The Farner Lab for Environmental Colloids

Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta

Our long-term objectives are to assess how fundamental colloidal and surface interactions influence aquatic contaminant transport and the subsequent environmental impacts. Currently, we're focused on a few complementary aims:

1) The detection, weathering, and impact of microplastics and nanoplastics

2) The environmental implications of engineered nanomaterial and colloid release and transport

3) Engineered nanomaterial photoreactivity

Where we are:

University of Alberta

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility (NREF)

Edmonton, AB

As members of the University of Alberta community, we respectfully acknowledge that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.