Publications

Feature Image Title Journal Researcher(s) Publication Date
Do micro- and nanometre-sized plastics nucleate ice? AMS 2023 Teresa M. Seifried, Matthew Kowal, Ed Grant
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 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 Management Juan José Alava, Karly McMullen
Assessing size-based exposure to microplastic particles and ingestion pathways in zooplankton and herring in a coastal pelagic ecosystem of British Columbia, Canada Marine Ecology Progress Series Juan José Alava, Matthew Kowal, Ed Grant, Brian Hunt
Detection of Nanoplastics in Mixed Solutions using Interferometric Scattering Microcopy The 16th International Conference on Near-Field Optics, Nanophotonics and Related Techniques Matthew Kowal, Teresa M. Seifried, Ed Grant
Aggregation of microplastic and biogenic particles in upper-ocean turbulence. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 157, 104253. Mona Rahmani
Rethinking microplastics as a diverse contaminant suite Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 38(4), 703-711. Natasha Klasios
Methods matter: methods for sampling microplastic and other anthropogenic particles and their implications for monitoring and ecological risk assessment Integrated environmental assessment and management, 17(1), 282-291 Natasha Klasios
Microplastics and other anthropogenic particles are prevalent in mussels from San Francisco Bay, and show no correlation with PAHs Environmental Pollution, 271, 116260 Natasha Klasios
Rapid Determination of the Distribution of Cellulose Nanomaterial Aggregates in Composites Enabled by Multi-Channel Spectral Confocal Microscopy Microscopy and Microanalysis, 25 (3), 682-689 Marcus Johns
Employing photoluminescence to rapidly follow aggregation and dispersion of cellulose nanofibrils Analyst 145 (14), 4836-4843 Marcus Johns
Breaking the plastic wave: A comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollution PEW & SYSTEMIQ Research Report, 2020 Ibrahim Issifu
Impacts of climate change, overfishing and pollution in fisheries: a risk management and solution policy framework Our Fish symposium Ibrahim Issifu, Rashid Sumaila, Juan José Alava
Investigating the dynamics of methylmercury bioaccumulation in the Beaufort Sea shelf food web: A modeling perspective Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 24(7), 1010–1025 Emma Gillies
Bioconcentration of octylphenol in Chlorella vulgaris Korean Society of Ecology and Infrastructure Engineering Jerry Achar
Microbubble ozonation of the antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene: degradation kinetics and toxicity reduction The International Water Association, 11th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference 2019 Jerry Achar
Toxicokinetic Modelling of Trophic Transfer of Octylphenol between Chlorella vulgaris and Daphnia magna Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Conference Jerry Achar
Uncovering ways of reasoning of relevance for the evaluation of chemicals of emerging concerns Society for Risk Analysis Jerry Achar
Modeling of micro/nanobubble stability and treatment in batch reactors Journal of Environmental Engineering Jerry Achar
Microbubble ozonation of the antioxidant butylated hydroxytoluene: Degradation kinetics and toxicity reduction Environmental Research, 186, 109496 Jerry Achar
Toxicokinetic modeling of octylphenol bioconcentration in Chlorella vulgaris and its trophic transfer to Daphnia magna Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 194, 110379 Jerry Achar
Synergistic interaction between microplastic fragments and benzophenone‐3 additives in bioconcentration and toxicity to Daphnia magna Journal of Hazardous Materials Jerry Achar
Role of extracellular polymeric substances in leaching and bioconcentration of benzophenone-3 from microplastic fragments Journal of Hazardous Materials, 125832 Jerry Achar
Elevated Temperature Alleviates Benzophenone-3 Toxicity to Daphnia magna Aquatic Toxicology (accepted) Jerry Achar
flyer Microplastics and Macroplastic Debris as Potential Physical Vectors of SARS-CoV-2: A Hypothetical Overview with Implications for Public Health Microplastics Juan José Alava
Marine Pollution Bulletin 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 estuary Marine Pollution Bulletin Juan José Alava
frontiers ms 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 Particles Frontiers in Marine Science Juan José Alava
jmse A Review of the Production, Recycling and Management of Marine Plastic Pollution Marine Science and Engineering Ibrahim Issifu, Rashid Sumaila
f1 Evaluating Scenarios toward Zero Plastic Pollution Science Rashid Sumaila
Environmental Science & Policy The Manufacturing of Consensus: A Struggle for Epistemic Authority in Chemical Risk Evaluation Environmental Science & Policy Gunilla Öberg
resources conservation and recycling Examining the Surface Properties of Waste Printed Circuit Boards Rejects Using Inverse Gas Chromatography Resources, Conservation and Recycling Maria Holuszko
resources conservation and recycling Determination of Loss on Ignition Test Conditions for Nonmetal Fraction from Processed Waste Printed Circuit Boards Resources, Conservation and Recycling Maria Holuszko
adsu Assessing the Applicability of Gravity Separation for Recycling of Non-Metal Fraction from Waste Printed Circuit Boards Advanced Sustainable Systems Maria Holuszko
erl A Spatially Variable Scarcity of Floating Microplastics in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean Environmental Research Letters Brian Hunt
ieam Science, Consensus, and Endocrine‐Disrupting Chemicals: Rethinking Disagreement in Expert Deliberations Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Gunilla Öberg
Application of microbubble for chemical degradation and toxicity reduction of plastic additives International Conference on Appropriate Technology 2018 (ICAT 2018) Jerry Achar

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