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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
- 15Alessi, Daniel (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 3Konhauser, Kurt (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Faramarzi, Monireh (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Goss, Greg (Biological Sciences)
- 1Konhauser, Kurt (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Konhauser,Kurt (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 1Braun, Bennett L.
- 1Chunn, David
- 1Cossio Kohler, Manuel G
- 1Folkerts, Erik John
- 1Hao, Weiduo
- 1Hokanson, Kelly J
- 2Flowback and produced water
- 2Hydraulic Fracturing
- 2Hydraulic fracturing
- 2Lithium
- 2hydrogeology
- 116S rRNA gene sequencing
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Microbial Community Dynamics in the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle from Two Newly Fractured Shale Gas Wells in the Duvernay Formation, Alberta
DownloadFall 2017
The microbial ecology of the hydraulic fracturing water cycle may influence the efficiency of shale gas production and strategies for water reuse and treatment. In this study, microbial community dynamics were tracked by sequencing of 16S rRNA genes coupled with enumeration of live/dead cells in...
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Spring 2022
Cyanobacteria are among the most abundant primary producers in the oceans and are present in nearly every environment on the planet. They were one of the first organisms to evolve nearly 3.8 billion years ago, making them excellent analogs for the investigation of ancient ocean chemistry. The...
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Spring 2024
Lithium is crucial for battery production and is utilized in electric vehicles and portable electronics. Among alternative sources of lithium is flowback and produced water (FPW) brines, which can be recovered utilizing ion-exchange with sorbents such as lithium manganese oxide spinels. Among...
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Fall 2020
Green rust (GR) is a group of mixed FeII and FeIII hydroxide minerals and is an important phase in both modern and ancient geochemical systems. For this reason, establishing the thermodynamic properties of GR is vital to understanding and modelling its role in natural systems. In this study,...
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Toxicological Characterization of Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback and Produced Water Exposures to Aquatic Organisms
DownloadFall 2021
Hydraulic fracturing is an unconventional oil and gas extraction method used to liberate oil and gas reserves from low permeability geological formations by injecting large quantities of fracturing fluid into the well-bore under high pressures. A by-product of this process is flowback and...