Research Priorities

Sources Research Domain 2001 - 2002

Domain Leaders:
Dr. R. Garrett (NRCan / GSC) Email: garrett@gsc.nrcan.gc.ca
Dr. Marc Lamoureux (St. Mary's University) Email: marc.lamoureux@stmarys.ca

Principle Investigator	Project Title	Collaborators
Dr. Grant Edwards School of Engineering University of Guelph Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Tel: 519-824-4120, ext. 3665 Fax:519-836-0227 Email: gedwards@uoguelph.ca	The development and application of methods for the measurement of metals on aeolian dust from natural settings. Click here for a project summary.	J.L. Campbell, - University Guelph P.E. Rasmussen - Health Canada W.H. Schroeder - Environment Canada
Dr. Marc Lamoureux* St. Mary's University Department of Chemistry Halifax, NS, B3H 3J5 Tel: 902-420-8104 Fax: 902-496-8104 Email: marc.lamoureux@stmarys.ca *Co-leader of Sources Domain	In situ solid state chemical speciation of some metals associated with atmospheric particulate matter. Click here for a project summary.	C. Gregoire - Geological Survey of Canada
Dr. Richard Carignan Université de Montréal Dept. de Sciences Biologiques C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-Ville Montreal, PQ, H3C 3J7 Tel: 514-343-7239 Fax: 514-343-2293 Email: richard.carignan@umontreal.ca	Geochemical mobility of metals in surface sediments: Influence of sediment diagenesis. Click here for a project summary.	A. Tessier, INRS-Eau
Dr. Julia Y. Lu Ryerson Polytechnic University Department of Chemistry, Biology and Chemical Engineering 350 Victoria Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Tel: (416) 979-5000 ext. 7481 Fax: (416) 979-5044 Email: julialu@ryerson.ca	Development of analytical methods for chemical speciation of metals associated with atmospheric particulate matter/aerosols. Click here for a project summary.	G. Edwards - University of Guelph W. Schroeder, C. Banic - Meteorological Survey of Canada D. C. Grégoire, Natural Resources Canada.
Dr. Graeme A. Spiers Laurentian University Centre for Environmental Monitoring Willet Green Miller Centre 933 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury, ON, P3E 6B5 Tel: 705-675-1151, ext. 5087 Fax: 705-675-4838 Email: gspiers@nickel.laurentian.ca	Development of sensitive techniques for the chemical analysis of aerosolic particulates. Click here for a project summary.	A. Cheburkin - Laurentian University
Dr. Vince Palace Department of Fisheries and Oceans Habitat Impacts Research 501 University Crescent Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N6 Tel: 204-983-5004 Fax: 204-984-6587 Email: palacev@dfo-mpo.gc.ca	The role of bacteria in the mobilization of arsenic from mine-impacted sediments. Click here for a project summary.	F. Rosenzweig,- University of Florida C. Le - University of Alberta
Dr. W.D. Gould Natural Resources Canada Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratory 555 Booth St. Ottawa, ON, K1A 0G1 Tel.: 613-992-1885 Fax.: 613-996-9673 Email: dgould@nrcan.gc.ca	Redistribution of metals in lake sediments by bacterially mediated oxidation-reduction reactions. Click here for a project summary.	S. Alpay, NRCan J. McGeer, NRCan C.W. Smith, NRCan

Processes Research Domain 2001 - 2002

Domain Leaders:
Dr. Beverly Hale (U of G) Email: bhale@lrs.uoguelph.ca
Dr. Gary Rawn (DFO) Email: rawng@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Principle Investigator	Project Title	Collaborators
Dr. Beverley Hale University of Guelph Land Resource Science Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Tel: 519-824-4120, ext. 3434 Fax: 519-824-5730 Email: bhale@lrs.uoguelph.ca	Post-disposition mobility of trace metals in boreal forest ecosystems. Click here for a project summary.	W. Hendershot - McGill
Dr. Landis Hare INRS-Eau Univ. du Quebec 2700 rue Einstein Sainte-Foy, QC, G1V 4C7 Tel: 418-654-264- Fax: 418-654-2600 Email: landis@inrs-eau.uquebec.ca	Development of rational models for relating metal accumulation by aquatic organisms to metal concentrations in their environment. Click here for a project summary.	A. Tessier - INRS-Eau N. Yan - OMEE F. Wang (U. Manitoba)
Dr. Les Evans University of Guelph Land Resource Science Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Tel: 519-824-4120, ext. 3017 Tax: 519-824-5730 Email: levans@lrs.uoguelph.ca	Quantification and modelling of metal mobility in lakes. Click here for a project summary.	M. Diamond - University of Toronto
Dr. C.L. Chakrabarti Carleton University Department of Chemistry 1125 Colonel By Drive Ottawa, ON., K1S 5B6 Tel: 613-520-2600, ext. 3839 Fax: 613-520-3749 Email: chuni_chakrabarti@carleton.ca	Metal-organic interactions in soils, soil solutions and fresh waters. Click here for a project summary.	D.C. Grégoire - Geological Survey of Canada
Dr. François Courchesne Directuer, Département de Géographie Univ. de Montrèal C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-Ville Montréal, Québec. H3C 3J7 Tel.: 514-343-8027 Fax.: 514-343-8008 Email: francois.courchesne@umontreal.ca	The availability of trace metals in the rhizosphere of contaminated soils from the Sudbury area. Click here for a project summary.	Dr. François Courchesne - Univ. de Montrèal
Dr. Peter Dillon Environmental & Resources Studies / Chemistry Trent University Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8 Tel. 705-748-1011 Fax.: 705-766-2254 Email: pdillon@trentu.ca	Metal budgets of lakes and catchments on the Precambrian Shield: compartment sizes and fluxes between compartments. Click here for a project summary.	Shaun Watmough, Trent Univ. Post doctoral fellow.
Dr. Martine M. Savard Geological Survey of Canada 880 chemin Ste-Foy C.P. 7500 Sainte-Foy, PQ, G1V 4C7 Tel: 418-654-2604 Fax: 418-654-2615 Email: msavard@nrcan.gc.ca	Biogeochemical cycling in the boreal forest - metal concentrations in woody tissues - Phase II. Click here for a project summary.	C. Begin, M. Parent - Geological Survey of Canada
Dr. Feiyue Wang University of Manitoba Department of Chemistry Tel: 204-474-6250 Fax: 204-275-3147 Email: wangf@ms.umanitoba.ca	Importance of reduced sulfur species in controlling metal speciation in surface waters on the Canadian Shield. Click here for a project summary.	A. Tessier - INRS-Eau

Impacts Research Domain 2001 - 2002

Domain Leaders:
Dr. Peter G.C. Campbell (UQ/INRS) Email: peter_campbell@inrs-ete.uquebec.ca
Dr. Campbell provides overall science leadership for the MITE-RN Research Network, including responsibility for ensuring the relevance of the research to the Network partners and for integrating the results into a comprehensive and useful product for public dissemination.

Dr. U. Borgmann (DOE/NWRI) Email: uwe.borgmann@ec.gc.ca

Principle Investigator	Project Title	Collaborators
Dr. George Dixon University of Waterloo Department of Biology Waterloo, ON., N2L 3G1 Tel: 519-885-4567, ext. 2531 Fax: 519-746-0614 Email: dgdixon@uwaterloo.ca	Predicting metal and metal mixture effects in aquatic biota. Click here for a project summary.	U. Borgmann, L. Grapentine - Environment Canada
Dr. Chris Wood McMaster University Department of Biology Hamilton, ON., L8S 4K1 Tel: 905-525-9140 Fax: 905-522-6066 Email: woodcm@mcmail.cis.mcmaster.ca	Assessing biological effects of chronic metal exposures to fish-laboratory studies. Click here for a project summary.	G. McDonald - McMaster University
Dr. Peter Campbell Université du Québec 2700 rue Einstein, C.P. 7500 Sainte-Foy, QC, G1V 4V7 Tel: 418-654-2538 Fax: 418-654-2600 Email: peter_campbell@inrs-ete.uquebec.ca	Links between tissue metal burdens in indigenous fish and metal-induced effects at the organism and population levels. Click here for a project summary.	A. Hontela - Université du Québec à Montréal J. Rasmussen - McGill University
Dr. Laurie Chan McGill University 21, 111 Lakeshore St.Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9 Tel: 514-398-1020 Fax: 514-398-1020 Email: chan@macdonald.mcgill.ca	Accumulation and effects of environmental metals in fish eating birds. Click here for a project summary.	T. Scheuhammer - Environment Canada
Dr. Lee Grapentine Environment Canada National Water Research Institute 867 Lakeshore Road Burlington, ON, L7R 4A6 Tel: 905-336-6479 Fax: 905-336-6430 Email: Lee.Grapentine@cciw.ca	Quantitative synthesis of aquatic environmental effects studies for metal mines of the Precambrian Shield. Click here for a project summary.
Dr. R. Scroggins Environment Canada Environmental Technology Centre 3439 River Road South Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H3 Tel: 613-990-8569 Fax: 613-990-0173 Email: scroggins.richard@etc.ec.gc.ca	Impacts of metal-contaminated forest soils from the Canadian Shield on terrestrial organisms. Click here for a project summary.	G. Stephenson, N. Feisthauer - ESG International Inc.

Ecological Risk Assessment

The research projects being conducted under the MITE Research Network will closely align with the Canadian paradigm for ecological risk assessment as it applies to metals. The results of the research projects will feed into a Risk Characterisation to produce the following major products (in addition to the individual reports and publications that are normally produced as part of a scientific study):

a revaluation of the overall risk of metals in the global environment based on the new information gathered by the above noted studies, and incorporation of other relevant and appropriate studies conducted by other researchers (not restricted to Canada or to researchers or organizations with whom linkages have been developed)
a revised ecological risk assessment framework for metals in the environment, for both regional (e.g. Canadian Shield) and local risk assessments.

These two products, which integrate the results of the MITE Research Network, will be developed under the guidance of Dr. Peter Campbell (MITE RN, Research Director, Tel. 418-654-2538) and Dr. Peter Chapman (EVS Environment Consultants, North Vancouver, BC., Tel. 604-986-4331).

2002 Status Report (PDF) is now online.
Vision for the Ecological Risk Assessment component of the MITE-RN in PDF format.
(added October 17, 2001)
Click here to view a slide presentation
(Click here to download the PowerPoint file)
2001 Status Report (PDF), as published in the MITE-RN newsletter, Winter 2001.
Issues in Ecological Risk Assessments of Inorganic Metals and Metalloids, a paper by Peter Chapman and Feiyue Wang is now available online (PDF) (added October, 2000).

Ecological Risk Assessment Internships

The MITE-RN is developing an Internship program which would see the placement of a MITE-RN trained post doctoral level incumbent at a partner organization involved in practical real-time risk assessments, utilizing MITE-RN generated data. At this time, it is expected that two appointments will be made in the current fiscal year; one in a government regulatory environment and one in an ecological risk assessment (ERA) environment.

Domain Research Projects 2001 - 2002