The overall objective of the Mitacs Globalink Project is to develop and assess the validity of models of exposure to air pollutants and temperature variability, using data extracted from a variety of available sources in South Africa and Canada. This objective will be achieved through a series of specific aims. The first of these aims […]

Le stage de recherche vise à approfondir la compréhension par le stagiaire des principes de bases et de l’application des méthodes utilisant les radionucléides de retombées atmosphériques pour reconstruire les processus d’érosion et de sédimentation. Le stagiaire bénéficiera de formations techniques en spectrométrie gamma, et de soutien pour mettre en œuvre les modèles de calcul […]

Quand une goutte d’eau tombe sur une structure, elle produit du bruit. On veut se concentrer dans ce stage sur les signaux sonores liées produits lors de l’impact de gouttes sur la structure solide, et l’extraction d’informations pertinentes concernant la force d’impact de la goutte. L’objectif spécifique est de déterminer si, en partant d’une mesure […]

Overview and Main Activities of the Partner Organization The partner organization is dedicated to enhancing urban environments through innovative solutions. One of their primary activities is developing decorative photobioreactors to improve air quality and provide aesthetic appeal in urban areas. Innovation Challenge or Improvement Priority The partner organization faces several challenges: • Urban Air Pollution: […]

The expanding economy, coupled with increased human activities and the rising demand for petroleum hydrocarbons, has led to a surge in high-risk pollutants like Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylene (BTEX). These carcinogenic chemicals are notorious for their potential to escape from storage tanks, pipelines, and oil tankers, infiltrating the ocean’s subsurface. Once in the environment, […]

Extreme cold temperatures caused by disrupted polar vortexes subject beef cattle to a stressful environment, leading to a diversion of energy from cattle growth or fertility to thermoregulatory mechanisms that increase heat production. We hypothesize that simultaneous selection of both heat and cold tolerance could be possible, which might be essential for the volatile effects […]

Lagoons are the most popular wastewater treatment technology in Canada with hundreds of installations across the country. Most of these systems will require upgrades in order to increase their treatment capacity or to comply with new regulations such as the Wastewater Systems Effluent Regulations registered by the Government of Canada. Bionest is developing at the […]

Understanding droplet interactions with surfaces is crucial for large-scale oil recovery, coating industries, and microfluidic devices. To address the remaining challenges, including the need for a universal timescale and improved theoretical and computational models, this project brings together the SoftSimu group at Western University and the Soft Materials Modelling (SMM) group at Aalto University, Finland. […]

Aerated lagoons (ALs) are popular wastewater treatment systems in Quebec for their simplicity and cost-effectiveness. In 2014, Bionest Technologies introduced the KAMAK™ system, which uses fixed bacterial support technology to boost biofilm growth in ALs. Implemented at the Grandes-Piles AL, the KAMAK™ system enhances nitrification, increases biomass concentration, and reduces effluent total suspended solids (TSS). […]

Il s’agit d’étudier les effets des ultrasons sur la production d’hydrogène en milieu liquide alcalin. Le projet se déroule dans un laboratoire français, à l’UTINAM, Besançon, sous la supervision de Prof. Jean-Yves HIHN, expert dans la réactivité de surface et sonochimie en traitement de surface. Description : Le stage consistera à apprendre à concevoir des […]

ESSA Technologies Ltd. is an employee-owned environmental consulting firm committed to tackling complex environmental challenges through innovative solutions. As the organization continues to grow, it faces significant challenges in efficiently managing its financial operations, which are crucial to supporting its collaborative teams and diverse project initiatives. With an increasing workload and multiple projects requiring meticulous […]

Le circuit innovant de mycoremédiation que nous proposons permettra non seulement de décontaminer plusieurs gisements de résidus problématiques provenant des industries du textile, de l’alimentation et de la construction, mais aussi d’éco-concevoir une alternative au polystyrène pour la protection et l’isolation. Déjà au stade de la preuve de concept avancée, ces myco-matériaux, littéralement tissés par […]