Browsing Earth and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Honours Theses by Title
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Testing the Silica Leakage Hypothesis
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Thermobarometry of Eclogite from the Nordøyane Ultra-High Pressure Domain, Western Gneiss Region, Norway
(2020-04-15)Partial melting of subducted continental crust at ultra-high pressure (UHP) conditions may facilitate the exhumation of large UHP terranes like the Western Gneiss Region (WGR), Norway. During the Scandian phase of the ... -
THICKNESS AND FACIES VARIATION OF THE CARBONIFEROUS SYDNEY MINES FORMATION IN THE MORIEN SYNCLINE, CAPE BRETON ISLAND
(2001-04-15)Thirty-six drill holes from the Morien Syncline, Cape Breton Island have been analyzed to study the thickness and facies variation of the lower Sydney Mines Formation (Westphalian D). Drill holes are of the Cape Breton ... -
Toward understanding fecal coliform and Escherichia coli distributions in the Annapolis River
(2008-04)The Clean Annapolis River Project (CARP) has identified fecal bacterial contamination as the single greatest threat to water quality in the Annapolis River, located in western Nova Scotia. The intense agriculture and use ... -
URANIUM, RADIUM, AND RADON IN STREAMS, DOMESTIC WELL WATERS, AND SOILS: A GIS ANALYSIS OF GEOLOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL, AND GEOPHYSICAL RELATIONSHIPS
(1999-04-15)Elevated levels of 238Uranium (U) and its daughter products 226Radium (Ra) and 222Radon (Rn) in groundwater, surface water, and soils have the potential of posing health risks. In particular, high levels of radioactive ... -
Urban surface water runoff on Dalhousie University’s Studley campus (Halifax, N.S.)
(2017-03)As an urban environment continues to grow and densify, consequences such as increased surface water runoff become ever more prominent as urban landscapes seal off previously permeable surfaces. Stormwater management ... -
USE OF FORAMINIFERA AND THECAMOEBIANS AS RELIABLE INDICATORS OF MARINE/FRESHWATER TRANSITION ZONES IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA
(2001-04-15)The mangrove environment of Southern Florida is expansive, dominating the much of the southern coastline, including that of the southwestern Everglades. As such, it is a dynamic environment that is constantly readjusting ...