Abstract:
This report is intended to be an assessment of wastewater treatment
technology in Alaska today. It is not a study of the politics of environmentalists
vs. industry, the environmental laws now existing, nor of
the design of utilidors in the Arctic. These and other important topics
have been dealt with elsewhere. The study is subdivided into three
major areas: 1) individual home treatment systems, 2) municipal and
military systems, and 3) industrial wastewater treatment. With each
category, the existing situation in Alaska is summarized and examples of
technology currently being used are presented. Advantages and disadvantages
of various methods are discussed with suggestions made for
methodologies particularly appropriate to Alaska. Although the bulk of
the report is drawn from the "Alaskan experience," results obtained in
other parts of the world are cited where appropriate.
