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Neonicotinoid contamination of global surface waters and associated risk to aquatic invertebrates: A review by Morrissey, Christy A., Mineau, Pierre, Devries, James H., Sanchez-Bayo, Francisco, Liess, Matthias, Cavallaro, Michael C., Liber, Karsten

“…Neonicotinoids, broad-spectrum systemic insecticides, are the fastest growing class of insecticides worldwide and are now registered for use on hundreds of…”
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Chronic Toxicity of Surface Water from a Canadian Oil Sands End Pit Lake to the Freshwater Invertebrates Chironomus dilutus and Ceriodaphnia dubia by White, Kevin B., Liber, Karsten

“…Permanent reclamation of tailings generated by surface mining in the Canadian oil sands may be achieved through the creation of end pit lakes (EPLs) in which…”
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Comparative chronic toxicity of imidacloprid, clothianidin, and thiamethoxam to Chironomus dilutus and estimation of toxic equivalency factors by Cavallaro, Michael C., Morrissey, Christy A., Headley, John V., Peru, Kerry M., Liber, Karsten

“…Nontarget aquatic insects are susceptible to chronic neonicotinoid insecticide exposure during the early stages of development from repeated runoff events and…”
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Cumulative toxicity of neonicotinoid insecticide mixtures to Chironomus dilutus under acute exposure scenarios by Maloney, Erin M., Morrissey, Christy A., Headley, John V., Peru, Kerry M., Liber, Karsten

“…Extensive agricultural use of neonicotinoid insecticide products has resulted in the presence of neonicotinoid mixtures in surface waters worldwide. Although…”
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Human Health Effects From Chronic Arsenic Poisoning-A Review by KAPAJ, SIMON, PETERSON, HANS, LIBER, KARSTEN, BHATTACHARYA, PROSUN

“…The ill effects of human exposure to arsenic (As) have recently been reevaluated by government agencies around the world. This has lead to a lowering of As…”
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Influence of inorganic anions on metals release from oil sands coke and on toxicity of nickel and vanadium to Ceriodaphnia dubia by Puttaswamy, Naveen, Liber, Karsten

“…► Sulfate influences release of Ni, Fe, Mn and Zn from oil sands coke. ► Bicarbonate influences release of Al, As, Mo and V from oil sands coke. ► Bicarbonate…”
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Identifying the causes of oil sands coke leachate toxicity to aquatic invertebrates by Puttaswamy, Naveen, Liber, Karsten

“…A previous study found that coke leachates (CL) collected from oil sands field sites were acutely toxic to Ceriodaphnia dubia; however, the cause of toxicity…”
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The Impact of Metallic Coagulants on the Removal of Organic Compounds from Oil Sands Process-Affected Water by Pourrezaei, Parastoo, Drzewicz, Przemysław, Wang, Yingnan, Gamal El-Din, Mohamed, Perez-Estrada, Leonidas A, Martin, Jonathan W, Anderson, Julie, Wiseman, Steve, Liber, Karsten, Giesy, John P

“…Coagulation/flocculation (CF) by use of alum and cationic polymer polyDADMAC, was performed as a pretreatment for remediation of oil sands process-affected…”
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Copper-Induced Ionoregulatory Disturbance, Histopathology, and Transcriptome Responses in Freshwater Mussel (Anodonta woodiana) Gills by Chen, Xiubao, Liu, Hongbo, Liber, Karsten, Jiang, Tao, Yang, Jian

“…Copper (Cu) contamination has become a severe problem in freshwater environments worldwide. The freshwater mussel Anodonta woodiana is used as a unique…”
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Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Imidacloprid to the Aquatic Invertebrates Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca under Constant- and Pulse-Exposure Conditions by Stoughton, Sarah J., Liber, Karsten, Culp, Joseph, Cessna, Allan

“…The toxicity of imidacloprid, a nicotinic mimic insecticide, to the aquatic invertebrates Chironomus tentans and Hyalella azteca , was first evaluated in…”
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Variation in toxicity response of Ceriodaphnia dubia to Athabasca oil sands coke leachates by Puttaswamy, Naveen, Turcotte, Dominique, Liber, Karsten

“…Coke from the Athabasca (Alberta, Canada) oil sands operations may someday be integrated into reclamation landscapes. It is hypothesized that the metals…”
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Determining reasonable response actions following a fly ash spill in the headwaters of Banff National Park, Canada by Taylor, Mark K., Irwin, Helen, Tomy, Gregg T., Irvine, Fonya, Yole, Margaret, Despatie, Simon, Liber, Karsten

“…It can be challenging for practitioners to determine reasonable response actions following an environmental spill because there are risks associated with the…”
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Comparative analysis of cadmium uptake and distribution in contrasting canadian flax cultivars by House, Megan A, Young, Lester W, Liu, Xia, Liber, Karsten, Diederichsen, Axel, Booker, Helen M

“…Humans consume low quantities of cadmium (Cd), a non-nutritive and potentially toxic heavy metal, primarily via the dietary intake of grains. A trial…”
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Uranium uptake and depuration in the aquatic invertebrate Chironomus tentans by Muscatello, Jorgelina R., Liber, Karsten

“…Evaluation of aqueous uranium (U) uptake and depuration in larvae of the midge Chironomus tentans were investigated in two separated experiments. First, a…”
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Reconstructing the ecological impacts of eight decades of mining, metallurgical, and municipal activities on a small boreal lake in northern Canada by Doig, Lorne E, Schiffer, Stephanie T, Liber, Karsten

“…ABSTRACT As a result of long‐term metal mining and metallurgical activities, the sediment of Ross Lake (Flin Flon, MB, Canada) is highly contaminated with…”
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Effects of insecticide exposure on feeding inhibition in mayflies and oligochaetes by Alexander, A.C, Culp, J.M, Liber, K, Cessna, A.J

“…The present study examined the effects of pulse exposures of the insecticide imidacloprid on the mayfly, Epeorus longimanus Eaton (Family Heptageniidae), and…”
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An assessment of Hyalella azteca burrowing activity under laboratory sediment toxicity testing conditions by Doig, Lorne E., Liber, Karsten

“…Burrowing of the freshwater amphipod Hyalella azteca was evaluated under laboratory conditions similar to those recommended for standard sediment toxicity…”
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Isolation and characterization of naphthenic acids from Athabasca oil sands tailings pond water by Rogers, Vincent V., Liber, Karsten, MacKinnon, Michael D.

“…A laboratory bench procedure was developed to efficiently extract naphthenic acids from bulk volumes of Athabasca oil sands tailings pond water (TPW) for use…”
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Influence of different revegetation choices on plant community and soil development nine years after initial planting on a reclaimed coal gob pile in the Shanxi mining area, China by Li, Suqing, Liber, Karsten

“…In order to identify suitable pioneer plant species for future revegetation of coal gob piles, a field survey was conducted to assess the success of different…”
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Trapped river otters ( Lontra canadensis ) from central Saskatchewan differ in total and organic mercury concentrations by sex and geographic location by Wilkie, Steven C., Espie, Richard H.M., Basu, Niladri, Liber, Karsten, Hall, Britt D.

“…Mercury (Hg) in wildlife remains of great concern, especially for apex piscivores. Despite this, exposure information from many species in many areas is…”
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