Long-term Evaluation of Final Effluent Quality from Kitchener and Waterloo Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Grand River Watershed, Ontario

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Overview Research Site Status and Provenance Access and Downloads

Section 1: Overview

Name of Research Project

Related Project	Part
GWF-LMSAER: Linking Multiple Stressors to Adverse Ecological Responses Across Watersheds

Program Affiliations

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Related Research Project(s)

Related Project	Part
GWF-LMSAER: Linking Multiple Stressors to Adverse Ecological Responses Across Watersheds

Dataset Title

Long-term Evaluation of Final Effluent Quality from Kitchener and Waterloo Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Grand River Watershed, Ontario

Additional Information

Creators and Contributors

Name	Role	Email	Institution
Mark Servos	PI	mservos@uwaterloo.ca	University of Waterloo
Nivetha Srikanthan	Originator		University of Waterloo
Leslie Bragg	Point of Contact	leslie.bragg@uwaterloo.ca	University of Waterloo
Hadi Dhiyebi	Contributor	hdhiyebi@uwaterloo.ca	University of Waterloo

Abstract

One litre grab samples were collected in amber bottles just before the outfall, and extracted using solid phase extraction cartridges. All samples are collected once at between August and November. Sampling methods are adopted from MJ Arlos et al (2015) study (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.11.008). The samples were analyzed using both a biological assay (yeast estrogen screen) for total estrogenicity, and a chemical analysis for specific pharmaceuticals and hormone concentrations (LC-MS/MS). They were also analyzed for various nutrients by Maxxam Analytics. All laboratory analysis is conducted in the Aquatic Toxicology and Ecosystem Remediation Laboratory, located the University of Waterloo.

Purpose

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the quality of final effluent being discharged into the Grand River watershed, from the Kitchener and Waterloo wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), pre and post upgrades. The final effluent has been analyzed for nutrient levels, pharmaceuticals, total estrogenicity, and specific hormones, since 2010. A better understanding of effluent quality will help predict relationships between contaminant exposure and biological responses. This data set is collected to support the project titled “Linking multiple stressors to adverse ecological response". This is a Pillar 1-2 project under the Global Water Futures Program funded by Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

Plain Language Summary

Keywords

Keyword
Grand River Watershed, Ontario - FBIYS
Contaminants
Cumulative effects
Distribution (Contaminants)
Ecology
Nutrients
Water quality
Watershed

Citations

Servos, M., Srikanthan, N., Bragg, L., & Dhiyebi, H. (2019). Long-term Evaluation of Final Effluent Quality from Kitchener and Waterloo Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Grand River Watershed, Ontario. Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). (Unpublished Data).

Section 3: Status and Provenance

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Section 4: Access and Downloads

Access to the Dataset

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◻ Limited (data is currently under embargo until publication)

◻ Limited (data involves intellectual property issues related to local or traditional knowledge)

◻ Limited (release of data may cause harm to the environment or to the public)

◻ Limited (pre-existing data has been used and is subject to access restrictions)

◻ Limited (data involves human subjects)

◻ Limited (data is supported by industry partnerships)

◻ Limited (data is supported by government partnerships)

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List of Parameters and Variables

Parameter/Variable	Unit	Frequency	Source

Begin Date	End Date
2010-11-01	2018-11-23

West Boundary Longitude	-80.5411111
East Boundary Longitude	-80.4727778
North Boundary Latitude	43.4797222
South Boundary Latitude	43.4186111