Limnology, Environmental Chemistry, Toxicology
About us
We study how human activities impact natural environments. We specialize in chemical toxicology and the analysis of natural archives such as lake sediment cores to investigate how the environment has changed over recent decades, centuries, and millennia. Beyond tracking pollutants, we also apply advanced methods in paleoclimatology and paleolimnology, including sediment biomarker analysis, stable isotope techniques, and environmental DNA. Our aim is to provide the long-term perspective needed to understand ecosystem stability, distinguish natural variability from human influence, and address key questions about the drivers of environmental change.
Our Projects
Climate adaptation
We are working to promote climate science and climate literacy in Northern Canada.
Arctic archeology
We are finding new ways to track the history of human occupation in Canada’s Arctic.
Migratory seabirds
New developments in tracking long-term population dynamics in seabird populations.
Impacts of oilsands
We are studying how contaminants are affecting the Athabasca and Peace rivers in northern Alberta.