Search Results - "McMaster, Mark E"

Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in the Canadian environment: A review of sampling techniques, strategies and instrumentation by Ahad, Jason M.E., Macdonald, Robie W., Parrott, Joanne L., Yang, Zeyu, Zhang, Yifeng, Siddique, Tariq, Kuznetsova, Alsu, Rauert, Cassandra, Galarneau, Elisabeth, Studabaker, William B., Evans, Marlene, McMaster, Mark E., Shang, Dayue

“…A wide variety of sampling techniques and strategies are needed to analyze polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and interpret their distributions in various…”
Get full text

An Assessment of the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Biological Responses to Municipal Wastewater Effluent in Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) Collected along an Urban Gradient by Fuzzen, Meghan L M, Bragg, Leslie M, Tetreault, Gerald R, Bahamonde, Paulina A, Tanna, Rajiv N, Bennett, Charles J, McMaster, Mark E, Servos, Mark R

“…Municipal wastewater effluent (MWWE) and its constituents, such as chemicals of emerging concern, pose a potential threat to the sustainability of fish…”
Get full text

Severe intersex is predictive of poor fertilization success in populations of rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) by Fuzzen, Meghan L.M., Bennett, Charles J., Tetreault, Gerald R., McMaster, Mark E., Servos, Mark R.

“…•Municipal wastewater disrupted male rainbow darter reproductive function.•Wastewater exposed rainbow darter had low fertilization success.•Survival of embryos…”
Get full text

Endocrine Disruptor Impacts on Fish From Chile: The Influence of Wastewaters by Barra, Ricardo O, Chiang, Gustavo, Saavedra, Maria Fernanda, Orrego, Rodrigo, Servos, Mark R, Hewitt, L Mark, McMaster, Mark E, Bahamonde, Paulina, Tucca, Felipe, Munkittrick, Kelly R

“…Industrial wastewaters and urban discharges contain complex mixtures of chemicals capable of impacting reproductive performance in freshwater fish, called…”
Get full text

Incorporating Industrial and Climatic Covariates into Analyses of Fish Health Indicators Measured in a Stream in Canada’s Oil Sands Region by Tim J. Arciszewski, Erin J. Ussery, Mark E. McMaster

“…Industrial and other human activities in Canada’s oil sands region (OSR) influence the environment. However, these impacts can be challenging to separate from…”
Get full text

Reproductive and histopathological effects in wild fish inhabiting an effluent-dominated stream, Wascana Creek, SK, Canada by Tetreault, Gerald R., Bennett, C. James, Cheng, Carl, Servos, Mark R., McMaster, Mark E.

“…► Wild fish collected downstream of sewage effluent discharge in Wascana Creek, SK, demonstrated reproductive impairment. ► Exposed fish demonstrated altered…”
Get full text

A 30-Year Study of Impacts, Recovery, and Development of Critical Effect Sizes for Endocrine Disruption in White Sucker ( Catostomus commersonii ) Exposed to Bleached-Kraft Pulp Mill Effluent at Jackfish Bay, Ontario, Canada by Ussery, Erin J, McMaster, Mark E, Servos, Mark R, Miller, David H, Munkittrick, Kelly R

“…Jackfish Bay is an isolated bay on the north shore of Lake Superior, Canada that has received effluent from a large bleached-kraft pulp mill since the 1940s…”
Get full text

Characterizing Transcriptional Networks in Male Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) that Regulate Testis Development over a Complete Reproductive Cycle by Bahamonde, Paulina A, McMaster, Mark E, Servos, Mark R, Martyniuk, Christopher J, Munkittrick, Kelly R

“…Intersex is a condition that has been associated with exposure to sewage effluents in male rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum). To better understand changes…”
Get full text

Impacts of a tertiary treated municipal wastewater effluent on the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures of two darter species (Etheostoma blennioides and E. caeruleum) in a small receiving environment by Robinson, Chris S., Tetreault, Gerald R., McMaster, Mark E., Servos, Mark R.

“…This study contrasted the influence of tertiary treated municipal wastewater effluent (MWWE) exposure on the abundance, food selection (stomach contents), and…”
Get full text

Altered reproduction in fish exposed to pulp and paper mill effluents: roles of individual compounds and mill operating conditions [Erratum: 2008 May, v. 27, no. 5, p. 1226.] by Hewitt, L.M, Kovacs, T.G, MacLatchy, D.L, Martel, P.H, McMaster, M.E, Paice, M.G, Parrott, J.L, Heuvel, M.R. van den, Kraak, G.J. van der

“…For the last 20 years, studies conducted in North America, Scandinavia, and New Zealand have shown that pulp and paper mill effluents affect fish reproduction…”
Get full text

Mucus phosphoproteins as an indirect measure of endocrine disruption in native small-bodied freshwater fish, exposed to wastewater treatment plant and pulp and paper mill effluents by Bahamonde, Paulina, Berrocal, Camila, Barra, Ricardo, Mcmaster, Mark E., Munkittrick, Kelly R., Chiang, Gustavo

“…Environmental monitoring programs commonly use fish to study the health of aquatic ecosystems. Nevertheless, lethal sampling techniques are often employed,…”
Get full text

Intersex and reproductive impairment of wild fish exposed to multiple municipal wastewater discharges by Tetreault, Gerald R., Bennett, Charles J., Shires, K., Knight, B., Servos, Mark R., McMaster, Mark E.

“…The Grand River watershed in Ontario, Canada, receives and assimilates the outflow of 29 Municipal Wastewater Effluent (MWWE) discharges which is a mixture of…”
Get full text

Comparative Effects of Embryonic Metformin Exposure on Wild and Laboratory-Spawned Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Populations by Nielsen, Kristin M., DeCamp, Lily, Birgisson, Mona, Palace, Vince P., Kidd, Karen A., Parrott, Joanne L., McMaster, Mark E., Alaee, Mehran, Blandford, Nicholas, Ussery, Erin J.

“…Metformin is routinely detected in aquatic ecosystems because of its widespread use as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes. Laboratory studies have shown that…”
Get full text

Reduction of Intersex in a Wild Fish Population in Response to Major Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades by Hicks, Keegan A, Fuzzen, Meghan L. M, McCann, Emily K, Arlos, Maricor J, Bragg, Leslie M, Kleywegt, Sonya, Tetreault, Gerald R, McMaster, Mark E, Servos, Mark R

“…Intersex in fish downstream of municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) is a global concern. Consistent high rates of intersex in male rainbow darter…”
Get full text

Downstream Modification of Mercury in Diverse River Systems Underscores the Role of Local Conditions in Fish Bioaccumulation by Emmerton, Craig A., Drevnick, Paul E., Serbu, Jessica A., Cooke, Colin A., Graydon, Jennifer A., Reichert, Megan, Evans, Marlene S., McMaster, Mark E.

“…Fish consumption advisories for mercury (Hg) are common in rivers, highlighting connections between landscape sources of Hg and downstream fluvial ecosystems…”
Get full text

qPCR-based eDNA workflow for humic-rich lake sediments: Combined use of sedimentary DNA (sedDNA) and Indigenous Knowledge in reconstructing historical fish records by Lopez, Mark Louie D., Bonderud, Matthew, Allison, Michael J., MacDermid, Findlay, Ussery, Erin J., McMaster, Mark E., Dersch, Ave, Staniszewska, Kasia J., Cooke, Colin A., Drevnick, Paul, Helbing, Caren C.

“…Combined use of sedimentary DNA (sedDNA) and Indigenous Knowledge in reconstructing historical fish records. [Display omitted] •Indigenous peoples have a…”
Get full text

Fish Performance Indicators Adjacent to Oil Sands Activity: Response in Performance Indicators of Slimy Sculpin in the Steepbank River, Alberta, Adjacent to Oil Sands Mining Activity by Tetreault, Gerald R., Bennett, Charles J., Clark, Thomas W., Keith, Heather, Parrott, Joanne L., McMaster, Mark E.

“…Since 2009, the Canadian and Alberta governments have been developing monitoring plans for surface water quality and quantity of the lower Athabasca River and…”
Get full text

Intersex manifestation in the rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum): Are adult male fish susceptible to developing and recovering from intersex after exposure to endocrine active compounds? by Hicks, Keegan A., Fuzzen, Meghan L.M., Dhiyebi, Hadi A., Bragg, Leslie M., Marjan, Patricija, Cunningham, Jessie, McMaster, Mark E., Srikanthan, Nivetha, Nikel, Kirsten E., Arlos, Maricor J., Servos, Mark R.

“…•Intersex was induced in a seasonally spawning native fish species.•Exposure to estrogen while testes are fully developed resulted in intersex fish.•Adult male…”
Get full text

Wild fish responses to wastewater treatment plant upgrades in the Grand River, Ontario by Nikel, Kirsten E., Tetreault, Gerald R., Marjan, Patricija, Hicks, Keegan A., Fuzzen, Meghan L.M., Srikanthan, Nivetha, McCann, Emily K., Dhiyebi, Hadi, Bragg, Leslie M., Law, Pam, Celmer-Repin, Dominika, Kleywegt, Sonya, Cunningham, Jessie, Clark, Thomas, McMaster, Mark E., Servos, Mark R.

“…·Wastewater treatment plant upgrades resulted in improvements in fish health.·Stable isotope signatures now match reference site levels.·Sex steroid production…”
Get full text

Potential Influence of Sewage Phosphorus and Wet and Dry Deposition Detected in Fish Collected in the Athabasca River North of Fort McMurray by Tim J. Arciszewski, Mark E. McMaster

“…The health of fish is a primary indicator of ecosystem response in the Oil Sands Region of northeastern Alberta. However, industrial activity is accompanied by…”
Get full text