Evaluating the removal of emerging contaminants in a biofilm BioCord technology under partial denitrification/anammox operation for total nitrogen removal

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Nutrients and emerging contaminants of concern are major environmental stressors that pollute lakes, drinking water wells, and streams. They originate from human activities and come through municipal and home sewage systems. Wastewater treatment plants must remove these stressors before discharge into water bodies. The research project will investigate the development of an innovative nitrogen removal process from wastewater using advanced biofilm technology. The study will also assess the fate and degradation of contaminants of concern from the wastewater before discharge to freshwater bodies. The research will be conducted in partnership between Western University and Bishop Water Technologies. The partnership's goal is to jointly enhance the design of Bishop's BioCord biofilm technology and optimize its performance for nutrient and contaminants of concern removal. The proposal will support the training of two highly qualified personnel, one PhD student and one MASc student. If this proposal is successful, the investigators will market the technology for simultaneous removal of nutrients and selected contaminants of concern. The outcomes of this research will directly benefit Canada by demonstrating the efficiency of alternative and innovative energy-efficient processes and technologies for urgently required wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) upgrades.