Floating Treatment Wetlands: Keeping our fresh water clean and healthy

The document describes Floating Treatment Wetlands (FTWs) as artificial platforms that enable aquatic emergent plants to grow in deep water. These systems are designed to treat wastewater, industrial contaminants, and storm water runoff by transforming pollutants into harmless byproducts. The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is currently exploring the application of FTWs in Canada and at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area.

• Floating Treatment Wetlands (FTWs) are artificial platforms that enable aquatic emergent plants to grow in water depths that would normally be too deep for them, creating an ecosystem capable of capturing nutrients and converting pollutants into harmless byproducts.
• Wetlands are capable of managing watershed nutrients, treating wastewater and industrial contaminants, and improving the water quality of storm water runoff.
• The use of FTWs to clean up lakes is being explored in Canada and specifically at the IISD Experimental Lakes Area.

APA

Bath,, R. G. S. (2018). Floating Treatment Wetlands: Keeping our fresh water clean and healthy. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/floating-treatment-wetlands-keeping-our-fresh-water-clean-and-healthy

Chicago

Bath,, Richard Grosshans,Madeline Stanley,Sumeep. Floating Treatment Wetlands: Keeping our fresh water clean and healthy. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2018. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/floating-treatment-wetlands-keeping-our-fresh-water-clean-and-healthy.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{bath2018floating, author = {Bath,, Richard Grosshans,Madeline Stanley,Sumeep}, title = {{Floating Treatment Wetlands: Keeping our fresh water clean and healthy}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2018}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/floating-treatment-wetlands-keeping-our-fresh-water-clean-and-healthy}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }