ABSTRACT
The Nevamar Corporation, Odenton, Maryland manufactures decorative building surfaces for counter tops, furniture, and other interior applications. In 1985, the Nevamar Corporation funded Anne Arundel Community College to design and manage a wetlands plant nursery to use the thermal discharge from their manufacturing facility. Harvested seeds and vegetative structures from nursery-grown plants treated and stored at the college were grown in a greenhouse to produce transplant materials for wetlands projects. This chapter reports thermal treatment pond/aquatic nursery design, efficiency of modifications for improving wastewater treatment, nursery productivity during the first year, and a summary of potential applications. Pond discharge temperatures are recorded daily and weekly, and Nevamar continuously monitors influent for temperature, pH, and turbidity, if necessary, sealing pipes with compressed air containment bags stop pond influent and the water discharge interrupted by weir adjustment at the outfall.
