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Application of the Target Lipid Model and Passive Samplers to Characterize the Toxicity of Bioavailable Organics in Oil Sands Process-Affected Water by Redman, A. D, Parkerton, T. F, Butler, J. D, Letinski, D. J, Frank, R. A, Hewitt, L. M, Bartlett, A. J, Gillis, P. L, Marentette, J. R, Parrott, J. L, Hughes, S. A, Guest, R, Bekele, A, Zhang, K, Morandi, G, Wiseman, S, Giesy, J. P

“…Oil sand operations in Alberta, Canada will eventually include returning treated process-affected waters to the environment. Organic constituents in oil sand…”
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Tetrahymena glochidiophila n. sp., a new species of Tetrahymena (Ciliophora) that causes mortality to glochidia larvae of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia) by Lynn, D H, Doerder, F P, Gillis, P L, Prosser, R S

“…A ciliate protozoan was discovered whose presence coincided with a rapid decrease in the viability (i.e. ability to close valves) of glochidia of the…”
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Bioaccumulation of sediment-associated substituted phenylamine antioxidants in Tubifex tubifex and Lampsilis siliquoidea by Prosser, R. S., Gillis, P. L., Milani, D., Holman, E. A. M., Ikert, H., Schissler, D., Toito, J., Palabrica, V., Parrott, J. L., Bartlett, A. J., Balakrishnan, V. K.

“…Substituted phenylamine antioxidants (SPAs) are additives in a variety of commercial polymers (e.g., lubricants, plastics, etc.). Based on their…”
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Daphnia need to be gut-cleared too: the effect of exposure to and ingestion of metal-contaminated sediment on the gut-clearance patterns of D. magna by Gillis, P.L., Chow-Fraser, P., Ranville, J.F., Ross, P.E., Wood, C.M.

“…The presence of sediment particles in the gut indicated that Daphnia magna used in whole-sediment bioassays ingest sediment. If gut contents are not removed…”
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Trophic transfer of Cd from larval chironomids ( Chironomus riparius) exposed via sediment or waterborne routes, to zebrafish ( Danio rerio): Tissue-specific and subcellular comparisons by Béchard, K.M., Gillis, P.L., Wood, C.M.

“…Zebrafish were fed chironomid larvae (8% wet weight daily ration) for 7 days, followed by 3 days of gut clearance in a static-renewal system. Regardless of…”
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Acute Toxicity of Waterborne Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn to First-Instar Chironomus riparius Larvae by Béchard, K. M, Gillis, P. L, Wood, C. M

“…The acute toxicities of waterborne Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, and Zn were determined in the first-instar larvae (generally considered to be the most sensitive) of…”
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Bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the unionid mussel Lasmigona costata in a river receiving wastewater effluent by de Solla, S.R., Gilroy, È.A.M., Klinck, J.S., King, L.E., McInnis, R., Struger, J., Backus, S.M., Gillis, P.L.

“…Freshwater mussels are frequently found in rivers receiving effluent from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), and there is strong evidence that poor water…”
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Assessing the toxicity and risk of salt-impacted winter road runoff to the early life stages of freshwater mussels in the Canadian province of Ontario by Prosser, R.S., Rochfort, Q., McInnis, R., Exall, K., Gillis, P.L.

“…In temperate urbanized areas where road salting is used for winter road maintenance, the level of chloride in surface waters has been increasing. While a…”
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The toxicity of organic fractions from aged oil sands process-affected water to aquatic species by Bauer, Anthony E., Hewitt, L.M., Parrott, J.L., Bartlett, A.J., Gillis, P.L., Deeth, L.E., Rudy, M.D., Vanderveen, R., Brown, L., Campbell, S.D., Rodrigues, M.R., Farwell, A.J., Dixon, D.G., Frank, R.A.

“…The process of surface mining and extracting bitumen from oil sand produces large quantities of tailings and oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). The…”
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Sensitivity of the early-life stages of freshwater mollusks to neonicotinoid and butenolide insecticides by Prosser, R.S., de Solla, S.R., Holman, E.A.M., Osborne, R., Robinson, S.A., Bartlett, A.J., Maisonneuve, F.J., Gillis, P.L.

“…Neonicotinoid insecticides can be transported from agricultural fields, where they are used as foliar sprays or seed treatments, to surface waters by surface…”
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Bioaccumulation of sediment-associated dinonylnaphthalene sulfonates in the freshwater mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea and oligochaete Tubifex tubifex by Matten, K.J., Gillis, P.L., Milani, D., Parrott, J.L., Bartlett, A.J., Toito, J., Balakrishnan, V.K., Prosser, R.S.

“…Naphthalene sulfonic acids (NSAs) are used primarily as additives in a wide range of industrial products (e.g., rubber materials, coatings, sealants, fuels,…”
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Meltwater from snow contaminated by oil sands emissions is toxic to larval fish, but not spring river water by Parrott, J.L., Marentette, J.R., Hewitt, L.M., McMaster, M.E., Gillis, P.L., Norwood, W.P., Kirk, J.L., Peru, K.M., Headley, J.V., Wang, Z., Yang, C., Frank, R.A.

“…To assess the toxicity of winter-time atmospheric deposition in the oil sands mining area of Northern Alberta, embryo-larval fathead minnow (Pimephales…”
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Toxicity of dinonylnaphthalene sulfonates to Pimephales promelas and epibenthic invertebrates by Matten, K.J., Parrott, J.L., Bartlett, A.J., Gillis, P.L., Milani, D., Toito, J., Balakrishnan, V.K., Prosser, R.S.

“…Dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acids (NSAs) are high production volume chemicals that are used primarily as additives in a wide range of industrial products…”
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The influence of organic carbon on the toxicity of sediment-associated dinonylnaphthalene sulfonic acids to the benthic invertebrates Tubifex tubifex and Hyalella azteca by Matten, K.J., Bartlett, A.J., Milani, D., Gillis, P.L., Parrott, J.L., Toito, J., Balakrishnan, V.K., Prosser, R.S.

“…Naphthalene sulfonic acids (NSAs) are used extensively in industrial applications as dispersants in dyes, rubbers, and pesticides, and as anti-corrosive agents…”
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Effect of substituted phenylamine antioxidants on three life stages of the freshwater mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea by Prosser, R.S., Gillis, P.L., Holman, E.A.M., Schissler, D., Ikert, H., Toito, J., Gilroy, E., Campbell, S., Bartlett, A.J., Milani, D., Parrott, J.L., Balakrishnan, V.K.

“…Substituted phenylamines (SPAs) are incorporated into a variety of consumer products (e.g., polymers, lubricants) in order to increase the lifespan of the…”
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Bioavailability of sediment-associated Cu and Zn to Daphnia magna by Gillis, P.L., Wood, C.M., Ranville, J.F., Chow-Fraser, P.

“…Exposures to mining-impacted, field-collected sediment (Clear Creek, CO, USA) contaminated with Cu (2.4 mg/g) and Zn (5.2 mg/g) were acutely toxic to juvenile…”
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The facultatively parasitic ciliated protozoan, Tetrahymena glochidiophila (Lynn, 2018), causes a reduction in viability of freshwater mussel glochidia by Prosser, R.S., Lynn, D.H., Salerno, J., Bennett, J., Gillis, P.L.

“…[Display omitted] •Newly characterized species of ciliate from genus Tetrahymena.•Tetrahymena glochidiophila causes reduction in viability of mussel…”
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Variation in the toxicity of sediment-associated substituted phenylamine antioxidants to an epibenthic (Hyalella azteca) and endobenthic (Tubifex tubifex) invertebrate by Prosser, R.S., Bartlett, A.J., Milani, D., Holman, E.A.M., Ikert, H., Schissler, D., Toito, J., Parrott, J.L., Gillis, P.L., Balakrishnan, V.K.

“…Substituted phenylamine antioxidants (SPAs) are produced in relatively high volumes and used in a range of applications (e.g., rubber, polyurethane); however,…”
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Sensitivity of larval and juvenile freshwater mussels (unionidae) to ammonia, chloride, copper, potassium, and selected binary chemical mixtures by Salerno, J., Gillis, P.L., Khan, H., Burton, E., Deeth, L.E., Bennett, C.J., Sibley, P.K., Prosser, R.S.

“…In aquatic environments, organisms such as freshwater mussels are likely exposed to complex contaminant mixtures related to industrial, agricultural, and urban…”
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Successful use of intravenous immunoglobulins in Landau-Kleffner syndrome by Lagae, Lieven G., Silberstein, Jon, Gillis, Phillippe L., Casaer, Paul J.

“…A detailed history of a boy with Landau-Kleffner syndrome is presented, demonstrating a close relationship between language functioning and paroxysmal…”
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