Research Activities
Soils + Plants
S3
Dr. Edward Berkelaar (P.I.), eberkel@redeemer.on.ca
Department of Environmental Science, Redeemer University College
Department of Environmental Science, Redeemer University College
The role of speciation in the uptake of Tl, As, and Se
Collaborators
Current summary: Trace elements such as thallium (Tl), selenium (Se), and arsenic (As) may be toxic to humans at high levels of exposure. An important route of exposure to humans is the ingestion of foods that have accumulated trace elements. Therefore, in order to estimate the risk of these trace elements to human health, it is important to determine how readily these elements are accumulated by plants. Our research goal is to determine the impact of speciation of Tl, Se and As on plant accumulation of these elements, so that models can be developed that enable predictions of the accumulation of trace elements.
Summary Archive: Current | 2007 | 2006
Collaborators
Dr. William Hendershot (Co-Inv.), william.hendershot@mcgill.ca
Natural Resource Science, McGill University
Natural Resource Science, McGill University
Dr. Sheila Macfie (Co-Inv.), smacfie@uwo.ca
Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario
Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Sébastien Sauvé (Co-Inv.), sebastien.sauve@umontreal.ca
Department de Chimie, Université de Montreal
Department de Chimie, Université de Montreal
Current summary: Trace elements such as thallium (Tl), selenium (Se), and arsenic (As) may be toxic to humans at high levels of exposure. An important route of exposure to humans is the ingestion of foods that have accumulated trace elements. Therefore, in order to estimate the risk of these trace elements to human health, it is important to determine how readily these elements are accumulated by plants. Our research goal is to determine the impact of speciation of Tl, Se and As on plant accumulation of these elements, so that models can be developed that enable predictions of the accumulation of trace elements.
Summary Archive: Current | 2007 | 2006
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