Browsing Theses by Subject "greenhouse gas"
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Development of Optimal Energy Infrastructures for the Oil Sands Industry in a CO₂-constrained World
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)Western Canadian bitumen is becoming a predominant source of energy for North American markets. The bitumen extraction and upgrading processes in the oil sands industry require vast quantities of energy, in the form of ... -
The effect of biochar amendment on the health, greenhouse gas emission, and climate change resilience of soil in a temperate agroecosystem
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-26)Biochar has been a successful soil amendment in tropical agriculture for thousands of years. Biochar’s intrinsic chemical and physical properties benefit agriculture in terms of soil health, environmental pollution, and ... -
Methane Dynamics in a Southern Ontario Calcareous Fen
(University of Waterloo, 2020-08-07)Peatlands are important ecosystems that are pivotal for the global carbon budget. They have the ability to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it within peat, which has very slow decomposition rates. Peatlands ... -
Nitrous oxide dynamics in a riparian wetland of an agricultural catchment in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2009-04-28)Riparian zones (RZ) are known to act as buffers, reducing the transfer of potentially harmful nutrients from agricultural fields to surface water bodies. However, many of the same processes in the subsurface that help to ... -
Nitrous Oxide Production in the Grand River, Ontario, Canada: New Insights from Stable Isotope Analysis of Dissolved Nitrous Oxide
(University of Waterloo, 2008-10-07)Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is a powerful greenhouse gas, and its atmospheric concentration is increasing dramatically. N₂O is produced through the microbially-mediated processes of nitrification and denitrification. Since these ...