Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00422, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Vermaire, Jesse (Carleton University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Microplastics (defined as any plastic particle <5mm) are a growing problem in freshwater systems across_x000D_
Canada and include plastic fibres from clothing, the breakdown of larger plastic fragments, and microbeads_x000D_
found in cosmetics and personal care items. Microplastics have recently been found in the Ottawa River but we_x000D_
don't know the main pathways that plastics are getting into the river. The goals of this study are to determine_x000D_
the amount and types of microplastics that are entering the City of Gatineau's wastewater treatment plant and to_x000D_
assess how much of this microplastic is removed through the water treatment process and how much is making_x000D_
it into the river. By sampling wastewater and sludge throughout the treatment process and analyzing these_x000D_
samples for the amounts and types of plastic we will be able to determine how much and what types of_x000D_
microplastics the wastewater treatment plant is effectively removing. This project will help the wastewater_x000D_
plant better manage the microplastic coming through the systems and help wastewater treatment plants across_x000D_
Canada better understand the sources of microplastics and where they are removed during the wastewater_x000D_
treatment process. This information is important to help keep plastic pollution out of our freshwater_x000D_
ecosystems., program purpose french : Microplastics (defined as any plastic particle <5mm) are a growing problem in freshwater systems across_x000D_
Canada and include plastic fibres from clothing, the breakdown of larger plastic fragments, and microbeads_x000D_
found in cosmetics and personal care items. Microplastics have recently been found in the Ottawa River but we_x000D_
don't know the main pathways that plastics are getting into the river. The goals of this study are to determine_x000D_
the amount and types of microplastics that are entering the City of Gatineau's wastewater treatment plant and to_x000D_
assess how much of this microplastic is removed through the water treatment process and how much is making_x000D_
it into the river. By sampling wastewater and sludge throughout the treatment process and analyzing these_x000D_
samples for the amounts and types of plastic we will be able to determine how much and what types of_x000D_
microplastics the wastewater treatment plant is effectively removing. This project will help the wastewater_x000D_
plant better manage the microplastic coming through the systems and help wastewater treatment plants across_x000D_
Canada better understand the sources of microplastics and where they are removed during the wastewater_x000D_
treatment process. This information is important to help keep plastic pollution out of our freshwater_x000D_
ecosystems., agreement title english : Microplastic abundance and removal in the Gatineau wastewater treatment facility, agreement title french : Microplastic abundance and removal in the Gatineau wastewater treatment facility, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 23520.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada