Ce projet a pour but d’augmenter la durée de vie utile des épaississeurs présents dans les diverses usines de RIO TINTO ALCAN. Ces épaississeurs, d’une dimension comparable à celle d’un édifice de 6 étages, possèdent un râteau interne qui permet de compacter et de transporter radialement la boue jusqu’au puits de décharge. Avec le temps, […]

Tritium, the only radioactive isotope of hydrogen, is routinely released to the air by nuclear industry. It can later be deposited in soils or taken up by plants, usually in the form of water. Though current levels are not inherently dangerous to humans, understanding how tritium evolves is critical to generating effective regulatory policies that […]

An increasing number of Aboriginal communities are seeking a fair share of benefits from the economic development of forest lands and resources. Yet participation remains low, and initiatives to increase the participation of Aboriginals in the forest sector have had limited contributions to improving the economic and social well-being of Aboriginal peoples and communities. This […]

The Nuxalk First Nations is being empowered by the provincial government to take more control over its socio and economic affairs. One critical part of the transitioning is to manage their forest resources through a community forest license. The Nuxalk Development Corporation will be an active participant in their economic future, particularly in the area […]

The research will determine best culture practices for grow-out of the white sturgeon with respect to water quality parameters, feeds and feeding strategies, density of animals, and behavior as related to growth performance, health indicators, and stress. The research will also explore and develop an aquaponics component of the culture systems at the VIU laboratory […]

L’orniérage est l’impact de la machinerie sur les sols (par ex. la compaction) qui peut causer une perte de croissance de la régénération après coupe, et ce, à court et à long terme. C’est un problème important dans les écosystèmes caractérisés par des sols à textures fines. Cependant, dans les écosystèmes avec les sols plus […]

Perennial grains, especially domesticated intermediate wheatgrass (IWG), are approaching commercialization as food crops. Due to the perennial nature of this crop i.e. multiple seed harvest (years) off of a single planting, grazing of post-harvest regrowth in the late fall would provide added value to beef producers, helping to sustain Canada’s beef industry. This project aims […]

Au Québec, il arrive que les parcs à résidus miniers produiisent du drainage minier acide (de l’eau acide qui s’écoule dans l’environnement). Ce problème se doit d’être corrigé. Recouvrir les matériaux qui produisent ce drainage pourrait être une solution efficace. Le recouvrement, appelé couverture à effets de barriers capillaires (CEBC) se fait avec différents matériaux […]

Integrated management of land and water resources is critical to best addressing increasing resource demands of society while maintaining a healthy environment. Combining computer mapping and satellite data at the watershed scale with integrated resource management models will provide governments, industry and nongovernmental agencies with a new generation of resource planning and management capabilities. Watersheds […]

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The Silurian age Clinton-Medina Groups is a succession of sedimentary rocks found across Ontario, in outcrop and in the subsurface. The history of the stratigraphy is complex, and therefore confusion exists relating the stratigraphy regionally in the subsurface across Ontario. The Clinton-Medina Group formations are important for Ontario’s energy sector, providing petroleum resources from natural […]

3D geological models attempt to integrate all sources of geological and geophys ical data into a single comprehensive model whose purpose is to help identify future poss ible mineral exploration targets. These models are normally built based on sparse surface outcrops, a few boreholes and sometimes airborne geophysical surveys to fill the gap. However, often […]