Water in lakes has a certain triple oxygen isotopic composition depending on the amount of precipitation and evaporation. Snails use oxygen from lake waters in order to mineralise their shells, thereby locking in the isotopic composition so that when snails die, they accumulate in sediments and can be analysed in order to build a record […]

La production d’électricité à faible empreinte carbone est un levier majeur dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques. L’hydroélectricité, qui représente 99% de l’électricité produite au Québec, possède une faible empreinte carbone comparativement à l’électricité provenant de ressources fossiles, soit un avantage majeur pour la province. Les émissions de CO2 et de CH4 provenant de […]

This research project will determine the associated greenhouse gas emissions associated with an environmentally friendly graphene-based coating to see how it compares with other marine coatings currently in industry. The developed methodology can be used in future life cycle assessments, as it will provide an innovative way of modelling graphene-based coating systems. GIT will benefit […]

A stochastic model was recently developed to theoretically estimate per capita water consumption for various lifestyles, based on specific domestic water use activities. The intention is to populate this model with data from the City of Montréal, bearing in mind that metering of water consumption is uncommon in the study area. Therefore, calibration and verification […]

The current feedstock of en-life high impact polystyrene (HIPS) is currently impossible to be valorized and recyled due the presence of brominated fire retardants (FRs). The presence of those FRs is consequence of the need from the electronic industry to compile with the security regulations. However, now those brominated compounds are to be banned due […]

The current feedstock of en-life high impact polystyrene (HIPS) is currently impossible to be valorized and recycled due the presence of brominated fire retardants (FRs). The presence of those FR´s is consequence of the need from the electronic industry to compile with the security regulations. However, now those brominated compounds are to be banned due […]

Quaternary glacial deposition has covered much of southern Ontario with tills and the Saint Lawrence Valley with marine fines. Rivers incised into these materials exhibit particular geomorphologic behavior. Civil engineering works built either in (e.g. dams, bridge piers, etc.), beside (linear infrastructure such as roads, railways, etc.) or across (e.g. bridges, etc.) such rivers must […]

Du fait des changements environnementaux en cours, il est nécessaire de faire évoluer les pratiques agricoles pour qu’elles soient plus respectueuses de l’environnement. Pour avoir une agriculture plus durable et tout autant productive, il est essentiel d’accompagner les agriculteurs dans cette transition, notamment en développant de nouveaux outils. Le but de ce projet est de […]

The Canadian economy is built on decades-worth of industrial activity and its links to the natural endowment of the country. For an extended period of time, Canadians have looked to our natural resources for wealth creation, value-added processing, and international market opportunities. On the other end, recent studies and experts have demonstrated concern and warnings […]

In general, when a more viscous fluid is displaced by a less viscous one, instabilities grow at the interface between them which are referred to as viscous fingering. Viscous fingering is of paramount importance in many applications including, but not limited to, contamination transport in underground waters, enhanced oil recovery, filtration, and chromatographic separation of […]

Reliable monthly and seasonal streamflow predictions are essential for optimal planning of water resources, particularly for reservoir operation and planning applications. Streamflow predictions can also improve water use efficiency and provide early drought and flood warning. The importance of streamflow forecasting is rising with climate change, causing more frequent and hazardous flood and drought events. […]

The American Eel is a species of significant ecological, social and commercial value and a species of conservation concern in part due to reduced habitat connectivity to both freshwater habitat as juveniles, commonly known as glass eels or elvers. During the proposed research period the intern will work to quantify passage of elvers through existing […]