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Localized enrichment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil, spruce needles, and lake sediments linked to in-situ bitumen extraction near Cold Lake, Alberta by Korosi, J.B., Irvine, G., Skierszkan, E.K., Doyle, J.R., Kimpe, L.E., Janvier, J., Blais, J.M.

“…The extraction of bitumen from the Alberta oil sands using in-situ technologies is expanding at a rapid rate; however, investigations into the environmental…”
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Reconstructing a long-term record of microcystins from the analysis of lake sediments by Zastepa, A., Taranu, Z.E., Kimpe, L.E., Blais, J.M., Gregory-Eaves, I., Zurawell, R.W., Pick, F.R.

“…Based on an analysis of sediment cores from Baptiste Lake (Alberta, Canada), we quantified century-scale trends in cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins, and…”
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Cliff-nesting seabirds influence production and sediment chemistry of lakes situated above their colony by Hargan, K.E., Michelutti, N., Coleman, K., Grooms, C., Blais, J.M., Kimpe, L.E., Gilchrist, G., Mallory, M., Smol, J.P.

“…Seabirds that congregate in large numbers during the breeding season concentrate marine-derived nutrients to their terrestrial nesting sites, and these…”
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination and aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist activity of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements: Implications for daily intake of dioxins and PCBs by Bourdon, J.A., Bazinet, T.M., Arnason, T.T., Kimpe, L.E., Blais, J.M., White, P.A.

“…Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) rich oils derived primarily from fish are frequently consumed as supplements. Due to the tendency of persistent…”
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Examining spatial patterns in polycyclic aromatic compounds measured in stream macroinvertebrates near a small subarctic oil and gas operation by Korosi, J. B, Eickmeyer, D. C, Chin, K. S, Palmer, M. J, Kimpe, L. E, Blais, J. M

“…The Cameron River runs through a small, remote petrochemical development in the Cameron Hills (Northwest Territories, Canada). In order to evaluate the…”
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Delivery of pollutants by spawning salmon by Krümmel, E. M., Macdonald, R. W., Kimpe, L. E., Gregory-Eaves, I., Demers, M. J., Smol, J. P., Finney, B., Blais, J. M.

“…Human activities have resulted in the pollution of the global atmosphere and marine regions around the globe. These pollutants can be transported and magnified…”
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Accumulation of persistent organochlorine compounds in mountains of western Canada by Blais, Jules M, Schindler, David W, Muir, Derek C. G, Kimpe, Lynda E, Donald, David B, Rosenberg, Bruno

“…Persistent, semi-volatile organochlorine compounds, including toxic industrial pollutants and agricultural pesticides, are found everywhere on Earth, including…”
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Are fur farms a potential source of persistent organic pollutants or mercury to nearby freshwater ecosystems? by Gregory, B.R.B., Kissinger, J.A., Clarkson, C., Kimpe, L.E., Eickmeyer, D.C., Kurek, J., Smol, J.P., Blais, J.M.

“…Farming of carnivorous animals for pelts potentially contaminates nearby ecosystems because animal feed and waste may contain persistent organic pollutants…”
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Toxicokinetics and bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic compounds in wood frog tadpoles (Lithobates sylvaticus) exposed to Athabasca oil sands sediment by Bilodeau, J.C., Gutierrez Villagomez, J.M., Kimpe, L.E., Thomas, P.J., Pauli, B.D., Trudeau, V.L., Blais, J.M.

“…•We determined the toxicokinetic parameters for PAC accumulation in tadpoles.•Sediment is a major source of PACs to tadpoles.•Alkyl PACs were 10x higher than…”
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Aquatic ecology Delivery of pollutants by spawning salmon by Krümmel, E. M, Macdonald, R. W, Kimpe, L. E, Gregory-Eaves, I, Demers, M. J, Smol, J. P, Finney, B, Blais, J. M

“…Pollutants are widely distributed by the atmosphere and the oceans. Contaminants can also be transported by salmon and amplified through the food chain. Here…”
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Accelerated delivery of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in recent sediments near a large seabird colony in Arctic Canada by Michelutti, Neal, Liu, Huijun, Smol, John P., Kimpe, Lynda E., Keatley, Bronwyn E., Mallory, Mark, Macdonald, Robie W., Douglas, Marianne S.V., Blais, Jules M.

“…Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured in sediment cores from ponds located near a large seabird colony at Cape Vera, Devon Island, Arctic Canada…”
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Historical analysis of salmon-derived polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in lake sediments by Krümmel, Eva M., Scheer, Michael, Gregory-Eaves, Irene, Macdonald, Robie W., Kimpe, Lynda E., Smol, John P., Finney, Bruce, Blais, Jules M.

“…Several recent studies have highlighted the importance of salmon as a means to deliver biomagnifying contaminants to nursery lakes. There is a lack of studies,…”
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Assessment and characterization of polychlorinated biphenyls near a hazardous waste incinerator: Analysis of vegetation, snow, and sediments by Blais, Jules M., Froese, Kenneth L., Kimpe, Lynda E., Muir, Derek C. G., Backus, Sean, Comba, Michael, Schindler, David W.

“…Samples of spruce needles, snowpack, and sediment were analyzed in the area around the Alberta Special Waste Treatment Centre (ASWTC) near Swan Hills, Canada,…”
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Pollen assemblage and environmental DNA changes: A 4300-year-old bat guano deposit from Jamaica by Bogdanowicz, W., Worobiec, Elżbieta, Grooms, C., Kimpe, L.E., Smol, J.P., Stewart, R.S., Suchecka, E., Pomorski, J.J., Blais, J.M., Clare, E.L., Fenton, M.B.

“…The discovery of two undisturbed caves in Jamaica with 14C and 210Pb dating indicating that the oldest layers of guano were ca. 200 years old in the first cave…”
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Arctic Seabirds Transport Marine-Derived Contaminants by Blais, Jules M, Kimpe, Lynda E, McMahon, Dominique, Keatley, Bronwyn E, Mallory, Mark L, Douglas, Marianne S. V, Smol, John P

“…Long-range atmospheric transport of pollutants is generally assumed to be the main vector for arctic contamination, because local pollution sources are rare…”
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Orographic Cold-Trapping of Persistent Organic Pollutants by Vegetation in Mountains of Western Canada by Davidson, Deborah A, Wilkinson, Andrew C, Blais, Jules M, Kimpe, Lynda E, McDonald, Karen M, Schindler, David W

“…Conifer needles from mountain areas of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, were collected from sites that ranged in altitude from 770 to 2200 masl and were…”
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Mercury, polybrominated diphenyl ether, organochlorine pesticide, and polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in fish from lakes along an elevation transect in the French Pyrénées by Blais, Jules M., Charpentié, Sylvain, Pick, Frances, Kimpe, Linda E., Amand, Annick St, Regnault-Roger, Catherine

“…Concentrations of mercury and persistent organic pollutants in fish were examined in 11 lakes of the French Pyrénées spanning an elevation range of 2 km. All…”
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Climatic changes in northwestern Ontario have had a greater effect on erosion and sediment accumulation than logging and fire: evidence from (210)Pb chronology in lake sediments by Blais, J.M. (McGill Univ., Montreal, Que. (Canada). Dept. of Biology)

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Concentrations and Fluxes of Salmon-Derived Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Lake Sediments by Krümmel, Eva M, Gregory-Eaves, Irene, Macdonald, Robie W, Kimpe, Lynda E, Demers, Marc J, Smol, John P, Finney, Bruce, Blais, Jules M

“…Fourteen sediment cores were collected from 10 lakes spanning a large gradient of sockeye salmon returns (0−40 000 spawners km-2) in Alaska and British…”
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Air-water gas exchange of chlorinated pesticides in four lakes spanning a 1,205 meter elevation range in the Canadian Rocky Mountains by Wilkinson, Andrew C., Kimpe, Lynda E., Blais, Jules M.

“…Concentrations of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in airand water were measured from four lakes that transect the Canadian Rocky Mountains. These…”
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