Our laboratory is dedicated to advancing environmental risk assessment through innovative toxicological research and ecosystem-level monitoring. We investigate how emerging contaminants—such as microplastics, 6PPD-quinone, and industrial effluents—move through and impact critical freshwater ecosystems, fish, and wildlife. By developing next-generation evaluation methods, we help predict and mitigate the impacts of human and environmental stressors on the natural world.
Optimization, evaluation, and application of in vitro methods to study biotransformation of organic chemicals in birds
Funded by: Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI)
Next-generation xenometabolomics to advance risk assessment of complex mixtures of environmental chemicals
Funded by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Discovery Grants Program
Revolutionizing the tracking of microplastics: Novel DNA-labelled plastics for environmental and toxicological studies
Funded by: New Frontiers in Research Fund (Exploration Stream)
Environmental impacts of complex effluent release to a model prairie aquatic network
Funded by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Alliance Grants Program & Cargill
Chemical identification, novel material development, and treatment design to remove persistent pollutants from stormwater ponds
Funded by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Alliance Grants Program & Mitacs & City of Saskatoon
Impact of forest fire runoff on water quality in critical salmon-bearing ecosystems
Funded by: Canada Water Agency
Chemical uptake, exposure routes, and risk evaluation of the novel tire-derived toxicant 6PPD-quinone
Funded by: Government of Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Multi-trophic eDNA and production analysis and profiling of Saskatoon stormwater retention ponds
Funded by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council CREATE in Water Health
Assessing the diets of fishes in winter to understand contaminant exposure in the North Saskatchewan River
Funded by: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environmental Damages Fund
Ecosystem level assessment of the fate and effects of quaternary ammonium compounds in fresh waters
Funded by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Alliance Grants Program & Mitacs & IISD Experimental Lakes Area