This comprehensive report is a synthesis of both a literature review and the results of a stakeholder survey. The review is an analysis of the available academic, technical, trade, and ‘grey’ literature on nutrient removal and recovery and will help characterize drivers of the wastewater treatment industry such as policies, climate, and existing infrastructure. The [...]
This 2013-2015 project drew on the best available information to evaluate and interpret current knowledge, practice and regulatory frameworks, and identified feasible options for removal, recovery and reuse of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater treatment systems in Canada.
Land application is one of the most common end destinations for biosolids, and the only one that allows for the beneficial reuse of its nutrients. Although current regulations and agricultural management practices are generally considered to be protective of human and environmental health, the detection of an increasing number of ESOCs in biosolids and the [...]