ROB JAMIESON, PhD, P.Eng
Associate Professor
Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University
Rm F215, 1360 Barrington Street
Ph: 902-494-6791
e-mail: jamiesrc@dal.ca
ENVE 3452: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
ENVE 3000: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
ENVE 4641: Contaminant Fate and Transport
ENVE4000: Small Watershed Hydrology
ENVE4621: Atmospheric Air Quality
ENVE3461: Environmental Measurements
FATE AND TRANSPORT OF SEDIMENT-ASSOCIATED CONTAMINANTS
Many pollutants, including enteric bacteria, phosphorus, and certain pesticides, are attached or strongly associated with sediments in aquatic environments. My research involves the development of methods for characterizing the fate of sediment-associated contaminants in aquatic environments. The research involve both laboratory and field components in an effort to develop and test mathematical models for describing the transport of fluvial sediments and the key chemical and biological pollutants which tend to associate with these sediments.
WATERSHED-SCALE WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT
Impairment of rural water systems, as a result of nutrient and bacterial pollution, has a significant impact on human health and quality of life. An improved understanding of the primary sources and pathways of non-point source contaminants must be obtained in order to effectively develop watershed management plans in rural areas. Water quality processes are currently being studied in several watersheds in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia. This information will be used to develop pollution control strategies and develop/test watershed simulation models.
PASSIVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Constructed wetlands are engineered systems that utilize the treatment processes which occur in natural wetlands in a controlled and predictable manner. They have been used to treat municipal, industrial and agricultural wastewaters. However, the cold climate conditions experienced in Canada present a unique challenge to the successful implementation of these treatment systems. Accurate design methodologies, possible loading rates, winter management strategies and performance efficiencies must be determined to understand the complex chemical, biological and hydrological processes which control the ability of these systems to treat wastewater. A combination of modeling and field studies ae being performed to evaluate pollutant removal processes in treatment wetlands.
CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
Christina Ridley (MASc) – Microbial Source Tracking Within Agricultural Watersheds
Colin Ragush (MASc) – Development of a Watershed Monitoring Strategy for the Lake Pockwock Watershed
Andrew Sinclair (PhD) – Development of an Integrated Modeling Approach for Predicting Phosphorus Export from Mixed Land-Use Watersheds
Greg Piorkowski (PhD) – Genetic Diversity and Naturalization of Escherichia coli in Agricultural Watersheds
Tristan Goulden (PhD) – Influence of the Resolution of Remotely Sensed Data on the Parameterization and Calibration on Hydrologic and Non-Point Source Models
Chengfu Zhang (PhD) – Mercury Export From Small Forested Watersheds in Nova Scotia: Development of an Ecological Model
PAST GRADUATE STUDENTS
Leah Boutilier (PhD, 2009) – E coli Fate and Transport in Constructed Wetlands Treating Rural Wastewater
Hafiz Ahmad (MASc, 2010) – Modeling Hydrology and Nitrogen Export for the Thomas Brook Watershed With SWAT
Kevin Garroway (MASc, 2009) – An Airborne Laser Scanning Approach for Mapping and Modeling Surface Moisture in an Agricultural Watershed in Nova Scotia
Janice Wilson (MASc, 2009) – Effects of Loading Rate and Filter Length on the Performance of Sloping Sand Filters for On-Site Wastewater Treatment
Katie Campbell (MASc, 2009) – Nitrate Transport and Attenuation Within an Agricultural Field and Forested Riparian Zone
Andrew Vanderzaag (PhD, 2009) – Measurement and Mitigation of Gaseous Emissions From Dairy Wastewater Treatment and Storage Systems
Lee Hynes (MASc, 2008) – Evaluation of the Use of a Oxygen Releasing Compound for Aeration of Eutrophic Reservoirs
Matthew Murphy (MSc, 2007) – Management of Pathogen Levels Within Irrigation Water Supply Reservoirs Through Natural Inactivation
Marie Claire Brisbois (MASc, 2007) – Assessment of Stream Ecosystem Health Within an Agricultural Watershed in Nova Scotia
CONTRIBUTIONS
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Boutilier, L., Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Lake, C., and Hart, W. 2010. Performance of surface-flow domestic wastewater treatment wetlands. Wetlands. 30:795-804.
Vanderzaag, A., Campbell, K., Jamieson, R., Sinclair, A., and Hynes, L. 2010. Survival of E. coli in agricultural soil and presence in tile drainage and shallow groundwater. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 90:495-505.
Murphy, M., Jamieson, R. Gordon, R., Stratton, G., and Madani, A. 2010. Inactivation of Escherichia coli during storage of irrigation water in agricultural reservoirs. Canadian Water Resources Journal. 35:69-78.
Garroway, K., Hopkinson, C., and Jamieson, R. 2010. Investigating the influence of surface moisture and vegetation cover on airborne lidar intensity data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. In Press. Accepted September, 2009.
Zhang, C., Trofymow, J., Jamieson, R., Meng, F.R., Gordon, R., and Bourque, C. 2010. Litter decomposition and nitrogen mineralization from and annual to a monthly model. Ecological Modeling. 221: 1944-1953
VanderZaag, A., Gordon, R., Burton, D., Jamieson, R., and Stratton. G. 2010. Greenhouse gas emissions from surface and subsurface flow wetlands. Journal of Environmental Quality. 39:460-471.
Wood, J., Bezanson, G., Gordon, R., and Jamieson, R. 2010. Population dynamics of Escherichia coli inoculated by irrigation into the phyllosphere of spinach grown under commercial production conditions. International Journal of Food Microbiology.143:198-204.
VanderZaag, A.C., Gordon, R., Jamieson, R., Burton, D., and Stratton, G. 2010. Permeable synthetic covers for controlling emissions from liquid dairy manure. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 26: 287�297.
VanderZaag, A., Gordon, R., Jamieson, R., Burton, D., and Stratton. G. 2010. Effects of winter storage conditions and subsequent agitation on gaseous emissions from liquid dairy manure. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 90: 229-239.
Boutilier, L., Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Lake, C., and Hart, W. 2009. Adsorption, sedimentation and inactivation of E.coli within wastewater treatment wetlands. Water Research. 43:4370-4380.
VanderZaag, A.C., Gordon, R., Jamieson, R., Burton, D., and Stratton, G. 2009. Gas emissions from straw covered liquid dairy manure during summer storage and autumn agitation. Transactions of the ASABE. 52:599–608.
Hynes, L., Jamieson, R., Gagnon, G., and Brooks, S. 2009. Use of an oxygen releasing compound to aerate eutrophic reservoirs. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A. Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. 44: 906-913.
Sinclair, A., Hebb, D., Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Benedict, K., Fuller, K., and Stratton, G., 2009. Growing season surface water loading of fecal indicator organisms in a rural watershed. Water Research. 43:1199-1206.
VanderZaag, A.C., Gordon, R., Burton, D., Jamieson, R., and Stratton, G. 2008. Ammonia emissions from surface flow and subsurface flow constructed wetlands treating dairy wastewater. Journal of Environmental Quality. 37:1–9.
VanderZaag, A.C., Gordon, R., Glass, V., and Jamieson, R. 2008. Floating covers to reduce gas emissions from liquid manure storages: A Review. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 24:657-671.
Boutilier, L., Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., and Lake, C. 2008. Transport of Lithium tracer and E. coli in agricultural wastewater treatment wetlands. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada. 43:137-144.
Havard, P. Jamieson, R., Boutilier, L., Cudmore, D., and Gordon, R. 2008. Treatment performance and hydraulic characteristics of lateral flow sand filters for on-site wastewater treatment. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 13:720-728.
Brisbois, M.C., Jamieson, R., Hebb, D., Stratton, G., and Madani, A. 2008. Assessing stream ecosystem health in rural watersheds in Nova Scotia. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. 7:439-452.
Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Wheeler, N., and Smith, E. 2007. Determination of first order rate constants for wetlands treating livestock wastewater in cold climates. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. 6:65-72.
Jamieson, R., Joy, D., Lee, H., Kostaschuk, R., and Gordon, R. 2005. Transport and Deposition of Sediment-Associated Escherichia Coli in Natural Streams. Water Research. 39: 2665-2675.
Jamieson, R., Joy, D., Lee, H., Kostaschuk, R., and Gordon, R. 2005. Resuspension of sediment-associated Escherichia coli in a natural stream. Journal of Environmental Quality. 34: 581-589.
Jamieson, R., Joy, D., Lee, H., Kostaschuk, R., and Gordon, R. 2004. Persistence of Enteric Bacteria in Alluvial Streams. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science. 3: 203-212.
Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Joy, D., and Lee, H. 2004. Assessing Microbial Pollution of Rural Surface Waters: A Review of Current Watershed Scale Modeling Approaches. Agricultural Water Management. 70:1-17
Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Tattrie, S., and Stratton, G. 2003. Sources and Persistence of Fecal Coliform Bacteria in a Rural Watershed. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada. 38: 33-47.
Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Sharples, K., Stratton, G., and Madani, A. 2002. Movement and Persistence of Fecal Bacteria in Agricultural Soils and Subsurface Drainage Water: A review. Canadian Biosystems Engineering. 44: 6.1-6.10.
Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Cochrane, L., Madani., and Burney, J. 2002. Land Application of Milking Centre Wastewater. Canadian Biosystems Engineering. 44: 1.1-1.9.
Jamieson, R., Gordon, R., Cochrane, L., and Madani, A. 2001. Long-Term Effects of Milking Centre Wastewater Application on Soil and Groundwater Quality. Canadian Water Resources Journal. 26: 515-536.
Jamieson, R. Jamieson, T., Gordon, R., Stratton, G., and Madani, A. 2001. Influence of Ionic Tracer Selection on Wetland Mixing Characterization Studies. In: Wetlands and Remediation II: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Wetlands & Remediation, Burlington Vermont, Sept 5-6, 2001. pp 295-302. Ed. By: K.W. Nehring and S.E. Brauning. Battelle Press, Columbus OH.
Gordon, R., Jamieson, R., Rodd, V., Patterson, G., and Harz, T. 2001. Effects of Surface Manure Application Timing on Ammonia Volatilization. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 81:521-533.
Gagnon, G., Trias, M., Jamieson, R., Meindersma, J.C., Patterson, G., and Gordon, R. 2000. Agricultural Wastes. Water Environment Research Literature Review. Water Environment Research. September/October, (60).