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THE TREATMENT WETLAND OF THE MONTREAL BIOSPHERE:
15 YEARS LATER
Jacques Brisson 1 * and Gilles VIncent 2
1 Université de Montréal, Département de sciences biologiques and Institut de recherche en
biologie végétale (IRBV), 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montreal, Quebec H1X 2B2, Canada.
2 Jardin botanique de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montreal, Quebec H1X 2B2, Canada.
*Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 514 872 1862; fax : +1 514 872 9406.
E-mail: jacques.brisson@umontreal.ca.
Introduction
In June 1995, Environment Canada opened a new science museum devoted to public
education on the environment, water resources and aquatic ecosystems. Built from the
geodesic structure that was previously hosting the USA pavilion during the 1967 World Fair
in Montreal, the ―Biosphere‖ is adequately located on Ste-Helene Island, in a highly visited
park in the middle of the St-Lawrence River. Given the theme of the museum, it seemed
appropriate to integrate a constructed wetland for wastewater treatment system as part of the
museum‘s scientific and education program. The project presented important challenges to its
designers. First, the number of museum‘s visitors, and therefore the quantity of water to be
treated, was expected to be high with large variation during the year. Second, while the
technology had already been well established in other parts of the world, its efficiency under
the harsh climatic conditions of Montreal needed to be evaluated. Third, not only the wetland
had to be accessible to passers-by in the park as well as to museum‘s visitors, but since a
restaurant was located only 50m away, no foul odors or malfunction could be tolerated.
Finally, because of the high publicity and visibility surrounding the opening of the museum,
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