Publications

TitleJournalResearcher(s)Publication Date
Do micro- and nanometre-sized plastics nucleate ice?AMS 2023Teresa M. Seifried, Matthew Kowal, Ed Grant2023
Multiple Anthropogenic Stressors in the Galápagos Islands’ Social-Ecological System: A review of the interactions of marine pollution, fishing pressure and climate change with management recommendations.Integrated Environmental Assessment and ManagementJuan José Alava, Karly McMullen2022
Assessing size-based exposure to microplastic particles and ingestion pathways in zooplankton and herring in a coastal pelagic ecosystem of British Columbia, CanadaMarine Ecology Progress SeriesJuan José Alava, Matthew Kowal, Ed Grant, Brian Hunt2022
Detection of Nanoplastics in Mixed Solutions using Interferometric Scattering MicrocopyThe 16th International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics and Related TechniquesMatthew Kowal, Teresa M. Seifried, Ed Grant2022
Aggregation of microplastic and biogenic particles in upper-ocean turbulence.International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 157, 104253.Mona Rahmani2022
Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suiteEnvironmental toxicology and chemistry, 38(4), 703-711.Natasha Klasios2019
Methods matter: methods for sampling microplastic and other anthropogenic particles and their implications for monitoring and ecological risk assessmentIntegrated environmental assessment and management, 17(1), 282-291Natasha Klasios2021
Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles are prevalent in mussels from San Francisco Bay, and show no correlation with PAHsEnvironmental Pollution, 271, 116260Natasha Klasios2021
Rapid Determination of the Distribution of Cellulose Nanomaterial Aggregates in Composites Enabled by Multi-Channel Spectral Confocal MicroscopyMicroscopy and Microanalysis, 25 (3), 682-689Marcus Johns2019
Employing photoluminescence to rapidly follow aggregation and dispersion of cellulose nanofibrilsAnalyst 145 (14), 4836-4843Marcus Johns2020
Breaking the plastic wave: A comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollutionPEW & SYSTEMIQ Research Report, 2020Ibrahim Issifu2020
Impacts of climate change, overfishing and pollution in fisheries: a risk management and solution policy frameworkOur Fish symposiumIbrahim Issifu, Rashid Sumaila, Juan José Alava2021
Investigating the dynamics of methylmercury bioaccumulation in the Beaufort Sea shelf food web: A modeling perspectiveEnviron. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 24(7), 1010–1025Emma Gillies2022
Bioconcentration of octylphenol in Chlorella vulgarisKorean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure EngineeringJerry Achar2019
Microbubble ozonation of the antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene: degradation kinetics and toxicity reductionThe International Water Association, 11th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference 2019Jerry Achar2019
Toxicokinetic Modelling of Trophic Transfer of Octylphenol between Chlorella vulgaris and Daphnia magnaSociety of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) ConferenceJerry Achar2019
Uncovering ways of reasoning of relevance for the evaluation of chemicals of emerging concernsSociety for Risk AnalysisJerry Achar2021
Modeling of micro/nanobubble stability and treatment in batch reactorsJournal of Environmental EngineeringJerry Achar2020
Microbubble ozonation of the antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene: Degradation kinetics and toxicity reductionEnvironmental Research, 186, 109496Jerry Achar2020
Toxicokinetic modeling of octylphenol bioconcentration in Chlorella vulgaris and its trophic transfer to Daphnia magnaEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 194, 110379Jerry Achar2020
Synergistic interaction between microplastic fragments and benzophenone‐3 additives in bioconcentration and toxicity to Daphnia magnaJournal of Hazardous MaterialsJerry Achar2021
Role of extracellular polymeric substances in leaching and bioconcentration of benzophenone-3 from microplastic fragmentsJournal of Hazardous Materials, 125832Jerry Achar2021
Elevated Temperature Alleviates Benzophenone-3 Toxicity to Daphnia magnaAquatic Toxicology (accepted)Jerry Achar2022
Microplastics and Macroplastic Debris as Potential Physical Vectors of SARS-CoV-2: A Hypothetical Overview with Implications for Public HealthMicroplasticsJuan José Alava2022
Occurrence and size distribution of microplastics in mudflat sediments of the Cowichan/Koksilah Estuary, Canada: A baseline for plastic particles contamination in an anthropogenic-influenced estuaryMarine Pollution BulletinJuan José Alava2021
Modeling the Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification Potential of Microplastics in a Cetacean Foodweb of the Northeastern Pacific: A Prospective Tool to Assess the Risk Exposure to Plastic ParticlesFrontiers in Marine ScienceJuan José Alava2020
A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic PollutionMarine Science and EngineeringIbrahim Issifu, Rashid Sumaila2020
Evaluating Scenarios toward Zero Plastic PollutionScienceRashid Sumaila2020
The Manufacturing of Consensus: A Struggle for Epistemic Authority in Chemical Risk EvaluationEnvironmental Science & PolicyGunilla Öberg2021
Examining the Surface Properties of Waste Printed Circuit Boards Rejects Using Inverse Gas ChromatographyResources, Conservation and RecyclingMaria Holuszko2020
Determination of Loss on Ignition Test Conditions for Nonmetal Fraction from Processed Waste Printed Circuit BoardsResources, Conservation and RecyclingMaria Holuszko2020
Assessing the Applicability of Gravity Separation for Recycling of Non-Metal Fraction from Waste Printed Circuit BoardsAdvanced Sustainable SystemsMaria Holuszko2020
A Spatially Variable Scarcity of Floating Microplastics in the Eastern North Pacific OceanEnvironmental Research LettersBrian Hunt2020
Science, Consensus, and Endocrine‐Disrupting Chemicals: Rethinking Disagreement in Expert DeliberationsIntegrated Environmental Assessment and ManagementGunilla Öberg2021
Application of microbubble for chemical degradation and toxicity reduction of plastic additivesInternational Conference on Appropriate Technology 2018 (ICAT 2018)Jerry Achar2018