Browsing University of Waterloo by Type "Conference Poster"
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Advancing groundwater vulnerability assessment in the Yukon and Northwest Territories
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Reliance on groundwater for drinking water supplies varies across the Yukon and Northwest Territories (NWT), with usage of up to 97% in Yukon and 5% in NWT. Groundwater vulnerability assessments, which review water quality ... -
Breaking Down Barriers: Examining the Accessibility of Global Water Futures Research
(University of Waterloo, 2023)The Global Water Futures program (GWF) was granted $77.8 million by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund to conduct research on the forecasting and management of water futures in Canada as part of an effort to combat ... -
Carbon Budget of an Urban Stormwater Pond: Importance of Riparian Vegetation
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Stormwater ponds (SWPs) within urban areas are rapidly growing as a runoff and nutrient control measure and act as reactive zones for carbon and nutrient cycling. While SWPs are known to emit significant amounts of carbon ... -
Changes in Lake Phosphorus Loading and Cycling Accompanying the Transition from Agricultural to Urban Land Use in a Watershed of the Greater Toronto Area
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-05)Agricultural intensification and urbanization alter biogeochemical cycling and substantially increase the export of nutrients, including phosphorus (P), to downstream lake ecosystems. Here, we reconstruct the post-1920 ... -
Charting the course: Developing a roadmap of research priorities in the Canadian RDM landscape
(2019)Launched in 2015, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Portage Network is dedicated to the shared stewardship of research data in Canada through developing a national research data culture, fostering a ... -
Cost-effectiveness of wetlands as a nature-based solution to buffer phosphorus in Canadian landscapes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-17)The tradeoff between environmental services of wetlands and alternative land uses is well-documented, but this literature is not well-integrated. We review four decades of Canadian literature on the role of wetlands in ... -
The dependence of evaporative efficiency of vegetated surfaces on ground cover weight fractions in mesic ecosystems
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Bare soil evaporation has been studied extensively, but less is certain regarding how site-specific features, especially the overstory tree canopy and ground covers, mediate evaporation processes. Inspired by recent advances ... -
Direct Wastewater Treatment Plant Inputs of Microplastics to the Laurentian Great Lakes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Whilst wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have an inadvertent high microplastics retention capacity (typically >70%), they are also an important point source of pollutants to aquatic environments. This allows WWTPs to ... -
The effect of soil moisture and oxygen content on naphthalene biodegradation
(Global Water Futures, 2023-05-15)Petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) contamination of soil and groundwater is a serious threat to ecosystems and natural resources worldwide. Biodegradation is a key process contributing to the natural attenuation and remediation ... -
The Effects of Winter Pulsed Warming and Snowmelt on Nitrogen Cycling in Agricultural Soils: A Lysimeter Study
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)In cold regions, climate change is expected to result in warmer winter temperatures and increased temperature variability. Coupled with changing precipitation regimes, these changes can decrease soil insulation by reducing ... -
Empirical Valuation of Watershed Services: A Spatial Instrumental Variable Regression Model of Treatment Plants in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-14)We investigate the impact of forest cover on drinking water treatment costs in Canada using the 2015 Survey of Drinking Water Plants (SDWP). We estimate proportion of forest, urban, and agricultural land cover in the sub-sub ... -
Evaluating the Current State of Findability and Accessibility of Microplastics Data
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-16)The rapid growth in microplastic pollution research is influencing funding priorities, environmental policy, and public perceptions of risks to water quality and environmental and human health. Ensuring that environmental ... -
The Evolving Role of Liaison Librarians: Supporting Researchers in the Systematic Review Process
(2014-06-16)From the summer of 2013 to early 2014, four University of Waterloo librarians surveyed Health Sciences faculty and PhD students to gather data on their current and future systematic review work. Data provided insight into ... -
Field validation of DNA-based biosensor for rapid detection of ultra-trace mercury(II) in natural waters
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Mercury (Hg) remains a significant pollutant of global concern. In particular, contamination of surface water and groundwater by Hg poses severe threats, unrecognized in many cases, to the drinking water safety of numerous, ... -
From the ground up: Building a roadmap of research priorities for a national research data management community
(2019-05)Launched in 2015, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Portage Network is dedicated to the shared stewardship of research data in Canada through fostering national communities of practice for research data, ... -
Global trends in timing and rates of chlorophyll-a increase in cold-temperate and temperate lakes
(Geochemical Society, 2022-07-11)Lakes are key ecosystems within the global biogeosphere. However, the environmental controls on the biological productivity of lakes – including surface temperature, ice phenology, nutrient loads, and mixing regime – are ... -
GlobalReservoirModel V1.0 A new global reservoir modeling database
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)With increasing of population and socioeconomic development during the last decades, global constructions of dams and reservoirs have surged in diverse applications, such as flood control, and hydropower generation etc. ... -
How Does Moss Resist Evaporation? Towards Elucidating Site-Specific Influences on Sphagnum Moss Resistance
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-16)While multiple approaches to exist to quantify plant resistance to evaporation, these methods assume that the vegetation is vascular despite many ecosystems, such as peatlands, dominated by a surface cover of mosses. Mosses ... -
How Two Librarians Became Co-instructors For a First Year Course
(2015-01-30)In Spring 2014, two librarians co-instructed an undergraduate Pharmacy course at the University of Waterloo. Providing students with the skills to access medical/drug information, this course gave students the skills to ... -
If we Build it, Will they Come?: Considerations for the Creation and Maintenance of Local Learning Object Repositories
(University of Waterloo Library, 2023-03-30)Over the past few years, libraries and institutions of higher education have created a significant quantity of digital learning content. From this wealth of instructional materials has come the need to consider the sustainable ...