ABOUT CAWT
The Centre for Advancement of Water and Wastewater Technologies (CAWT) strives to become a leader in the research, development, improvement, and commercialization of new water-related technologies and solutions.
Working with industry partners from emerging concepts to real world applications, it is our goal to turn innovative ideas into market advantage for a cleaner world.
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200 Albert Street S. PO Box 8000, Lindsay, ON K9V 5E6
Services offered in: English, Mandarin, Polish, German
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION EXPERTISE
EXPERTISE
- Water & Wastewater Treatment Research & Development
- Technology Optimization & Development
- Technology Testing, Verification, Certification
- Piloting and Demonstration
- Accredited Laboratory Analysis
- Sample Collection & Field Work
- Analytical Method Development
- Scientific & Technical Report Writing
- Project Design & Management
- Education & Training
Previous Research Projects:
- Intelligent water sensing for early warning of COVID-19 outbreaks
- Assessing water quality parameters under ice at Great Slave Lake
- Evaluation of an innovative phosphorus adsorption reactor for agricultural applications
- Development, optimization and validation of an innovative integrated anaerobic thermophilic digester for the treatment of organic waste and septage
- Development, optimization and validation of an innovative onsite water reuse technology to treat greywater
- Validation of third generation UV water purification systems for enhanced treatment of drinking water, reuse and wastewater
- Rapid industrial composting of compostable foodware: assessment and optimization of the Rocket Composter
Fields of projects:
- Greywater
- Residential wastewater
- Industrial wastewater (breweries, wineries, cosmetics, agriculture, aquaculture, etc.)
- Water reuse
- Water reduction
- Proof of concept
- Optimization
- Surveillance
- Development
- Validation
- Certification
TECHNOLOGY SECTORS
- Agriculture
- Biotechnology
- Chemicals and Plastics
- Clean Technology
- Environmental Technology
- Mining
- Natural Resources
- Water technology
EQUIPMENT AND LABS
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Secure indoor & outdoor research facilities for projects and mid-scale pilot studies. | Research space for bench scale and pilot scale research projects |
| Environmental chambers | Provide temperature, humidity, and light controlled environment for research |
| Septic tank(s) | Allow for external wastewater sources to be hauled in and used throughout a projects duration |
| State-of-the-art NSF certified and ISO 17025:2017 accredited analytical laboratory | A space where all ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratory testing takes place for NSF certification |
| Constructed wetland | Contains 6 modifiable cells that allow for the treatment and testing of separate wastewater sources |
| Experimental ponds | 20 Small lined ecosystems for controlled wastewater treatment studies |
| ICAP 7400 DUO (Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) | Quantification of trace elements for environmental samples |
| EVOQ Qube (Liquid Chromatography- Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/ MS)) | Separation, identification and quantification of soluble organic compounds |
| UltiMate 3000 (Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)) | Separation, identification and quantification of soluble organic compounds |
| Trace 1300 GC with FID/ECD/ISQ MS detectors (Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detector/Electron Captured Detector/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/FID/ECD/MS) | Separation, identification and quantification of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds |
| FLASH 2000 Elemental Analyzer (Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur and Oxygen analyzer (CHNS/O)) | Quantification of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur in environmental samples |
| ICS- 1600 (Ion chromatograph) for Cations and Anions | Separation and quantification of inorganic ions in environmental samples |
| SmartChem 200 Discrete Wet Chemistry Analyzer (Automated Colorimeter) | Automatic determination of nutrients in environmental samples |
| PC Titrate System (Automated Titration System) | Simultaneous measurement of pH, alkalinity, conductivity and turbidity from environmental samples |
| PC Biochemical Oxygen Demand Analysis System (PC-BOD) | Automatic determination of BOD5 and cBOD5 |
| PeCOD (automated COD analyzer) | Quick and accurate determination of COD |
| TOC-LCPH (total organic carbon analyzer) | Measurements of organic matter or contaminants |
| FLUOstar Omega (Luminometer) | Microplate reader for life science applications |
| PF-8000 Respirometer | Assessment of biodegradation, toxicity and biomass activity |
| UV-1800 UV/Vis (double beam spectrophotometer) | Visible and ultra-violet absorbance applications |
| Bactron IV-900 (Anaerobic Chamber) | An environment with controlled levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature and humidity |
| Bx-43f (microscope with digital camera) | Digital imaging and spectral microscopy. |
| Level 2 Biological Containment Hood | Sterile environmental for safely working with materials contaminated with pathogens at biosafety level II |
| Ultra Low Temperature Stand-up Freezer (-80ºC) | To preserve, freeze and store samples for up to one year without the risk of degradation. |
| Refrigerated Centrifuge | Generally to separate solids from liquids. A refriderated centrifuge is particularly useful in extracting RNA from wastewater, under cooler temperatures to prevent sample degradation. |
- QuantWave Technologies Inc
- MASS Environmental
- BlueLeaf Inc.
- SusGlobal Energy Corp.
- UV Pure Technologies
- Greyter Water Systems