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Fall 2011
Utilization of renewable bioenergy is a sustainable approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, efficient use of this resource is hindered by the current knowledge-gaps concerning collecting and processing dispersed biomass from large areas. This study focuses on developing...
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Fall 2012
Provided that infectious prions (PrPTSE) are inactivated, composting of specified risk material (SRM) may be a viable alternative to rendering and land filling. The overall objective of this research was to utilize laboratory-scale composters to assess the degradation of SRM and PrPTSE during...
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Effect of Diluent Levels on Greenhouse Gases and Reduced Sulfur Compound Emissions from Oil Sands Tailings
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A well-known issue of tailings is that they have poor consolidation properties, which, in situ, may require several decades or more before the material can be reclaimed. With the accumulation of tailings in the tailings ponds, one unintended consequence of this long-term storage is the evolution...
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Fall 2009
Hydrogen can be produced from biomass; this hydrogen is called biohydrogen. Biohydrogen produced in Western Canada can partially contribute to meeting the demand for hydrogen needed for bitumen upgrading. Gasification and pyrolysis are two promising pathways for producing biohydrogen in a...
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Political Governance, Socioeconomics, and Weather Influence Greenhouse Gas Emissions across Subnational Jurisdictions in Canada
DownloadSpring 2023
The drastic and immediate reduction of global greenhouse gases (GHG) is vital if humanity is to avoid the moderate to severe effects of a changing climate. To successfully lower these emissions, it is necessary to integrate and harmonize GHG reduction policies across horizontal and vertical...
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Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions from an Oil Sands Tailings Pond using Micrometeorological Flux Measurement Techniques
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The focus of this thesis is the use of micrometeorological techniques to quantify the flux of trace gases from surface area sources to the atmosphere. In particular, it is an investigation into the feasibility of using such techniques, specifically the eddy covariance and inverse dispersion...
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Spring 2016
In this thesis, an indirect methodology for estimating gas emission rate to the atmosphere from small surface point or area sources is investigated. More specifically, the thesis is a study of an“inverse dispersion” method which has become widely used for estimating ground-air gas fluxes (Q) from...
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Tillage Reversal and Nitrogen Fertilization Affected Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Carbon Stability Differently in a Black Chernozem and a Gray Luvisol
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Improving soil carbon (C) sequestration through land management practices is of great interest due to concerns over global climate change caused by increased atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations. Soil disturbance by conventional tillage (CT) generally accelerates soil organic carbon...