Year: 2026, 2026
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The ᐃᓕᓕᐗᔅᑭᔾ | Ililiwaskiy (Moose Cree First Nation Territory) in Ontario's James Bay region has long faced industrial impacts on its ecosystems. Community concerns about mercury in culturally important fish prompted an interdisciplinary study bringing together chemical analysis and community knowledge. Researchers partnered with Moose Cree members through workshops, training, and… more Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Jermilova, Una, Thesis advisor (ths): Hintelmann, Holger, Thesis advisor (ths): Kirk, Jane L, Degree committee member (dgc): Hintelmann, Holger, Degree committee member (dgc): Kirk, Jane L, Degree committee member (dgc): Landis, Wayne, Degree committee member (dgc): Buell, Mary-Claire, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>A significant portion (15-20%) of mercury (Hg) in the Arctic Ocean is believed to originate from Arctic rivers, such as the Mackenzie River watershed in the NWT. Recent (2005- 2020) Hg monitoring data of freshwater and fish tissue and environmental model outputs were compiled and used to develop a Bayesian Network Relative Risk model (BN-RRM), a probabilistic model capable of analyzing… more Full Text: BAYESIAN NETWORK MODEL OF MERCURY EXPOSURE TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS OF THE MACKENZIE WATERSHED A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Extensive research has gone into measuring changes to the carbon storage capacity of Arctic terrestrial environments as well as large water bodies in order to determine a carbon budget for many regions across the Arctic. Inland Arctic waters such as small lakes and ponds are often excluded from these carbon budgets, however a handful of studies have demonstrated that they can often be… more Full Text: CO2 dynamics of tundra ponds in the lowArctic, Northwest Territories, Canada A Thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …
