Ask A Scientist: get answers to your environmental questions

Follow Environment and Climate Change Canada on YouTube to see the featured topics of discussions and meet our scientists. You could have the opportunity to have your question answered by one of our world-class scientists and be featured in one of our #AskAScientist episodes!

How to submit your question

You can send your question in French or English to: communicationsscience-sciencecommunications@ec.gc.ca. If your question is selected for an episode, we will contact you to inform you about next steps. When sending your question, ensure to title your email with #AskAScientist.

Featured topics

Watch our scientists' video on our social media platforms. Send us your questions on the featured science topics below.

Water pollution

• Dr. Magali Houde, Research Scientist, aquatic contaminants (Facebook)
• Dr. Magali Houde, Research Scientist, aquatic contaminants (Twitter)

Climate change in the Arctic

• Dr. Chris Derksen, Research Scientist, sea ice and climate models (Facebook)
• Dr. Chris Derksen, Research Scientist, sea ice and climate models (Twitter)

Polar bears

• Dr. Evan Richardson, Research Scientist, polar bears (Facebook)
• Dr. Evan Richardson, Research Scientist, polar bears (Twitter)

Air pollution

• Dr. Elisabeth Galarneau, Research Scientist, atmospheric pollution and air quality (Facebook)
• Dr. Elisabeth Galarneau, Research Scientist, atmospheric pollution and air quality (Twitter)

Caribou

• Dr. Mathieu Leblond, Research Scientist, caribou (Facebook)
• Dr. Mathieu Leblond, Research Scientist, caribou (Twitter)

Mathematical models

• Dr. Diogo Costa, Research Scientist, hydrology (Facebook)
• Dr. Diogo Costa, Research Scientist, hydrology (Twitter)

Greenhouse gases

• Felix Vogel, Research Scientist, atmosphere (Facebook)
• Felix Vogel, Research Scientist, atmosphere (Twitter)

Episodes

Watch our scientists’ answer to your question and all #AskAScientist episodes on our YouTube channel. You can also subscribe to this channel to receive notifications of new videos.