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www.vanguardcanada.com AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017 29 facilitate meeting defence and regulatory environmental targets. Recently, Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc. and Alion Science and Technology, along with commercial and government partners, carried out a paper study aimed at developing a Zero Waste ship. In the scenario envisaged, solid waste (garbage and sludges from ship operations and wastewater treatment) were processed in MAGS, a small-scale gasifier developed by Terragon and Type Approved for marine operation. MAGS generates energy for use by the ship and has been installed on numerous vessels, including the first cruise ship to voyage through the Northwest Passage. Next, the scenario made use of Terragon's Type Approved WETT-O for treatment of oily bilgewater, and oily sludge generated from this process was sent to MAGS. Ter- ragon's WETT-G was used to treat ship greywater for reuse onboard the ship, thus significantly reducing overboard dis- charge and potable water requirements. Terragon's WETT-S was used to treat ship blackwater. The Zero Waste ship concept was eval- uated for three types of ships: a tanker, an offshore supply vessel (OSV), and a frigate. Capital and operating costs were assessed and based on an annual cost of ownership. Over a 25-year period, savings of 64 per cent, 13 per cent and 29 per cent were estimated for the tanker, the OSV and the frigate respectively. The future It is clear that novel robust wastewater treatment and water reuse approaches specifically designed for the unique chal- lenges and realities of the military will be required to support Defence sustainabil- ity objectives in the future. Camp Sustain is a new Canadian Defence project aimed at delivering new camp utilities to im- prove energy efficiencies and reduce the environmental footprint in operational environments. The project targets include reducing water demand by 50-75 per cent and liquid waste by 50-75 per cent through use of deployable water treat- ment plants, with final delivery planned for 2025. About Terragon Environmental Technologies Inc. Terragon is an award-winning cleantech company based in Montreal and founded in 2004. Terragon is developing propri- etary wastewater solutions for defence and other applications based on electrochemi- cal technologies. Terragon has received support for its wastewater research and de- velopment activities from various organi- zations including the Department of Na- tional Defence through Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), the U.S. Office of Naval Research (US ONR), Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), and the U.S. Army. Dr. Poirier is a Chemical Engineer with 30 years of experience in technology develop- ment, R&D management and consulting. E ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY She has led the development of technolo- gies in materials processing and environ- mental protection. As the WETT Program Leader for Terragon Environmental Tech- nologies Inc., located in Montreal, Canada, she has led the development of award- winning electrochemical approaches for the treatment of blackwater, greywater and bilgewater. These approaches allow the reuse or safe discharge of wastewater in ships, contingency operations, and isolated habitats. Dr. Poirier obtained her Engineer- ing degree at the University of Ottawa, and her Master's and Ph.D. degrees at McGill University.