August 10, 2020
Yang’s study investigating how elevation along the Eastern Tibetan Plateau (and therefore climate) influences the kinetics of NER formation of PAHs in soil has just been published in Environmental Pollution.
Kinetics of formation of non-extractable residues of PAHs in soil varies with elevation
Measuring mercury isotopes in the atmosphere
August 2, 2020
Natalie from the Bergquist group demonstrated that our passive air sampler is well suited to record the isotopic composition of gaseous elemental mercury in the atmosphere. Read about it in an ES&T paper.
Quantifying Biomagnification Capability Non-Invasively
May 3, 2020
Laika was the first dog in space. Koda is the first dog to have its biomagnification capability tested – twice! Read up about it in Yuhao’s paper that has just been accepted by ES&T.
Group went out for end-of-year dinner
December 18, 2019
Just before the holiday break, the research group got together for a dinner.
Faqiang back from field trip in Quebec
December 6, 2019
Faqiang just returned from a week of deploying passive air samplers along the South shore of the Saint Lawrence Estuary.
Li’s paper on modelling human exposure to PBDEs accepted in ES&T
December 1, 2019
In a study modelling aggregate human exposure to brominated flame retardants via both near- and far-field pathways, we managed to find a plausible explanation for faster declining levels in infants compared to adults. Indoor emissions and therefore near-field exposures decline faster than outdoor emissions and the resulting food contamination.
Wania group alumni get-together
November 9, 2019
Using the opportunity of the SETAC meeting, former students and postdocs from the group (some coming from Norway, UK, China, and the US) met for a dinner at Pearl.
Sivani recognized for best poster presentation by a doctoral student
November 9, 2019
At the SETAC Toronto meeting Sivani won the award for best poster presentation by a PhD student. Congratulations!
SETAC at home: The 40th Annual Meeting in Toronto
November 9, 2019
Five days of the SETAC North America meeting just wrapped up at the Toronto Convention Centre: It was a busy week with Tife, Sivani, Yuhao, Zhizhen, Yang, Alessandro and Li all giving talks or presenting posters.
Modelling aggregate exposure to hypothetical chemical property combinations
September 9, 2019
Even if a chemical is only used indoors, the outdoor environment (food!) may still contribute more to human exposure. Read more in Li’s most recent paper in ES&T.