Browsing School of Environmental Studies Undergraduate Theses by Title
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Acute Toxicity of Diisoheptyl Phthalate and Diisononyl Phthalate to Oryzias latipes
(2014-04-29)Phthalates are industrial chemicals used primarily as plasticizers to increase the flexibility of high molecular-weight polymers. These compounds are not covalently bound to the polymeric matrix but are instead distributed ... -
Agrochemical Use in South Africa: The toxicological and sociological impacts of agrochemicals on susceptible populations in South Africa's agricultural sector
(2013-07-11)The purpose of this paper is to explore the influences and impacts of South Africa’s use of agrochemicals in its agricultural sector. South Africa has a rich history, and some of those historical influences, such as apartheid ... -
American eel (Anguilla rostrata) prey consumption in the Upper St. Lawrence River, the Ottawa River and Eastern Lake Ontario: Stomach Contents in a Declining Population
(2020-05-01)In their peak abundance, the American eel, Anguilla rostrata, comprised 50% of the nearshore fish assemblage in the upper St. Lawrence River and Eastern Lake Ontario. Since the 1980s the population has faced rapid decline ... -
An analysis of the determinants of microbial contamination of drinking water in First Nations communities of Northern and Southern Ontario
(2010-10-29)Well publicized cases of drinking water contamination in First Nations communities in Ontario throughout the 1990s the first five years of the twentieth century have brought the issue of drinking water contamination in ... -
An Analysis of the Feasibility of Circular Economies as a Method of Reducing Waste from Hospital Operating Rooms
(2020-05)Operating room (OR) waste accounts for a large proportion of total hospital waste. Current consumption, use and disposal techniques are highly standardized and regulated. This thesis investigates the possibility of reuse ... -
Analysis of Tyrrell Sea Deposits from the Vicinity of the Victor Diamond Mine: Comparison of Four North American Clay Deposits
(2012-05-29)The De Beers Victor Mine is an open pit diamond mine, located in the James Bay lowlands of northeastern Ontario. The lowlands are characterized by extensive peatlands overlying Tyrrell Sea sediments. One of the potential ... -
An Analysis of Urban Forest Policy: A Case Study of Three Mid-Size Cities in Southwestern Ontario
(2019-05-06)Urban forestry provides several benefits from improving the quality of life (Sanesi, Colangelo, Lafortezza, Calvo, & Davies, 2017), providing economic benefits (Kim, 2016), and improving the quality of our environment ... -
Arsenic in Lakes Surrounding Yellowknife: Anthropogenic or Naturally Derived?
(2014-04-30)One of the oldest and largest mines in the Northwest Territories is Giant Mine, located 5km north of the City of Yellowknife. Over Giant Mine’s 50 years of operation from 1949-1999, it has emitted approximately 20,000 ... -
Assessing Pet Rabbit Welfare Based on General Discussion on Human-Animal Relationship
(2018-05)Pets are popular worldwide, and more than half of human population keep pets. Cats and dogs have the highest percentage of being kept in households, and the population of rabbits is about one-tenth of cats or dogs. Humans’ ... -
Assessing the applicability of an environmental justice framework to corporate social responsibility in the Canadian extractives industry
(2014-04-25)The Canadian extractives industry faces uneven adoption of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice, and unclear roles and responsibilities for corporate, government, and civil society actors. This is resulting in ... -
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF SOFT-WATER CALCIUM DECLINE ON THE LIFE-HISTORIES STRATEGIES OF VARIOUS DAPHNIA SPECIES
(2014-04-28)Soft-water calcium decline is of growing concern for Ca-rich aquatic organisms such as Daphnia, a cladoceran zooplankton. Survival and reproduction thresholds across daphniid species have not been well studied in Ca-limiting ... -
Assessing the responses of Cladocera to a failed exploratory hydrocarbon drilling-mud sump in the Mackenzie Delta uplands (Northwest Territories, Canada)
(2012-04-27)Sumps act as the main form of containment and disposal method of wastes associated with exploratory hydrocarbon drilling. Leakage of drilling wastes from these sumps to the aquatic environment can be very damaging because ... -
Assessing the role of integrated research and monitoring tools in remediation efforts at Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin areas of cencern: A case study of the Cornwall remedial action plan
(2010-10-29)In accordance with the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the governments of Canada and the United States have agreed to support the remediation of 43 Areas of Concern (AOC) where “failure [to meet objectives of the ... -
Assessing the Usefulness of DNA Barcoding at Biological Field Stations
(2020)DNA barcoding is an effective tool for discovering and documenting biodiversity and can also provide insights into species origins, and within species, evolutionary patterns. In animals, DNA barcoding involves using a 648 ... -
Assessing water resource management in provincial land use planning policies in peri-urban regions of Southern Ontario
Urbanization is one of the most significant trends of the 21st century, affecting global economic development, energy consumption, natural resource use and human well-being. Land- use planning is a tool used by local and ... -
Assessment of brownfield remediation and development in Kingston: Block D as a case study
(2010-11-01)A model is developed through the analysis of Block D, a brownfield in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. This location was the site of the Canadian Locomotive Company‟s “Locomotive Works”, and so is a site of significant contamination. ... -
An assessment of mineral development adjacent to Kluane National Park and Reserve, Yukon
This study assessed the potential for competing land use along the boundaries of national parks in northern Canada to impact the wilderness character of these parks, using Kluane National Park and Reserve (KNPR) in the ... -
Assessment of the current biofuel industry in India and Canada
(2010-11-01)The biofuel industry is developing rapidly on a global scale, and both the Canadian and Indian government are currently increasing production of the renewable energy option. The industry has the potential to improve the ...