Centralized and Decentralized Waste and stormwater Treatment Intensification

Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and micropollutants are primary environmental stressors that pollute lakes, drinking water wells, and streams. They originate from human activities and come through point and non-point sources. In the case of point sources, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) must remove these stressors before discharge into water bodies. Driven by population increase and climate change, wastewater treatment objectives have become more stringent to ensure clean water, requiring extensive removal of nutrients and other pollutants. These objectives demand more footprint and advanced treatment technologies resulting in increased energy use and higher wastewater treatment operating costs. These costs, coupled with sustainability requirements, provide an impetus for more energy-efficient and intensified wastewater treatment processes and technologies. Thus, the project proposed developing and testing a cluster of waste and stormwater process intensification technologies to treat carbon, nutrients, and emerging contaminants at a lower cost and smaller footprint.

Faculty Supervisor:

Martha Dagnew;Andreas Heyland;Franco Berruti

Student:

Partner:

Muddy River Technologies;Bishop Water Technologies Inc.;MW Technologies;Thames River Phosphorus Reduction Collaborative

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of Western Ontario; University of Guelph

Program: