Research Activities

Aquatic Ecosystems Theme

Current Research Projects | Project Archive: 2007, 2006
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A1  Dr. Greg Pyle (P.I.), gpyle@lakeheadu.ca
Department of Biology, Lakehead University

Dr. Christopher Wood (P.I.), woodcm@mcmaster.ca
Department of Biology, McMaster University

Generation and Field-Validation of Chronic Biotic Ligand Models for Fish

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Collaborators
Dr. Patrice Couture (Co-Inv.), Patrice_couture@inrs-ete.uquebec.ca
INRS-ETE
Dr. Jim McGeer (Co-Inv.), jmcgeer@wlu.ca
Department of Biology Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Michael Wilkie (Co-Inv.), mwilkie@wlu.ca
Department of Biology Wilfred Laurier University

A2  Dr. Michael Wilkie (P.I.), mwilkie@wlu.ca
Department of Biology, Wilfred Laurier University

Multiple metal interactions with fish gills and organic matter

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Collaborators
Dr. Uwe Borgmann (Co-Inv.), uwe.borgmann@ec.gc.ca
Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division Environment Canada
Dr D.G. Dixon (Co-Inv.), dgdixon@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca
Biology Department University of Waterloo
Dr. Jim McGeer (Co-Inv.), jmcgeer@wlu.ca
Department of Biology Wilfrid Laurier University
Dr. Scott Smith (Co-Inv.), ssmith@wlu.ca
Department of Chemistry Wilfred Laurier University

A4  Dr D.G. Dixon (P.I.), dgdixon@sciborg.uwaterloo.ca
Biology Department, University of Waterloo

Environmental risk assessment of metals in water and sediment: Importance of dietary uptake and water sediment interactions to Hyalella azteca.

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Collaborators
Dr. Uwe Borgmann (Co-Inv.), uwe.borgmann@ec.gc.ca
Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division Environment Canada

A5  Dr. Landis Hare (P.I.), landis@ete.inrs.ca
INRS-ETE

Metal transfer along aquatic food chains

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Collaborators
Dr. Peter Campbell (Co-Inv.), peter.campbell@ete.inrs.ca
INRS-Eau
Dr. Patrice Couture (Co-Inv.), Patrice_couture@inrs-ete.uquebec.ca
INRS-ETE
Dr. Claude Fortin (Co-Inv.), Claude.fortin@ete.inrs.ca
INRS-ETE

A6  Dr. Alice Hontela (P.I.), alice.hontela@uleth.ca
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge

Impact of selenium on the aquatic biota in the prairie ecosystems

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Collaborators
Dr. Vince Palace (Co-Inv.), palacev@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Department of Fisheries & Oceans Freshwater Institute
Dr. Joseph Rasmussen (Co-Inv.), joseph.rasmussen@uleth.ca
Department of Biological Sciences University of Lethbridge
Dr. Feiyue Wang (Co-Inv.), wangf@ms.umanitoba.ca
Department of Environment & Geography University of Manitoba

A7  Dr. Scott Petrie (P.I.), spetrie@bsc-eoc.org
Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario

Food-chain transfer and effects of selenium in waterfowl

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Collaborators
Dr. Shannon Badzinski (Co-Inv.), sbadzinski@bsc-eoc.org
Long Point Waterfowl & Wetlands Research Fund Bird Studies Canada
Dr. Nelson Belzile (Co-Inv.), nbelzile@laurentienne.ca
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Laurentian University
Dr. Yu-Wei Chen (Co-Inv.), ychen@nickel.laurentian.ca
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Laurentian University

A8  Dr. Jim McGeer (P.I.), jmcgeer@wlu.ca
Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University

The applicability of Biotic Ligand and Critical Residue Approaches to Canadian Shield conditions

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Collaborators
Dr. Scott Smith (Co-Inv.), ssmith@wlu.ca
Department of Chemistry Wilfred Laurier University
Bernard Vigneault (Co-Inv.), bvigneau@nrcan.gc.ca
Dr. Michael Wilkie (Co-Inv.), mwilkie@wlu.ca
Department of Biology Wilfred Laurier University

A9  Kevin Wilkinson (P.I.), kj.wilkinson@umontreal.ca
Département de chimie / Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal / University of Montreal

Is the Biotic Ligand Model an appropriate model for multiple metal stressors?

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Collaborators
Dr. Peter Campbell (Co-Inv.), peter.campbell@ete.inrs.ca
INRS-Eau