Big Data to Help Keep Fresh Water Clean, Manage Waste and Detect Tsunamis
This article was originally published in the Financial Post by Denise Deveau In the wake of urbanization, climate change and industrialization, big data is driving new ways to resolve old issues in water management. Using sensors to collect data in the field isn't new, but the amount of data, and the speed and frequency of which it is available, as well as the ability to integrate it all together, is providing a breeding ground for regional, national and even global [...]
External Funding Opportunities – September
The Lake Simcoe/ South–eastern Georgian Bay Clean-Up Fund Environment Canada: Ontario Regional Director General's Office Letter of Intent (recommended, but not mandatory): September 26, 2014 Full Application: October 15, 2014 The call for Letters of Intent is issued to fund collaborative projects with the goal of reducing phosphorous inputs into Lake Simcoe and South-eastern Georgian Bay, improve water quality, and conserve critical aquatic habitat and associated species in these waters. All projects must meet the intent of at least one [...]
External Event – Royal Society of Canada Romanski Lecture at UOIT
Event date and time Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 16:30 to 20:00 UOIT is pleased to announce that we will host the Royal Society of Canada's Romanowski Lecture Series in Environmental Science Solutions featuring Dr. John P. Giesy, Professor, University of Saskatchewan. On September 17, Dr. John Giesy will be visiting UOIT to present his lecture Toxicological Evaluation of Perfluorooctane (Pfos) in the Environment: Anatomy of an Environmental Issue. The presentation will take place in room UA1140 in the Science [...]