Les modalités dont les sociétés parviennent à gérer les ressources naturelles varient d’un pays à l’autre et entre les territoires qui les conforment. Ce projet porte sur une analyse comparative des arrangements institutionnels mis en œuvre par deux fédérations, comme l’Argentine et le Canada, a fin d’administrer leurs ressources en eau. À partir de l’étude […]

Le platine et le palladium sont deux métaux utilisés dans plusieurs industries et dont la demande annuelle mondiale connaît une croissance constante depuis le milieu des années 1970. L’industrie automobile est l’une des plus grandes consommatrices de ces éléments où, intégrés au pot catalytique, ils permettent de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de […]

Permafrost is currently degrading due to climate changes in northern regions, resulting in several impacts on civilian infrastructure and natural environments. These changes can ultimately lead to a shift in the water cycle from a surface flow regime to a groundwater flow regime following permafrost degradation. In order to anticipate such impacts, it is important […]

Ultraviolet-C (UV) light is able to damage cells and organic matter to make water, air, and high touch surfaces safe for the public. UV-C lamps render microorganisms harmless by damaging their cell structure and DNA. UV-C based water treatment has safely been used for decades by water utilities around the world. Recent developments in technology […]

A sailor needs to obtain real-time information about the status of the sailboat and also derive an accurate approximation of the behaviour of the surrounding environment, in order to safely and successfully sail a boat. We also aim to investigate how providing vital knowledge using an immersive approach will affect the cognitive load on the […]

Wetlands are increasingly seen as a form of natural green infrastructure owing to the many ecosystem services they provide. Like many effluent receiving watersheds in Canada and around the world, the Frank Lake wetland in southern Alberta provides services that support diverse user groups (municipal, industrial, non-profit, recreational). Much like other watersheds, this system is […]

One of the main safety concerns for dam structure is damage from the scour and erosion of rock mass downstream of spillways. Therefore, the design of dam spillways to discharge a wide-ranging quantity of water with minimum rock mass scour, is one of the most important issues in designing hydraulic structures that consider the energy […]

The increasing consumption of pharmaceutical to combat wide variety of diseases have caused pharmaceuticals as an emerging pollutant (EP) in water bodies and also in wastewater samples. The non-biodegradable nature of pharmaceuticals results their ineffective removal in biological systems including biological wastewater treatment units (BWTU). To combat the problem of secondary effluent from BWTU containing […]

Geophysical techniques are being increasingly used to monitor the structural conditions of dams, due to their widespread coverage and ability to detect subsurface issues, such as the development of seepage pathways. One such technique is Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT), which is sensitive to moisture content and porosity, meaning it can be useful for detecting areas […]

Our experiments will investigate the shedding of condensates when exposed to airflow (aerodynamic forces) in the microgravity environment. Shedding of droplets from a surface is a critical part of the dropwise condensation process to improve heat transfer. Because the use of gravity as a droplet removal technique is not available in space, the use of […]

Organic contaminants enter the marine environment through atmospheric transport, runoff into waterways, or directed disposal into the ocean. They are prone to long-range, bioaccumulation and can have adverse effects on human health and the environment. In this project, a simple and convenient extraction device developed for analysis of organic pollutants will be examined for various […]

The project is dedicated to the investigation and testing of environment-friendly, energy-efficient freezing technology for the remediation of mine-impacted water. This technology could be beneficial and economically feasible for the regions with cold weather conditions and vulnerable to anthropogenic impact. The primary research objectives of current project are to continue and advance laboratory experiments started […]