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- 1Liu, Yang (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Loewen, Mark (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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- 1Ulrich, Ania (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Assessing Public Health Risks of Stormwater Use in Alberta: Case Studies and Novel Approaches
DownloadFall 2023
Water scarcity is a growing concern in both the local and global spheres, with increasing urbanization, climate change, and population growth all contributing to a strain on potable and non-potable water supplies. Many jurisdictions across the world (including Alberta, Canada) are currently...
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Laboratory Study on the Hydraulic Performance of Bioretention for Stormwater Management in Cold Climates
DownloadSpring 2019
Bioretention has shown effective stormwater peak flow and volume reduction in warm and temperate climates. However, the applicability of bioretention for successful stormwater management in cold and semi-arid regions such as Edmonton is still not well understood. Four large bioretention columns...
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Nitrogen Loadings in Stormwater and Snowmelt from Cold-region Urban Catchments in 1991 – 2018 and Prediction for Year 2050
DownloadSpring 2022
Urban stormwater and snowmelt runoff has become a primary source of pollution in receiving water bodies (e.g., rivers, lakes and oceans), causing eutrophication, harmful algae blooms and hypoxia and many other environmental issues. It is therefore imperative to study pollutant loadings from urban...
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Spring 2023
Wet ponds and wetlands can improve stormwater quality by removing sediment before being discharged into receiving water bodies. Despite a large amount of published information, their optimal design, operation, and management have not yet been determined due to the lack of adequately monitored...
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Spring 2014
Municipal stormwater retention ponds are a means of managing stormwater in urban settings. Due to the temporal and spatial variations involved with stormwater, numerous contaminants find their way in stormwater retention pond, creating various problems to mitigate against. The City of Edmonton...
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The value of stormwater wetlands for supporting multiple life-history stages of the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) in the City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
DownloadFall 2010
I reviewed 32 urban amphibian studies from North America and found most amphibians respond negatively to urbanization (69 negative responses, 6 positive and 35 no effect). Additionally, I conducted amphibian surveys (adult, egg, larvae, and metamorphs) at 75 wetlands located throughout the City...