Elucidating Anthropogenic Impacts On Water Quality Through Spatial Heterogeneity In The Laurentian Great Lakes And The Global Fast Fashion Industry

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dc.contributor.advisorSharma, Sapna
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Kerrice Kesaynoi
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T10:45:21Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T10:45:21Z
dc.date.copyright2024-09-27
dc.date.issued2025-04-10
dc.date.updated2025-04-10T10:45:20Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractFreshwater resources are vital for human survival including for consumption, transportation, and production of goods. We explore the impact of anthropogenic activity on water quality through: 1) the spatial heterogeneity in the northern nearshore regions of the Canadian Great Lakes and 2) the state of fast fashion in the top garment producing countries: China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Turkey, India, and Indonesia. Water quality conditions varied spatially from oligotrophic conditions in Lake Superior to eutrophic conditions with elevated concentrations of nutrients and chlorophyll-a in Lake Erie. Further, we found that policy, sustainability and wastewater are key research areas in the top garment-producing countries. However, there was variation in the number of publications, terminology, knowledge gaps, and barriers that impede more sustainable garment production in the top garment-producing countries. We suggest investments in management and education to protect and use our freshwater resources more sustainably.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42775
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordsFast fashion
dc.subject.keywordsWater quality
dc.subject.keywordsGarment production
dc.subject.keywordsGarment manufacturing
dc.subject.keywordsBarriers
dc.subject.keywordsSustainability
dc.subject.keywordsChlorophyll a
dc.subject.keywordsNutrients
dc.subject.keywordsAreas of concern
dc.subject.keywordsLand cover
dc.subject.keywordsAir temperatures
dc.subject.keywordsGreat Lakes
dc.subject.keywordsSustainable fashion
dc.subject.keywordsSlow fashion
dc.subject.keywordsFreshwater
dc.subject.keywordsLimnology
dc.titleElucidating Anthropogenic Impacts On Water Quality Through Spatial Heterogeneity In The Laurentian Great Lakes And The Global Fast Fashion Industry
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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