Browsing by Subject "plastic"
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ANALYSIS OF PLASTIC DEGRADATION BY THE FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE
(2018-12-19)The present research is focused on the application of Aspergillus oryzae for the degradation of biodegradable plastics and conventional plastics. By addition of inducing agents and altering the initial pH of the culture ... -
EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NOVA SCOTIA: IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING DISPOSAL PRACTICES
(2016-07-20)Progressive waste management directives, such as those in Europe, aim to achieve zero waste to landfill in the coming decades; plastics commonly account for an appreciable fraction of waste sent to landfill. Agricultural ... -
Small Acts of Care Toward Waste, Weeds, and Wastelands: An Arts-Based Method for Decolonizing Settler Releationship with Land and Tending to Livable Futures
(2023-04-04)This thesis develops a way of confronting current ecological and social crises by working to decolonize settler relationship with Indigenous land through arts-based methods of engaging in small acts of care. A settler ...