Queen's Experimental Ecology & Ecotoxicology
We study pollution to find new ways to protect the health of our lakes and wetlands
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Congratulations to recent QE3 MSc graduate Chloe Robinson, whose recent publication “Naphthenic acid fraction compounds reduce the reproductive success of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) by affecting offspring viability” in Environmental Pollution was featured in a news article by The Wildlife Society.
There are two postings for summer students in the QE3 Research Group this summer.
Field Assistant in Fish Ecotoxicology (SWEP #132076). Apply through MyCareer.
This project will be investigating the effects of an emerging chemical contaminant found in tire microplastics on largemouth bass. Deadline to apply is February 13, 2023.
Community Engagement Coordinator for Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (SWEP #132084). Apply through MyCareer.
This SWEP student will act as local community engagement coordinator for the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup, helping contribute to data collection for the initiative and to increase awareness in the local community to the issue of plastic pollution. This student will also assist with science communication and community outreach on water-related issues for the Beaty Water Research Center. Deadline to apply is February 13, 2023.
The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup project has the goal of bringing awareness to plastic in our environment, while also actively removing some of the pollutants from the Great Lakes. This September, students in Dr. Orihel’s 4th year Ecotoxicology course spent time helping with The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup project by identifying pollutant waste in the Seabins that collect debris from Lake Ontario during field trips to Portsmouth Harbour. See more in the Queen’s Gazette.
QE3 team members, Diane Orihel, Sam Gene, and Stephanie Graves, made presentations at the 2022 Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop from October 2nd to 5th in Winnipeg. Their presentations involved research on freshwater oil spills and microplastic contamination through the pELAstic project.
Congratulations to QE3 alumnus, Eden Hataley, whose thesis-based publication “Experimental evidence from the field that naturally weathered microplastics accumulate cyanobacterial toxins in eutrophic lakes” has been accepted in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
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