Current Research Projects
Synthetic pollutants (Blais):
- Estrogenic chemicals near wastewater treatment facilities
- Persistent organic pollutants in arctic and alpine areas
- Polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants near landfills
- Biotransport of PCBs by migratory salmon and seabirds
- Biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants in foodchains
Natural products (Arnason):
- Phytochemisty and biological activity of echinacea germplasms
- Immunostimulant action of ginseng, resistance in tropical maize
- African phytomedicines
- Anxiolytic plants
- Botanical insecticides
- Plant/insect relationships and pesticides
- Insect physiology
- Pest management
Organometallics (Lean):
- Mercury dynamics in the St. Lawrence River and Kejimkujik Provincial Park
Radionuclides (Blais):
- Dating lake sediments and peat by 210 Pb and 137 Cs
- Radioisotopes near uranium mines in the Northwest Territories, Canada