EPA sampled wastewater from four cruise ships that operated in Alaska during the summer of 2004. The purpose of this sampling was to characterize graywater and sewage generated onboard and to evaluate the performance of various advanced sewage and graywater treatment systems.

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• Cover Page and Table of Contents (PDF) (8 pp, 1MB)
• Executive Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 522KB)
• 1.0 Introduction (PDF) (4 pp, 529KB)
• 2.0 Wastewater System and Sampling Points (PDF) (14 pp, 584KB)
• 3.0 Sample Collection Methodology (PDF) (16 pp, 598KB)
• 4.0 Results and Discussion (PDF) (48 pp, 803KB)
• 5.0 Data Quality (PDF) (22 pp, 643KB)
• 6.0 References (PDF) (1 pg, 524KB)

Appendices:

• Appendix A, Pathogens, Analytical Results Except for Pathogens, and Analytical Results Collected Onboard, Field Measurements (PDF) (111 pp, 1.2MB)
• Appendix B, Raw Flow Data from Accommodations, Influent and Effluent Graywater Systems, Influent and Effluent Sewage/GraywaterTreatment System, and the Final Combined Effluent (PDF) (118 pp, 3.9MB)
• Appendix C, Interview Results for Wastewater Generation Systems, including: Graywater, Pesticides, Special Wastes, Collection, Holding, and Transfer Tanks, Wastewater, and Source Water (PDF) (16 pp, 86KB)
• Appendix D, Data Review Narratives and Other Issues (PDF) (67 pp, 519KB)
• Appendix E, Sampling and Analysis Plan for the Veendam (PDF) (93 pp, 3.2MB)

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