Ibuprofen is at the top of the World Health Organizations listing of essential medicines. As such, Ibuprofen is commonly consumed in nearly all countries. Considering Ibuprofen is poorly degraded by the human metabolism, wastewater tends to be a significant source of Ibuprofen in the environment. Concern has arisen over the past decade due to Ibuprofens […]

This project will assess the value in measuring sustainability outcomes according to place-specific baselines rather than universal thresholds set by rating systems and frameworks. It seeks a stronger foundation for sustainable design that can acknowledge place-specific factors. Ultimately, this work will lead to the establishment of a decision-making protocol about sustainable design options and outcomes […]

SemiosBIO is developing biopesticide technologies for the pest control industry. The products are intended for several markets, including agriculture, home and gardens, professional pest control operators (eg for hotels and commercial spaces) and forestry. semiosBIO has intellectual property that is being developed and tested in collaboration with 7 different organizations across Canada. The role of […]

Electric power is almost entirely transmitted through polymer insulated cables or wires in every home, factory, plant or apparatus. If the temperature of a cable increases, it would be an indication that some accidents or malfunctions such as inflow of excess electric current occur in the cable. The generated heat, indeed, degrades the polymer insulations […]

This project will combine filtration characterization and advanced 3D imaging and modelling of material structures to find ways to improve the recovery of process water from difficult-to-treat tailings that are the by-product of mining and mineral processing. This process is called solid-liquid separation and it is a critical area for the reduction of oil sands […]

Afin de gérer les réservoirs hydroélectriques, des modèles hydrologiques sont utilisés pour estimer les divers apports et sorties d’eau. Ces modèles comprennent typiquement une estimation empirique de l’évapotranspiration qui est la même pour l’ensemble du territoire. Or, les conditions régissant l’évaporation au-dessus d’un plan d’eau diffèrent de celles en milieu terrestre. De plus, les modèles […]

This project aims to develop a numerical tool for predicting accurately resonance frequencies of high-heads hydraulic turbines. Both the presence of water and the rotation of the disk-like structure induce shifts in these frequencies compared to a standing disk in air, respectively added mass and mode split. The project is articulated around the following steps: […]

Roads threaten wildlife throughout the world when animals experience increased collisions with vehicles and decreased access to important habitat and resources. This research will investigate where animals are crossing roads in the Chignecto Isthmus of Nova Scotia, a region highly impacted by human development. The results will provide evidence for hotspots of negative wildlife-road interactions, […]

Seed dispersal by vertebrates such as birds and rodents have been investigated extensively in Mediterranean vegetation over recent decades. Seed dispersal, at long and short distances, allow plants to colonize vacant habitats and trigger dynamic processes that increase new pioneer woody plants in the Mediterranean region. Despite that the seed dispersal by vertebrates has been […]

Foamy oil behavior is a unique phenomenon associated with cold production of heavy crude oils. It is believed that the foaming mechanism has a significant impact on the abnormally high production rate of viscous crude oils observed in many heavy oil producing reservoirs through solution gas drive. Due to the non-equilibrium nature of the foamy […]

It remains unclear if fishes that occupy Canada’s leading tidal energy test site in Minas Passage, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, will be negatively affected by turbine installations. The objective of this project is to determine fishes’ interactions with operating turbines. Of approximately 70 species of fishes that interact with Minas Passage only three have […]

In many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, untreated or partially-treated municipal and industrial wastewater is directly discharged into natural water bodies and streams. The wastewater may contain many organic as well as inorganic contaminants which may be then introduced to rural communities downstream. The contaminated water may be used for washing, drinking […]