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Dr Chris Tanner

Principal Scientist - Aquatic Pollution

+64-7-856-1792

Qualifications:

<p>B.Sc., M.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D.;  Director: Te Waiora Joint Institute for Freshwater Management</p>

Biography:

Chris is an aquatic ecologist n MSc (Hons) and PhD from the University of Waikato. He is a Principal Scientists in the Aquatic Pollution Group and Director of the Te Waiora Joint Institute for Freshwater Management between NIWA and University of Waikato. He previously led NIWAs Aquatic Rehabilitation and Protection Programme and co-led the Innovative Resilient Land and Water Use Theme of the Our Land and Water National Science Challenge. He has over 35 years of research and consultancy experience on the ecology and functioning of natural and constructed wetlands, and application of a wide range of ecotechnologies for treatment of urban, industrial and agricultural wastewaters and diffuse pollution. He has consulted widely with engineers, industry and government on the design, assessment and management of treatment systems, authored over 80 research publications and book chapters, led demonstration projects on farms, in small communities, towns, papakainga and marae in New Zealand and villages in Fiji, and translated his research into guidelines to promote improved practice and practical uptake.

Articles:

Burge, O.R.; Clarkson, B.R.; Bodmin, K.A.; Bartlam, S.; Robertson, H.; Sukias, J.P.S.; Tanner, C.C. (2020). Plant responses to nutrient addition and predictive ability of the vegetation N:P ratio in an austral fen. Freshwater Biology 65: 646–656. DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13452.

Park, J.B.K., Sukias, J.P.S., Tanner, C.C. (2019) Floating treatment wetlands supplemented with aeration and biofilm attachment surfaces for efficient domestic wastewater treatment. Ecological Engineering 139: 105582 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.105582

Rambags, F., Tanner C.C., Stott, R. Schipper, L.A. 2019. A). Bacteria and virus removal in denitrifying bioreactors: effects of media type and age. Ecological Engineering 138:46-53. B). Denitrification and anammox remove nitrogen in denitrifying bioreactors. Ecological Engineering 138: 38-45.

Uuemaa, E., Palliser, C., Hughes A.O., Tanner, C.C. (2018). Effectiveness of a natural headwater wetland for removing agricultural nitrogen loads. Special Issue: Wetlands for the Treatment of Agricultural Drainage Water. Water. 10: 287; doi:10.3390/w10030287.

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