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Wastewater and Stormwater Applications of Wetlands in Canada

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Description

Pries, J.H. 1994. Wastewater and Stormwater Applications of Wetlands in Canada. North American Wetlands Conservation Council (Canada). Sustaining Wetlands Issues Paper, No 1994-1. Ottawa, ON. 66 p. This report reviews the use, viability and cost-effectiveness of treatment wetlands in Canada. It summarizes their status in Canada including a description of the types of constructed wetlands, their applications, performance, costs and their national distribution. Applications reviewed include:

  • municipal and industrial wastewater
  • farm feedlot runoff
  • agricultural stormwater runoff
  • airports - glycol/fire training stormwater
  • parks
  • First Nation lands
  • northern communities
  • municipal stormwater
  • pulp and paper
  • sludge drying/biosolids management
  • acid mine drainage
This report also provides guidelines for a feasibility assessment and for the construction of wetland treatment systems as well as an extensive bibliography on all aspects of wastewater treatment wetland systems.

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Régions: Colombie Britanique, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, Nouveau Brunswick, Nouvelle Écosse, Ile du Prince Edward, Labrador et Terre neuve, Yukon, Térritories du Nord-Ouest, Canada, Nunavut

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