Environmental and water resources

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The environmental and water resources (E&WR) field of study is supported by 15.5 (FTE) tenure and tenure-track professors, two research associate professors, and one research assistant professor. This research field is extremely strong within civil and environmental engineering and has been identified as one of the areas of strength of the University of Waterloo. E&WR is at the core of the university-wide Water Institute.

Environmental and water resources (E&WR) Faculty Members

Major areas of study

hydrology
hydrogeology
river restoration and rehabilitation
drinking water treatment
waste water treatment
water resources planning and management

Current research activities

river restoration/rehabilitation and aquatic habitat improvement
remediation of soil and groundwater
identification, quantification and treatment options for pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting substances
regional flood frequency analysis
land surfaces schemes for numerical weather prediction and atmospheric general circulation models
numerical modelling of contaminants in subsurface systems
pathogen removal during water and wastewater treatment
field and numerical modelling studies of urban river mechanics
odour formation and control in waste management
numerical and field studies of groundwater surface water interaction
physico-chemical water and wastewater treatment processes
analysis of drought characteristics
mass transport processes in porous media
modelling the impact of urbanization and agricultural practices on wetland ecosystems
advanced sludge digestion processes
identification of known and emerging pathogens in watersheds
characterization of aquatic natural organic matter
impact of climate change on hydrologic variables and water resource systems
fate of substances in wastewater collection and treatment
integrated atmospheric/hydrological models
treatment process design and optimization
nutrient recovery from wastewater
anaerobic wastewater treatment
fate of silver nanoparticles in waste water systems
air quality impacts of sustainable energy and climate policy

Environmental and water resources

Environmental and water resources (E&WR) Faculty Members

Major areas of study

Current research activities

Research centres, groups and labs

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