Project description
The project is a comparative study of the sediment regime of Mill Creek, a tributary of the Richibouctou River. This stream has been used by peat producers to discharge drainage water from the mined portion of the St-Charles peatland in southeastern New Brunswick (Canada). Drainage water from mined peatland is often sediment-laden with a high proportion of peat, which is organic and has a low density. Measurements of turbidity, sediment deposition, water level and flow will be taken over one or two seasons. Suspended solids concentrations and sediment deposition rates will be compared with those taken over twenty years ago, to assess the progression or regression of conditions over this period.
Start date
Winter or Spring 2025
Research supervision
André St-Hilaire, INRS professor
Study program
MSc in Water Science (program details in French only), Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre, INRS
Funding
This project is conditional on obtaining a MITACS fellowship. All INRS students receive financial aid (more info).
Required qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in water engineering, civil engineering, engineering physics or biology/ecology.
How to apply
Please use the form below to send your application including the following documents in PDF: 1) presentation letter, 2) resume (CV); 3) copy of university transcripts.