Treatment Performance Assessment and Modeling of a Natural Tundra Wetland Receiving Municipal Wastewater

• Main Author: Hayward, Jennifer
• Other Authors: Department of Environmental Engineering, Master of Applied Science, n/a, Dr. Lei Liu, Dr. Graham Gagnon, Dr. Craig Lake, Dr. Matt Alexander, Dr. Rob Jamieson, Not Applicable
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Treatment performance; wetland; tundra; wastewater treatment; arctic; treatment wetland; natural wetland; municipal wastewater; Nunavut; Arctic; Coral Harbour; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35371

The application of natural tundra wetlands for municipal wastewater treatment is an option to meet upcoming federal wastewater systems effluent regulations for Canada’s Far North. A treatment performance assessment with physical, hydraulic and biogeochemical contextual data was conducted on the wetl...