed Treatment Wetlands

• Main Author: Yates, Colin Nathan
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; municipal wastewater; treatment wetlands; tundra; Canada; Chesterfield Inlet; Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Paulatuk; Ulukhaktok; Baker Lake; Carex aquatilis; inuit; Kivalliq; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6682

Since humans began to permanently settle locations for extended periods of time there has been the challenge to safely dispose of, or treat human effluent. In specific to the communities of Nunavut and Arctic Canada, the treatment of wastewater has been particularly challenging. The harsh climate, r...