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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.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
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Estimating the Willingness-to-Pay for Agri-Environmental BMP Adoption in Alberta's South Saskatchewan Region
DownloadSpring 2019
The overall objective of this study was to determine the economic benefits associated with wildlife habitat and water quality enhancement in Alberta’s South Saskatchewan Region as results of agri-environmental BMP adoptions. Stated preference questionnaires were designed to elicit the associated...
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Fifty Shades of Brown: Variability of Dissolved Organic Matter in Forested Streams across Spatial and Temporal Scales
DownloadSpring 2024
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in stream water plays a critical role in shaping aquatic ecosystems, influencing water quality and acting as a food source to microorganisms, and affects drinking water treatment. Understanding variations in the concentration and composition of DOM and environmental...
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From Nuisance to Resource: Understanding Microbial Sources of Contamination in Urban Stormwater-Impacted Bodies of Water Intended for Water Reuse Activities
DownloadSpring 2019
Harvesting stormwater provides the province of Alberta, Canada, with a strategy to address the growing demands on water resources due to climate change and projected population growth. However, stormwater reuse poses a variety of challenges due to the potential of this source to be of low water...
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Hydrological impacts of wildfire and climate change on sediment and organic carbon loads at the watershed scale
DownloadFall 2019
Climate change, extreme weather events, and disturbances such as wildfires alter hydrology, which in turn influences the cycling of water quality constituents such as sediments and nutrients. Organic carbon (OC) is an important element affecting water quality, as it can transport heavy metals,...
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Fall 2024
Forests generally provide the highest-quality water among all land cover types, but they are highly susceptible to disturbances like wildfire. Climate change is driving a trend toward hotter, drier conditions that have been intensifying fire regimes worldwide. The Pacific Coastal Temperate...