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

1738307启动本项目是为了部分支持将于2017年8月21日至25日在蒙大拿州大天空举行的国际会议——湿地系统水污染控制（WETPOL）。自2005年以来，该会议每两年召开一次，是关于自然和工程湿地在改善水质方面应用的主要国际会议。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，在不同领域的湿地研究和技术之间进行知识转移，增加对湿地水处理的认识和接受程度，以及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的用途。处理湿地经历了最近的设计进步，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。尽管这些最近的技术进步，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与专注于自然湿地和湿地系统生态恢复的科学家、工程师和实践者聚集在一起，将有助于了解基本过程。作为天然湿地和湿地修复专家的参加者，有机会接触到许多由处理湿地专家进行的个案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。对学生的支持将大大增加他们参与处理湿地设计会议的潜力，并参与对湿地的更深入了解。在美国首次举办这一会议将有助于提高人们对处理湿地的益处的认识，并提高顾问实施处理湿地和湿地恢复项目的潜力。许多有利于小型现场污水处理系统的美国社区可以从本次会议获得的互动和知识中受益。此外，处理湿地应用于处理工业、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.