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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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Fall 2019
The environmental presence of benzene is mostly attributed to anthropogenic activities related to the oil and gas sector and industrial production. While intrinsic bioremediation with microbial organisms is an attractive remediation option due to its minimal maintenance, low cost, and...
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Fall 2015
Due to the extensive usage of caustics and increased level of water recycling, the inevitable increase in salinity of recycle process water is a growing challenge in the current water-based bitumen extraction process. The present work concerns about how salinity affects bitumen recovery from...
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Growth and Physiological Responses of Conifer Seedlings to Salt Stress and Nutrient Deficiency
DownloadSpring 2018
Oil sands extraction and refining can cause many negative environmental impacts and because these activities usually take place in the forest region, the Government of Alberta requires that, after mine sites are closed, the companies perform reclamation. The properties of reclaimed oil sands...
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Responses to lowered salinity in the Pacific spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, a marginally euryhaline shark
DownloadFall 2018
Euryhalinity is the ability to survive in multiple environmental salinities. Full euryhalinity is rare within the elasmobranchs (rays, skates, and sharks), however, marginal euryhalinity is comparatively more common. The physiology underlying these adaptations is relatively understudied in...
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Spring 2023
Although many aspects of salinity tolerance in plants have been thoroughly researched, some of the fundamental aspects of plant water relations remain unclear. The main objective of my thesis research was to examine the role of aquaporin-mediated water transport in salinity tolerance of three...
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Selected Aspects of Plant Responses to Elevated pH, Salinity and Drought: Implications for Oil Sands Revegetation
DownloadSpring 2021
Elevated salinity, high pH, and drought are among the most challenging environmental factors affecting the growth and survival of plants in oil sands reclamation areas. In my thesis research, I focused on the selected aspects of these environmental stresses to better understand their potential...
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Fall 2013
I have examined solute transport in two fishes at the whole-animal, tissue, and molecular levels. In the Pacific hagfish, I measured the kinetics of phosphate absorption in isolated gut, skin, and gill preparations, and implicated an NaPi-II transporter based on RT-PCR results and the kinetics of...