Stormwater runoff often causes contamination of surface water bodies. The Living Systems Laboratory (LSL) is a series of natural processes that treats water from the Blackstone Canal. This project evaluated the capacity of this system to treat stormwater. Flowrates were measured and lab analyses were performed on water samples collected from the LSL and surrounding water bodies to determine treatment efficiency. Design of the current system was evaluated and recommendations were provided for increasing the capacity of the LSL.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Pereira, Evan Scott
• Fraioli, Sierra Nicole
• Meersman, Nathan Patrick

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032417-130139

Advisor

• Mathisen, Paul P.
• Rosbach, Derren

Year

• 2017

Date created

• 2017-03-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Environmental Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright