Workshop: GOALI: International Symposium for Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control (WETPOL), August 21-25, 2017, Big Sky, Montana

1738307Lauchnor该项目将部分支持将于2017年8月21-25日在蒙大拿州大天空举行的国际会议--湿地水污染控制系统(WETPOL)。这次会议是关于应用天然和工程湿地改善水质的领先国际会议，自2005年以来每两年举行一次。会议的目标包括在基础科学和工程湿地应用之间建立联系，在湿地研究和技术的不同领域之间转移知识，增加对湿地用于水处理的知识和接受度，并在不同地区之间建立文化联系，这些地区对湿地技术有不同的需求和潜在用途。处理湿地最近在设计上取得了进步，大大提高了它们的处理性能。此外，处理湿地提供了一种低成本、低能耗的废水处理替代方案，可以提供生态系统服务和美学吸引力。尽管最近取得了这些技术进步，但目前对负责有效去除污染物的基本过程的了解仍然有限。通过将湿地处理技术专家和那些专注于自然湿地和为生态目的恢复湿地系统的科学家、工程师和从业人员聚集在一起，将在理解基本过程方面取得进展。参与者是自然湿地和湿地恢复方面的专家，他们可以接触到处理湿地专家进行的大量案例研究和其他对照实验，使他们能够更好地了解影响湿地生态和生物地球化学的基本过程。对学生的支持将极大地增加他们参加湿地处理设计会议的潜力，并参与发展对湿地的更全面的了解。业界参与WETPOL将促进美国各种水处理应用中湿地技术的使用和发展。首次在美国举办这次会议将有助于提高人们对处理湿地的好处的认识，并增强顾问实施处理湿地和湿地恢复项目的潜力。许多有利于小规模现场污水处理系统的美国社区可以从这次会议的互动和知识中受益。此外，湿地处理应用于处理工业、采矿和农业废水的知识可以使美国地区的这些部门受益。

1738307LauchnorThis project is to partially support an international conference, Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control (WETPOL) to be held August 21-25, 2017, Big Sky, Montana. This conference is the leading international conference on applications of natural and engineered wetlands for water quality improvement and has been convened biennially since 2005. The goals of the conference include making connections between fundamental science and engineered wetland applications, knowledge transfer between the different areas of wetland research and technology, increasing knowledge and acceptance of wetlands for water treatment and making cultural connections between diverse regions with different needs and potential uses for wetland technology.Treatment wetlands have undergone recent design advances that have drastically improved their treatment performance. In addition, treatment wetlands provide a low cost, low energy wastewater treatment alternative that can provide ecosystem services and aesthetic appeal. Despite these recent technological advancements, current understanding of the fundamental processes responsible for effective contaminant removal remains limited. By bringing together experts in treatment wetlands technology and those scientists, engineers and practitioners focused on natural wetlands and restoration of wetland systems for ecological purposes advances in understanding fundamental processes will result. The participants which are experts in natural wetlands and wetland restoration gain access too many case studies and other controlled experiments conducted by treatment wetland experts, allowing them to better understand fundamental processes affecting wetland ecology and biogeochemistry. Support for students will greatly increase the potential for their participation at the conference on treatment wetland design and participate in developing a more thorough understanding of wetlands. Industry participation in WETPOL will promote the use and development of wetland technology for various water treatment applications in the U.S. Hosting this conference in the U.S. for the first time will help to increase awareness of the benefits of treatment wetlands and enhance the potential for consultants to implement treatment wetlands and wetland restoration projects. Many U.S. communities that are conducive to small-scale, onsite wastewater treatment systems can benefit from the interactions and knowledge gained from this conference. In addition, knowledge of treatment wetlands applications for treating industrial, mining and agricultural wastewater can benefit those sectors in regions of the U.S.