Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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A collaborative ecotoxicological risk assessment of in-place pollutants in Owen Sound Bay, Lake Huron within the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory

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Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Buell, Mary Claire Claire, Thesis advisor (ths): Metcalfe, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Gueguen, Celine, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Owen Sound Bay, which is located within the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation (SON), is contaminated as a result of historical industrial and shipping activity. Gross contamination of the sediments in the inner part of the Bay (i.e., Owen Sound Harbour) includes high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and other organic compounds, as well as metals… more
Full Text: A collaborative ecotoxicological risk assessment of in-place pollutants in Owen Sound Bay, Lake Huron within the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the …

Assessing Measured and Perceived Risks to Drinking Water Sources: Comparative Case Studies in Small, Rural Communities

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Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Serville-Tertullien, Marsha Dawn Helena, Thesis advisor (ths): Metcalfe, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Whillans, Tom, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Microcontaminants originating from wastewater effluent and run-off from agricultural lands may be present in the sources of drinking water for rural and Indigenous communities in mixed-use watersheds. In this study, a convergent parallel mixed-methods design was applied to assess measured and perceived risks of contamination in the sources of drinking water for two communities; the Six… more
Full Text: ASSESSING MEASURED AND PERCEIVED RISKS TO DRINKING WATER SOURCES: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDIES IN SMALL, RURAL COMMUNITIES A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of …

Protecting Sources of Drinking Water for the M'Chigeeng First Nation, Manioulin Island, Ontario

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Year: 2018, 2018
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Herman, Richard, Thesis advisor (ths): Metcalfe, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Gueguen, Celine, Degree committee member (dgc): Furgal, Chris, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The potential impacts of domestic wastewater (DWW) on the source of drinking water for the M'Chigeeng First Nation were monitored as part of the development of a Source Water Protection plan. During a period of continuous overflow of the Gaaming Wastewater Lagoon serving the community, the chemical tracers, caffeine and sucralose were tracked in West Bay with Passive Organic… more
Full Text: PROTECTING SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER FOR THE M’CHIGEENG FIRST NATION, MANITOULIN ISLAND, ONTARIO 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 …

Mixed methods approaches in marine mammal science: a case study of the bowhead whale distribution patterns and feeding ecology in the eastern Canadian Arctic (Nunavik)

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Gelinas, Veronique, Thesis advisor (ths): Furgal, Chris, Degree committee member (dgc): Hammill, Mike, Degree committee member (dgc): Hickie, Brendan, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis explored the contribution of mixed methods approaches to marine mammal science through the use of concurrent and sequential designs to study distribution and feeding ecology of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Arctic region of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. The study combines Inuit knowledge (IK), collected through semi-directed interviews with Inuit harvesters, and… more
Full Text: MIXED METHODS APPROACHES IN MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE: A CASE STUDY OF THE BOWHEAD WHALE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND FEEDING ECOLOGY IN THE EASTERN CANADIAN ARCTIC (NUNAVIK) A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …