Our research group studies the impacts of changes in climate, landuse and pollutant inputs on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Pollutants include acid rain, excess nutrients, ozone, microplastics and heavy metals. Information from our studies is used in steady-state and dynamic models to predict 'acceptable levels' of pollutants that will not cause adverse biological effects according to present knowledge. Output from these model runs may be used as a guide for policy makers to establish pollutant emission targets.

Facilities

• Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) | Total Elemental Analysis

• Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS) | Na, Ca, Mg, K, Fe, Al, Mn

• TOC-TN Analyzer | Organic / Inorganic Carbon and Total Nitrogen

• Elemental CNS Analyzer | Carbon, Nitrogen, Sulphur

• Liquid Chromatography (Carbonate / Hydroxide) | Fl, C₂H₃O, CHO₂, Cl, NO₂, Br, NO₃, PO₄, SO₄

• Flow Injection Analysis (UV/Vis Spectoscopy) | Nutrient Analysis and Turbidity

• Alkalinity Analyzer | Total and Gran Alkalinity, pH and conductivity

• Laser Diffraction Analyzer | Sand / Silt / Clay

• Atmospheric Passive Diffusion Samplers | NO₂, NH₃, HNO₃, SO₂, O₃

• Atmospheric Active Filter Pack Samplers | PM_2.5, pSO₄, pNH₄, pNO₃, pTEO, SO₂, HNO₃, NH₃

• Soil Characterization | Bulk Density, Moisture, Loss on Ignition, pH and Conductivity

Contact us

Address: Trent University, Symons Campus, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario, K9L 0G2