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\n Past Thesis Projects\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Undergraduate 4th Year Thesis Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Honours Research Project is a key component of the fourth year of the program and provides the opportunity to do original research in Environmental Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Characterizing the Alvars of the Stony Swamp Conservation Area, Ottawa, ON<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Development of a national fish passage inventory for Canada: Rationale, Approach, Utility, and Potential Applicability to other regions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Is the Beaufort shelf of value to a foraging gray whale?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Biological effectiveness of an inexpensive nature-like bypass for passage of warmwater fish in a small Ontario stream<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • “Airing on the side of Caution\u201d: Linking the Physiological Status of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)With Behaviour and Fate Following Catch-and Release Angling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • White Spruce Establishment and Regeneration in the Mackenzue Delta Region, NWT<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Do Body Size and Fecundity Predict the size of a Landscape?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The effect of shoreline recreation angling activities on aquatics and riparian habitat within an urban environment: implications for conservation and management<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Movement Patterns of Downstream Migrating Eels near hydroelectric dams in the lac des chats stretch of the Ottawa River<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Understanding the consequences of lost or discarded soft plastic lures on fish and aquatic ecosystems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Role of predators and post release predation of the fate of animals discarded by commercial and recreational fisheries<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Does the provision of basking platforms assist the recovery of the turtles captured as bycatch in a ryke net fishery? An evaluation using blood physiology and a reflex impairment index<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The influence of hook size and style on the survival of\u00a0\u00a0bluegill when the line is cut for deeply hooked fish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Air, Water and Soil Pollution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Evaluating the effects of Noise disturbance from recreational boating activities on the cardiovascular physiology of largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Effect of agricultural land-use on the water quality of the Bonnechere River Watershed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Chemistry and toxicology of nitric oxide, nitrogen oxide and ozone and their impacts on the health of the population in Ottawa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Environmental Monitoring and Assessment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • The effect of temperature and moisture on carbon and nitrogen mineralization in permafrost affected peat soil from Norman Wells, NWT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • James Lake and Northland Pyrite Mine Site Re-Assessment: An analysis of Benthic Sediments and Water Chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Heavy metal accumulation in the common cuttlefish (Sepia Officinalis) and environmental science in a developing country<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A preliminary environmental assessment of a parcel of land located in ottwa, Ontario, owned by Carleton University, to initiate research into its possible uses for pedagogical purposes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The influence of fluctuating ramping rates on aquatic invertebrate feeding fish species on boreal rivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Mercury concentrations in the eggs of four Canadian Arctic-Breeding Shorebirds show no relationship to their population status<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Stable Isotope Analysis of Water Seepage in the O-train Tunnel, Ottawa, Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Urbanization\u2019s hydrological impact on local rivers in Ottawa, Ontario Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • The impact of white-tailed deer (Odocoileu Virginianus) on herbaceous Understorey Vegetation in Murphy\u2019s Point Provincial Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Early Succession on Tailing Sites in Cobalt, Ontario<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • A 2900-Year record of forest fire history from macroscopic charcoal preserved in lake sediment, Southern Yukon Territory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Characterization of Field DNAPL from a Contaminated Site in Ottawa, ON<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Is nutritional condition in the fall correlated with over wintering activity of wild largemouth bass, Micropterus Salmoides?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Climate and Atmospheric Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Climate change and its Relation to Carbon Dioxide<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Evidence and Impacts of Climate Warming in Arctic Regions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The urban heat island in the city of Ottawa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Northern Circumpolar communities managing and responding to Climate Change in the arctic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Analysis of long-term carbon accumulation in an arctic fen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The Paleolimnology of Haynes Lake, Ontario: Tracking land-use and climate changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Climate growth response of Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum) and Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) Trees in Gatineau Park, Quebec<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • The Climatic Signal preserved in early and latewood ring width of Jack Pine (Pinus Banksiana) in Yellowknife, NWT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Water Science<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • Determination of Free Nickel Ion in water by Ion-Exchange Technique<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The camoebians (Arcellaceans) as indicators of Land-Use change in Teapot Lake, Brampton, Ontario<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • A comparision of freshwater fish communities in three watersheds of the Lake Huron drainage basin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Is evaporation a viable technique for sufficiently concentrating Pb and Zn in waters to enable isotpe analyses:\u00a0\u00a0a test using Bog waters from McIlevena Bay Mining Site<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Hydrogeological characterization of a glaciofluvial aquifer near Joe\u2019s Lake in Lavant Township, Ontario<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Thecanoebians (arcelleceae) as low pH indicators in a pyrite mining contaminated lake, Northeastern Ontario<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Energy and Mineral Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            • Volcanology and geochemistry of Soda Lakes Maar Volcanoes, Fallon Nevada<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Characterization of the groundwater Geochemical Signature of Rock Formation in the Lachute and Laval Regions, QC. Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • History and Statistical Analysis of Gasoline Prices<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Identification of the Cavern Thermal Energy Storage Potential in Cobalt, Ontario<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Potential of the Stellarton Basic for the Application of Cavern Thermal Energy Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Hydrogeological analysis of the Central mineralized zone of the Yava Deposit, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • The Biometeorology of an Oilsands reclamation site, Fort McMurray, Alberta<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Biofuel powered micro cogeneration: Is it a suitable means of household energy production in Canada?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Wind speed trends and implications for wind power potential in the southern Canadian provinces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Agroecossytems and Food Security<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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              • Host Plant Recognition of the Lily Leaf Beetle Lilioceris Lilli<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Potential Application of Molecular Imprinting Technology for Online Micro-Solid Phase extraction of Four Estrogenic<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Compounds Through Analysis by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Assessing DNA damage in Frogs Inhabiting Agricultural Areas of Southwestern Ontario, Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • One Potato, Two Potato: A comparative Energetics Lifecycle analysis of frozen and homemade french fries<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The Effects of the Fungicide Azoxystrobin on Four Non-Crop Terrestrial Plant Species<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Effects of Residue Input on the Microbial Activity in Tilled and No-Till Soils<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The response of moss carbon dioxide exchange to fertilizer treatments in a drought year<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • The relationship between weeds and arthropods in conventional crop field in Eastern Ontario<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Conparison of tractor fuel consumption with different biodiesel blends<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Assessing the reliability of Farmers\u2019 Perceptions of Crop Loss to Estimate White-Tailed Ddeer (odocoileus Virginianus) Densities in Lanark County<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Effect of organics and inorganic dispersant on rheological behaviour of Champlain sea clay at different range of pore water salinities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Undergraduate 4th Year Thesis Projects The Honours Research Project is a key component of the fourth year of the program and provides the opportunity to do original research in Environmental Science. Conservation Science Air, Water and Soil Pollution Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Climate and Atmospheric Research Water Science Energy and Mineral Resources Agroecossytems and Food Security<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":149,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[32],"class_list":["post-198","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-general"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions\/199"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/environmentalscience\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}