Annex: Research publications

A comprehensive list of all of the research published in the 2021-2022 reporting year by ECCC and HC, including the work already highlighted in section 7 of this report, appears below. Publications in the bibliography contain either the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) or International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Copy and paste the DOI or ISBN into your search browser to be directed to an online publication of the research.

7.1 Chemical substances

7.1.1 Environment and Climate Change Canada

7.1.1.1 Chemical substances in the environment

Adams, J.K., Dean, B.Y., Athey, S.N., Jantunen, L.M., Bernstein, S., Stern, G., Diamond, M.L., Finkelstein, S.A. 2021. Anthropogenic particles (including microfibers and microplastics) in marine sediments of the Canadian Arctic. Science of the Total Environment, 784, art. no. 147155, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147155
Ankley, G.T., Cureton, P., Hoke, R.A., Houde, M., Kumar, A., Kurias, J., Lanno, R., McCarthy, C., Newsted, J., Salice, C.J., Sample, B.E., Sepulveda, M.A., Steevens, J., Valsecchi, S. 2020. Assessing the ecological risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Current state-of-the science and a proposed path forward. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40: 564-605. Critical review. Open Access. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4869
Barrett. H., Dua, X., Houde, M., Lair, S., Verreault, J., Peng, H. 2021. Suspect and nontarget screening revealed class-specific temporal trends (2000-2017) of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Environmental Science and Technology 55: 1659-1671. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05957
Bidleman, T.F., Backus, S., Dove, A., Lohmann, R., Muir, D., Teixeira, C., Jantunen, L. 2021. Lake Superior Has Lost over 90% of Its Pesticide HCH Load since 1986. Environmental Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07549
Chételat, J., McKinney, M.A., Amyot, M., Dastoor, A., Douglas, T.A., Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E., Kirk, J., Kahilainen, K.K., Outridge, P.M., Pelletier, N., Skov, H., St. Pierre, K., Vuorenmaa, J., Wang, F. 2022. Climate change and mercury in the Arctic: Abiotic interactions. Science of the Total Environment, 824, art. no. 153715, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153715
Dastoor, A., Angot, H., Bieser, J., Christensen, J.H., Douglas, T.A., Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E., Jiskra, M., Mason, R.P., McLagan, D.S., Obrist, D., Outridge, P.M., Petrova, M.V., Ryjkov, A., St. Pierre, K.A., Schartup, A.T., Soerensen, A.L., Toyota, K., Travnikov, O., Wilson, S.J., Zdanowicz, C. 2022. Arctic mercury cycling. Nat. Rev. Earth Environ., 3, 270–286, DOI: 10.1038/s43017-022-00269-w
Dastoor, A. + 42 additional coauthors, AMAP Assessment 2021: Mercury in the Arctic, Chapter 3: Changes in Arctic Mercury Levels: Emissions Sources, Pathways and Accumulation, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Tromsø, Norway, 2021
Dastoor, A., Ryjkov, A., Kos, G., Zhang, J., Kirk, J., Parsons, M., Steffen, A. 2021. Impact of Athabasca oil sands operations on mercury levels in air and deposition. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 12783–12807, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-12783-2021
Fremlin, K.M., Elliott, J.E., Martin, P.A., Harner, T., Saini, A., Gobas, F.A.P.C. 2021. Fugacity-Based Trophic Magnification Factors Characterize Bioaccumulation of Cyclic Methyl Siloxanes within an Urban Terrestrial Avian Food Web: Importance of Organism Body Temperature and Composition. Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 20, 13932–13941, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04269
Giraudo, M., Colson, T.-L.L., De Silva, A.O., Lu, Z., Gagnon, P., Brown, L., Houde, M. 2020. Food-borne exposure of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to benzotriazole UV stabilizers alone and in mixture induces specific transcriptional changes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 39: 852-862. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4676
Ha, K., Xia, P., Crump, D., Saini, A., Harner, T., O'Brien, J. 2021. Cytotoxic and transcriptomic effects in avian hepatocytes exposed to a complex mixture from air samples, and their relation to the organic flame retardant signature. Toxics, 9 (12), art. no. 324, DOI: 10.3390/toxics9120324
Huang, Y., Liu, J., Feng, X., Hu, G., Li, X., Zhang, L., Yang, L., Wang, G., Sun, G., Li, Z. 2021. Fate of thallium during precalciner cement production and the atmospheric emissions. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 151, pp. 158-165, DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2021.05.013
Hung, H., Halsall, C., Ball, H., Bidleman, T., Dachs, J., De Silva, A., Hermanson, M., Kallenborn, R., Muir, D., Sühring, R., Wang, X., Wilson, S. 2022. Climate change influence on the levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) in the Arctic physical environment - a review. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, DOI: 10.1039/D1EM00485A
Lalonde, B., Garron, C. Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in the Canadian Freshwater Environment. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 82, 581–591 (2022), DOI: 10.1007/s00244-022-00922-x
Li, W.-L., Zhang, Z.-F., Li, Y.-F., Hung, H., Yuan, Y.-X. 2021. Assessing the distributions and fate of household and personal care chemicals (HPCCs) in the Songhua Catchment, Northeast China. Science of the Total Environment, 786, art. no. 147484, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147484
Liu, Q., Li, L., Zhang, X., Saini, A., Li, W., Hung, H., Hao, C., Li, K., Lee, P., Wentzell, J.J.B., Huo, C., Li, S.-M., Harner, T., Liggio, J. 2021. Uncovering global-scale risks from commercial chemicals in air. Nature, 600 (7889), pp. 456-461, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-04134-6
Liu, Z., Cui, S., Zhang, L., Zhang, Z., Hough, R., Fu, Q., Li, Y.-F., An, L., Huang, M., Li, K., Ke, Y., Zhang, F. 2021. Occurrence, variations, and risk assessment of neonicotinoid insecticides in Harbin section of the Songhua River, northeast China. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 8, art. no. 100128, DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2021.100128
Mastin, J., Harner, T., Schuster, J.K., South, L. 2022. A review of PCB-11 and other unintentionally produced PCB congeners in outdoor air. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 13 (4), art. no. 101364, DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2022.101364
Melymuk, L., Nizzetto, P.B., Harner, T., White, K.B., Wang, X., Tominaga, M.Y., He, J., Li, J., Ma, J., Ma, W.-L., Aristizábal, B.H., Dryer, A., Jiménez, B., Muñoz-Arnanz, J., Odabasi, M., Dumanoglu, Y., Yaman, B., Graf, C., Sweetman, A., Klánová, J. 2021. Global intercomparison of polyurethane foam passive air samplers evaluating sources of variability in SVOC measurements. Environmental Science and Policy, 125, 1-9, DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.08.003
Moradi, M., Hung, H., Li, J., Park, R., Shin, C., Alexandrou, N., Iqbal, M.A., Takhar, M., Chan, A., Brook, J.R. 2022. Assessment of Alkylated and Unsubstituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Air in Urban and Semi-Urban Areas in Toronto, Canada. Environ. Sci. Technol., 56, 5, 2959–2967, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04299
Morris, A.D., Rigét, F., Wilson, S. + 73 additional coauthors, AMAP Assessment 2021: Mercury in the Arctic, Chapter 2: Temporal Trends of Mercury in Arctic Media, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Tromsø, Norway, 2021
Naccarato, A., Tassone, A., Martino, M., Moretti, S., Macagnano, A., Zampetti, E., Papa, P., Avossa, J., Pirrone, N., Nerentorp, M., Munthe, J., Wängberg, I., Stupple, G. W., Mitchell, C. P. J., Martin, A. R., Steffen, A., Babi, D., Prestbo, E. M., Sprovieri, F., Wania, F. 2021. A field intercomparison of three passive air samplers for gaseous mercury in ambient air. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 3657–3672, DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-3657-2021
Navaranjan, G., Jantunen, L.M., Diamond, M.L., Harris, S.A., Bernstein, S., Scott, J.A., Takaro, T.K., Dai, R., Lefebvre, D.L., Mandhane, P.J., Moraes, T.J., Simons, E., Turvey, S.E., Sears, M.R., Subbarao, P., Brook, J.R. 2021. Early Life Exposure to Tris(2-butoxyethyl) Phosphate (TBOEP) Is Related to the Development of Childhood Asthma. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2021, 8, 7, 531–537, DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00210
Niu, S., Harner, T., Chen, R., Parnis, J.M., Saini, A., Hageman, K. 2021. Guidance on the Application of Polyurethane Foam Disk Passive Air Samplers for Measuring Nonane and Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Air: Results from a Screening Study in Urban Air. Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 17, 11693–11702, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02428
Quant, M.I., Feigis, M., Mistry, S., Lei, Y.D., Mitchell, C.P.J., Staebler, R., Di Guardo, A., Terzaghi, E., Wania, F. 2021. Using passive air samplers to quantify vertical gaseous elemental mercury concentration gradients within a forest and above soil. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126 (15), art. no. e2021JD034981, DOI: 10.1029/2021JD034981
Roberts, S.L., Kirk, J.L., Muir, D.C.G., Wiklund, J.A., Evans, M.S., Gleason, A., Tam, A., Drevnick, P.E., Dastoor, A., Ryjkov, A., Yang, F., Wang, X., Lawson, G., Pilote, M., Keating, J., Barst, B.D., Ahad, J.M.E., Cooke, C.A. 2021. Quantification of Spatial and Temporal Trends in Atmospheric Mercury Deposition across Canada over the Past 30 Years. Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 23, 15766–15775, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04034
Schuster, J.K., Harner, T., Eng, A., Rauert, C., Su, K., Hornbuckle, K.C., Johnson, C.W. 2021. Tracking POPs in Global Air from the First 10 Years of the GAPS Network (2005 to 2014). Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 14, 9479–9488, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01705
Steffen, A., Angot, H., Dastoor, A., Dommergue, A., Heimbürger-Boavida, L.-E., Obrist, D., Poulain, A. 2022. Mercury in the Cryosphere, Chapter 9. Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry. Volume 3: Chemistry in the Cryosphere, Part 2, 459–502, DOI: 10.1142/9789811230134_0009
Sun, J., Shen, Z., Zhang, B., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, D., Huang, Y., Liu, S., Cao, J. 2021. Chemical source profiles of particulate matter and gases emitted from solid fuels for residential cooking and heating scenarios in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Pollution, 285, art. no. 117503, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117503
Tian, M., Liang, B., Zhang, L., Hu, H., Yang, F., Peng, C., Chen, Y., Jiang, C., Wang, J. 2021. Measurement of size-segregated airborne particulate bound polycyclic aromatic compounds and assessment of their human health impacts - A case study in a megacity of southwest China. Chemosphere, 284, art. no. 131339, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131339
Vasiljevic, T., Harner, T. 2021. Bisphenol A and its analogues in outdoor and indoor air: Properties, sources and global levels. Science of the Total Environment, 789, 148013, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148013
Vasiljevic, T., Jariyasopit, N., Schuster, J.K., Harner, T. 2021. Insights into sources and occurrence of oxy- and nitro-PAHs in the Alberta oil sands region using a network of passive air samplers. Environmental Pollution, 286, art. no. 117513, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117513
Wang, Q., Wang, D., Li, Z., Fan, L., Zhang, L., Feng, X. 2022. Utilization of desulfurization gypsum potentially impairs the efforts for reducing Hg emissions from coal-fired power plants in China. Fuel, 312, art. no. 122898, DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122898
Wang, Z., Adu-Kumi, S., Diamond, M.L., Guardans, R., Harner, T., Harte, A., Kajiwara, N., Klánová, J., Liu, J., Moreira, E.G., Muir, D.C.G., Suzuki, N., Pinas, V., Seppälä, T., Weber, R., Yuan, B. 2022. Enhancing Scientific Support for the Stockholm Convention's Implementation: An Analysis of Policy Needs for Scientific Evidence. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (5), pp. 2936-2949, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06120
Yang, S., Wang, B., Qin, C., Yin, R., Li, P., Liu, J., Point, D., Maurice, L., Sonke, J.E., Zhang, L., Feng, X. 2021. Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis Provides New Insights for Tracking Human Monomethylmercury Exposure Sources. Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 18, 12493–12503, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01771
Zhang, H., Fu, X., Yu, B., Li, B., Liu, P., Zhang, G., Zhang, L., Feng, X. 2021. Speciated atmospheric mercury at the Waliguan Global Atmosphere Watch station in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: implication of dust-related sources for particulate bound mercury. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 15847–15859, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-15847-2021
Zhang, H., Wu, X., Deng, Q., Zhang, L., Fu, X., Feng, X. 2021. Extraction of ultratrace dissolved gaseous mercury and reactive mercury in natural freshwater for stable isotope analysis. J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 36, 9, 1921-1932, DOI: 10.1039/d1ja00212k
Zheng, W., Chandan, P., Steffen, A., Stupple, G., De Vera, J., Mitchell, C.P.J., Wania, F., Bergquist, B.A. 2021. Mercury stable isotopes reveal the sources and transformations of atmospheric Hg in the high Arctic. Applied Geochemistry, 131, art. no. 105002, DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2021.105002

7.1.1.2 Chemicals and effects in wildlife, fish and associated food webs and ecosystems

Borgå, K., McKinney, M., Routti, H., Fernie, K.J., Giebichenstein, J., Muir, D., Hallanger, I. The influence of global climate change on accumulation and toxicity of POPs and CEACs in Arctic food webs: A review. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts (Special Issue). 2022. DOI: 10.1039/D1EM00469G
Esparza, I., Elliott, K.H., Choy, E.S., Braune, B.M., Letcher, R.J., Patterson, A., Fernie, K.J. Mercury, legacy and emerging POPs, and endocrine-behavioural linkages: implications of Arctic change in a diving seabird. Environmental Research. volume 212A, 2022, 113190, DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113190
Gavel, M.J., Young, S.D., Dalton, R.L., Soos, C., McPhee, L., Forbes, M.R., Robinson, S.A. 2021. Effects of two pesticides on northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) stress metrics: Blood cell profiles and corticosterone concentrations. Aquatic Toxicology 235:105820 DOI:10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105820
* This work was conducted in collaboration with Carleton University
Gavel, M.J., Young, S.D., Blais, N., Forbes, M.R., Robinson, S.A. Trematodes coupled with neonicotinoids: effects on blood cell profiles of a model amphibian. Parasitology Research 120 (6): 2135-2148. DOI:10.1007/s00436-021-07176-x
* This work was conducted in collaboration with Carleton University
Hanana, H., Taranu, Z.E., Turcotte, P., Gagnon, C., Kowalczyk, J., Gagné, F. 2020. Evaluation of general stress, detoxification pathways, and genotoxicity in rainbow trout exposed to rare earth elements dysprosium and lutetium. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021, 208, 111588
Hanana, H., Taranu, Z.E., Turcotte, P., Kowalczyk, J., Gagné, F. 2021. Sublethal effects of terbium and praseodymium in juvenile rainbow trout. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 777, 146042
Liu, Y., Gong, S., Ye, L., Li, J., Liu, C., Chen, D., Fang, M., Letcher, R.J., Su, G. 2021. Organophosphate (OP) Diesters and a review of sources, chemical properties, environmental occurrence, adverse effects, and future directions. Environment International. Vol.155, Article #: 106691, DOI: /10.1016/j.envint.2021.106691
Morris, A.D., Braune, B.M., Gamberg, M., Stow, J., O'Brien, J. and Letcher, R.J. 2022. Temporal change and the influence of climate and weather factors on mercury concentrations in Hudson Bay polar bears, caribou, and seabirds. Environmental Research, Vol., 207, Article #: 112169, DOI: /10.1016/j.envres.2021.112169
Pelletier et al. 2021. Influence of wastewater effluents on the bioaccumulation of volatile methylsiloxanes in the St. Lawrence River. STOTEN 806(part 4): 151267; corrigendum to “Influence of wastewater effluents on the bioaccumulation of volatile methylsiloxanes in the St. Lawrence River” STOTEN 836:151267, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.15126
Reyes, Y.M., Robinson, S.A., De Silva, A., Brinovcar, C., Trudeau, V.L. Exposure to the synthetic phenolic antioxidant 4,4'-thiobis(6-t-butyl-m-cresol) disrupts early development in the frog Silurana tropicalis. Chemosphere, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132814
Robinson, S.A., Chlebak, R.J., Young, S.D., Dalton, R.L., Gavel, M.J., Prosser, R.S., Bartlett, A.J., de Solla, S.R. Clothianidin alters leukocyte profiles and elevates measures of oxidative stress in tadpoles of the amphibian, Rana pipiens. Environmental Pollution 284:117149, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117149
* This work was conducted in collaboration with Carleton University
Sherlock, C., Fernie, K.J., Munno, K., Provencher, J., Rochman, C. The potential of aerial insectivores for monitoring microplastics in terrestrial environments. Science of the Total Environment volume 807, 2022, 150453, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150453
Simonnet-Laprade et al. 2022. Evidence of complementarity between targeted and non-targeted analysis based on liquid and gas-phase chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry for screening halogenated persistent organic pollutants in environmental matrices. Chemosphere. 293:133615, DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133615
Smythe, T.A., Su, G., Bergman, Å., Letcher, R.J. 2022. Metabolic transformation of environmentally relevant brominated flame retardants in fauna: A review. Environment International. Vol. 161, Article #: 107097, DOI: /10.1016/j.envint.2022.107097

7.1.1.3 Nanomaterials

Gagnon C, Turcotte P, Gagné F, Smyth SA. 2021. Occurrence and size distribution of silver nanoparticles in wastewater effluents from various treatment processes in Canada. Environ Sci Pollut Res. 28 : 65952–65959, DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15486-x

7.1.2 Health Canada

7.1.2.1 Chemical substances in Canadians

* Research published in addition to the articles previously reported in s.7.1.2. This research was conducted in collaboration with MercuNorth, Institut National de santé publique du Québec, University of Sherbrooke, and other national and international institutions.

*Adlard, B., Lemire, M., Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E. C., Long, M., Ólafsdóttir, K., Odland, J. O., Rautio, A., Myllynen, P., Sandanger, T.M., Dudarev, A.A., Bergdahl, I.A., Wennberg, M., Berner, J., Ayotte, P. 2021. MercuNorth–monitoring mercury in pregnant women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention. International journal of circumpolar health, Vol. 80, Issue 1, article number 1881345, DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345
Ashley-Martin, J., Gaudreau, É., Dumas, P., Liang, C. L., Logvin, A., Bélanger, P., Provencher, G., Gagne, S., Foster, W., Lanphear, B., Arbuckle, T.E. 2021. Direct LC-MS/MS and indirect GC–MS/MS methods for measuring urinary bisphenol A concentrations are comparable. Environment International, Vol. 157, article number 106874, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106874
*Boutot, M. E., Whitcomb, B. W., Abdelouahab, N., Baccarelli, A. A., Boivin, A., Caku, A., Gillet, V., Martinez, G., Pasquier, J.-C., Zhu, J., Takser, L., St-Cyr, L., Suvorov, A. 2021. In utero exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood lipid levels. Metabolites, Vol. 11, Issue 10, article number 657, DOI: 10.3390/metabo11100657
*Cakmak, S., Lukina, A., Karthikeyan, S., Atlas, E., Dales, R. 2022. The association between blood PFAS concentrations and clinical biochemical measures of organ function and metabolism in participants of the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS). Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 827, article number 153900, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153900
Fisher, M., Potter, B., Little, J., Oulhote, Y., Weiler, H. A., Fraser, W., Morisset, A.S., Braun, J., Ashley-Martin, J., Borghese, M.M., Shutt, R., Kumarathasan, P., Lanphear, B., Walker, M., Arbuckle, T. E. 2022. Blood metals and vitamin D status in a pregnancy cohort: A bidirectional biomarker analysis. Environmental Research, Vol. 211, article number 113034, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113034
Gogna, P., King, W. D., Villeneuve, P. J., Kumarathasan, P., Johnson, M., Lanphear, B., Shutt, R., Arbuckle, T.E., Borghese, M. M. 2021. Ambient air pollution and inflammatory effects in a Canadian pregnancy cohort. Environmental Epidemiology, Vol. 5, Issue 5, p e168, DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000168
Health Canada. 2021. Sixth report on human biomonitoring of environmental chemicals in Canada.Minister of Health, Ottawa, ON, ISBN : 2562-9360
Health Canada. 2021. Arsenic in Canadians. Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 978-0-660-40587-2
Health Canada. 2021. Cadmium in Canadians. Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 978-0-660-40591-9
Health Canada. 2021. Lead in Canadians. Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 978-0-660-40595-7
Health Canada. 2021. Mercury in Canadians. Ottawa, ON.ISBN: 978-0-660-40597-1
Health Canada. 2021. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Canadians. Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 978-0-660-40601-5
Health Canada. 2021. Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in Canadians. Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 978-0-660-40593-
Health Canada. 2021. Bisphenol A (BPA) in Canadians. Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 978-0-660-40589-6
Health Canada. 2021. Parabens in Canadians. Ottawa, ON. ISBN: 978-0-660-40599-5
Johnson, M., Shin, H. H., Roberts, E., Sun, L., Fisher, M., Hystad, P., Van Donkelaar, A., Martin, R.V., Fraser, W.D., Lavigne, E., Clark, N., Beaulac, V., Arbuckle, T.E. 2022. Critical Time Windows for Air Pollution Exposure and Birth Weight in a Multicity Canadian Pregnancy Cohort. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), Vol. 33, Issue 1, pp 7-16, DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001428
Pollock, T., Karthikeyan, S., Walker, M., Werry, K., St-Amand, A. 2021. Trends in environmental chemical concentrations in the Canadian population: Biomonitoring data from the Canadian Health Measures Survey 2007-2017. Environment International. Vol.155, 106678. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106678
Rawn, D. F., Dufresne, G., Clément, G., Fraser, W. D., & Arbuckle, T. E. 2022. Perfluorinated alkyl substances in Canadian human milk as part of the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study. Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 831, article number 154888, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154888
Weiler, H. A., Brooks, S. P., Sarafin, K., Fisher, M., Massarelli, I., Luong, T. M., Johnson, M., Morisset, A.S., Dodds, L., Taback, S., Helewa, M., von Dadelszen, P., Smith, G., Lanphear, B.P., Fraser, W.D., Arbuckle, T.E. 2021. Early prenatal use of a multivitamin diminishes the risk for inadequate vitamin D status in pregnant women: results from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) cohort study. The American journal of clinical nutrition, Vol. 114, Issue 3, pp 1238-1250, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab172
*Yasseen A.S., Dobbin, N., Weiss, D., Gu, C., Khan, S., Rowe, A., Wan, V., Bogeljic, B., Leong, D., Mosher, L., Belair, G., Button, B., Hardy, James., Perwaiz, S., Smith, A., Lawless, S., Thompson, M., Wootton, R. 2022. The Impact of COVID-19 on Calls made to Canadian Poison Centres Regarding Cleaning Products and Disinfectants: A Population Based Retrospective Interrupted Time-Series Study One Year before and after the WHO's Pandemic Declaration. Journal of Clinical Toxicology, Vol. 12, Issue 1, DOI: 10.35248/2161-0495-22.12.501
*Zare, Jeddi M., Virgolino, A., Fantke, P., Hopf, N.B., Galea, K.S., Remy, S., Viegas, S., Mustieles, V., Fernandez, M.F., von Goetz, N., Vicente, JL., Slobodnik, J., Rambaud, L., Denys, S., St-Amand, A., Nakayama, S.F., Santonen, T., Barouki, R., Pasanen-Kase, R., Mol, H.G.J., Vermeire, T., Jones, K., Silva, M.J., Louro, H., van der Voet, H., Duca, R.C., Verhagen, H., Canova, C., van Klaveren, J,. Kolossa-Gehring, M., Bessems J. 2021. Further advancement of HBM research following the FAIR principles. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Vol. 238, article number 113826, DOI: 10.101/j.ijheh.2021.113826

7.1.2.2 Methods

* Research published in addition to the articles previously reported in s.7.1.2.2. This research was conducted in collaboration with Universities, industry, and national and international organisations.

*Barton-Maclaren, T.S., Wade, M., Basu, N., Bayen, S., Grundy, J., Marlatt, V., Moore, R., Parent, L., Parrott, J., Grigorova, P., Pinsonnault-Cooper, J., Langlois, V.S. 2022. Innovation in regulatory approaches for endocrine disrupting chemicals: The journey to risk assessment modernization in Canada. Environmental Research, Vol. 204, Part C, pp 112225, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112225
*Beal, M.A., Gagne, M., Kulkarni, S.A., Patlewicz, G., Thomas, R.S., Barton-Maclaren, T.S. 2022. Implementing in vitro bioactivity data to modernize priority setting of chemical inventories. ALTEX, Vol. 39, Issue 1, pp 123-139, DOI: 10.14573/altex.2106171
*Bhuller, Y., Ramsingh, D., Beal, M., Kulkarni, S., Gagne, M., Barton-Maclaren, T.S. 2021. Canadian Regulatory Perspective on Next Generation Risk Assessments for Pest Control Products and Industrial Chemicals. Frontiers in Toxicology, Vol. 3, pp 748406, DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2021.748406
*Cho, E., Allemang, A., Audebert, M., Chauhan, V., Dertinger, S., Hendriks, G., Luijten, M., Marchetti, F., Minocherhomji, S., Pfuhler, S., Roberts, D.J,, Trenz, K., Yauk, C. L. 2022. AOP report: Development of an adverse outcome pathway for oxidative DNA damage leading to mutations and chromosomal aberrations. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, Vol. 63, Issue 3, pp 118-134, DOI: 10.1002/em.22479
*Dent, M.P., Vaillancourt, E., Thomas, R.S., Carmichael, P.L., Ouedraogo, G., Kojima, H., Barroso, J., Ansell, J., Barton-Maclaren, T.S., Bennekou, S.H., Boekelheide, K., Ezendam, J., Field, J., Fitzpatrick, S., Hatao, M., Kreiling, R., Lorencini, M., Mahony, C., Montemayor, B., Mazaro-Costa, R., Oliveira, J., Rogiers, V., Smegal, D., Taalman, R., Tokura, Y., Verma, R., Willett, C., Yang, C. 2021. Paving the way for application of next generation risk assessment to safety decision-making for cosmetic ingredients. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Vol. 125, pp 105026, DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2021.105026
*Desaulniers, D., Vasseur, P., Jacobs, A., Aguila, M. C., Ertych, N., Jacobs, M. N. 2021. Integration of Epigenetic Mechanisms into Non-Genotoxic Carcinogenicity Hazard Assessment: Focus on DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications. International journal of molecular sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 20, article number 10969, DOI: 10.3390/ijms222010969
*Golshani, A., Jagadeesan, S. K., Algafari, M., Hajikarimlou, M., Takallou, S., Moteshareie, H., Tayabali, A., Samanfar, B., Smith, M. 2022. Lithium Chloride Sensitivity Connects the Activity of PEX11 and RIM20 to PGM2 translation. Research Square Platform LLC, DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1230852/v1
*Islam, M. A., Hassen, W. M., Ishika, I., Tayabali, A. F., Dubowski, J. J. 2022. Selective Detection of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 and 5 with a Digital Photocorrosion Biosensor Using Antimicrobial Peptide-Antibody Sandwich Strategy. Biosensors, Vol. 12, Issue 2, article number 105, DOI: 10.3390/bios12020105
*Kosarac, I., Kubwabo, C., Katuri, G. P., Petraccone, D., & Mischki, T. K. 2021. Vitamin E Acetate Determination in Vaping Liquids and Non-targeted Analysis of Vaping Emissions of Diluents of Concern, Vitamin E Acetate and Medium-Chain Triglycerides Oil. Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol 9, article number 756745, DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.756745
*Malayeri, M., Lee, C. S., Niu, J., Zhu, J., Haghighat, F. 2022. Kinetic modeling and reaction mechanism of toluene and by-products in photocatalytic oxidation reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 427, article number 131536, DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.131536
Malayeri M., Lee C.S., Niu J., Zhu J., Haghighat F. Kinetic and reaction mechanism of generated by-products in a photocatalytic oxidation reactor: Model development and validation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2021 Oct 5;419:126411
Martinez, G., Niu, J., Takser, L., Bellenger, J. P., Zhu, J. 2021. A review on the analytical procedures of halogenated flame retardants by gas chromatography coupled with single quadrupole mass spectrometry and their levels in human samples. Environmental Pollution, Vol. 285, article number 117476, DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117476
*Marzo, M., Roncaglioni, A., Kulkarni, S., Barton-Maclaren T.S., Benfenati, E. 2022. In Silico Models for Developmental Toxicity. Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 2425, pp 217-240, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1960-5_10
*Moteshareie, H., Hassen, W.M., Vermette, J., Dubowski, J.J., Tayabali, A.F. 2022. Strategies for capturing Bacillus thuringiensis spores on surfaces of (001) GaAs-based biosensors. 2022. Talanta, Vol. 236, article number 122813, DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122813
*Place, B.J., Ulrich, E.M., Challis, J.K., Chao, A., Du, B., Favela, K., Feng, Y.L., Fisher, C.M., Gardinali, P., Hood, A., Knolhoff, A.M., McEachran, A.D., Nason, S.L., Newton, S.R., Ng, B., Nuñez, J., Peter, K.T., Phillips, A.L., Quinete, N., Renslow, R., Sobus, J.R., Sussman, E.M., Warth, B., Wickramasekara, S., Williams, A.J. 2021. An Introduction to the Benchmarking and Publications for Non-Targeted Analysis Working Group. Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 93, Issue 49, pp 16289-16296, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02660
*Rajkumar, A., Luu, T., Beal, M.A., Barton-Maclaren, T.S., Robaire, B., Hales, B.F. 2021. Elucidation of the Effects of Bisphenol A and Structural Analogs on Germ and Steroidogenic Cells Using Single Cell High-Content Imaging. Toxicological Sciences, Vol. 180, Issue 2, pp 224-238, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfab012. ePub 2021 Jan 27
*Rajkumar, A., Luu, T., Beal, M.A., Barton-Maclaren, T.S., Hales, B.F., Robaire, B. 2022. Phthalates and alternative plasticizers differentially affect phenotypic parameters in gonadal somatic and germ cell lines. Biology of Reproduction, Vol. 106, Issue 3, pp 613-627, DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab216
*Verheijen, M. C., Meier, M. J., Asensio, J. O., Gant, T. W., Tong, W., Yauk, C. L., Caiment, F. 2022. R-ODAF: Omics data analysis framework for regulatory application. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, Vol. 131, article number 105143, DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2022.105143
*Wang, X., Luu, T., Beal, M.A., Barton-Maclaren, T.S., Robaire, B., Hales, B.F. 2022. The Effects of Organophosphate Esters Used as Flame Retardants and Plasticizers on Granulosa, Leydig, and Spermatogonial Cells Analyzed Using High-Content Imaging. Toxicological Sciences, Vol. 186, Issue 2, pp 269-287, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfac012

7.1.2.3 Exposure characterization

*Research published in addition to the articles previously reported in s.7.1.2.3. This research was conducted in collaboration with universities, national and international organisations.

*Beauchemin, S., Levesque, C., Wiseman, C. L., & Rasmussen, P. E. 2021. Quantification and Characterization of Metals in Ultrafine Road Dust Particles. Atmosphere, Vol. 12, Issue 12, article number 1564, DOI: 10.3390/atmos12121564
Gewurtz S.B., Teslic S., Hamilton M.C., Smyth S.A., 2022. Influence of Conjugation on the Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plants. ACS Environmental Science & Toxicology Water, DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00376
*Kosarac, I., Kubwabo, C., Fan, X., Siddique, S., Petraccone, D., He, W., Man, J., Gagne, M., Thickett, KR., Mischki, TK. 2021. Open Characterization of Vaping Liquids in Canada: Chemical Profiles and Trends. Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol. 9, article number 756716, DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.756716
Kubwabo C., Fan X., Katuri G.P., Habibagahi A., Rasmussen P.E., 2021. Occurrence of aryl and alkyl-aryl phosphates in Canadian house dust. Emerging Contaminants, Vol. 7, pp. 149-159, DOI: 10.1016/j.emcon.2021.07.002
Levesque, C., Rasmussen, P.E., 2022. Determination of Total Mercury and Carbon in a National Baseline Study of Urban House Dust. Geosciences, Vol. 12, issue 2, art. no. 52, DOI: 10.3390/geosciences12020052
*Rasmussen, P. E., Levesque, C., Butler, O., Chénier, M., Gardner, H. D. 2022. Selection of metric for indoor‐outdoor source apportionment of metals in PM2. 5: mg/kg versus ng/m3. Indoor air, Vol. 32, Issue 1, article number e12924, DOI: 10.1111/ina.12924
Renaud J.B., Sabourin L., Hoogstra S., Helm P., Lapen D.R., Sumarah M.W. 2021 Monitoring of environmental contaminants in mixed-use watersheds combining targeted and nontargeted analysis with passive sampling. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 2022 May;41(5):1131-43 (Published online 18 August 2021 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), DOI: 10.1002/etc.5192
*Siddique, S., Zhang, G., Coleman, K., Kubwabo, C. 2021. Investigation of the migration of bisphenols from baby bottles and sippy cups. Current Research in Food Science, Vol. 4, pp 619-626, DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2021.08.006
*Thompson, J.R., Argyraki, A., Bashton, M., Bramwell, L., Crown, M., Hursthouse, A.S., Jabeen, K., Marinho Reis, P., Namdeo, A., Nelson, A., Pearce, D.A., Potgieter-Vermaak, S., Rasmussen, P.E., Wragg, J., Entwistle, J.A. 2021. Bacterial Diversity in House Dust: Characterization of a Core Indoor Microbiome. Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol. 9, article number 754657, DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.754657
*Wiseman, C. L., Levesque, C., Rasmussen, P. E. 2021. Characterizing the sources, concentrations and resuspension potential of metals and metalloids in the thoracic fraction of urban road dust. Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 786, article number 147467, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147467

7.1.2.4 Toxicity characterization

* Research published in addition to the articles previously reported in s.7.1.2.4. This research was conducted in collaboration with Canadian and International universities and organisations.

*Bondy, G. S., Curran, I. H. C., Coady, L. C., Armstrong, C., Bourque, C., Bugiel, S., Caldwell, D., Kwong, K., Lefebvre, D.E., Maurice, C., Marchetti, F., Pantazopoulos, P.P., Ross, N., Gannon, A.M. 2021. A one-generation reproductive toxicity study of the mycotoxin ochratoxin A in Fischer rats. Food and Chemical Toxicology, Vol. 153, article number 112247, DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112247
*Buick, J. K., Williams, A., Meier, M. J., Swartz, C. D., Recio, L., Gagné, R., Fergusson, S.S., Engelward, B.P., Yauk, C. L. 2021. A Modern Genotoxicity Testing Paradigm: Integration of the High-Throughput CometChip® and the TGx-DDI Transcriptomic Biomarker in Human HepaRG™ Cell Cultures. Frontiers in public health, Vol. 9, article number 694834, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.694834
*Cho, E., Williams, A., Yauk, C. L. 2021. A transcriptomic dataset used to derive biomarkers of chemically induced histone deacetylase inhibition (HDACi) in human TK6 cells. Data in brief, Vol. 36, article number 107097, DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107097
*Desrosiers, M., Pelletier, G., Dieme, D., Côté, J., Jomaa, M., Nong, A., Bouchard, M. 2021. Toxicokinetics in rats and modeling to support the interpretation of biomonitoring data for rare-earth elements. Environment International, Vol. 155, article number 106685, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106685
*Jomaa, M., Dieme, D., Desrosiers, M., Côté, J., Fetoui, H., Pelletier, G., Nong, A., Bouchard, M. 2021. Effect of the dose on the toxicokinetics of a quaternary mixture of rare earth elements administered to rats. Toxicology Letters, Vol. 345, pp 46-53, DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2021.04.003
*Kassotis C.D., Hoffman, K., Völker, J., Pu, Y., Veiga-Lopez, A., Kim, S.M., Schlezinger, J.J., Bovolin, P., Cottone, E., Saraceni, A., Scandiffio, R., Atlas, E., Leingartner, K., Krager, S., Tischkau, S.A., Ermler, S., Legler, J., Chappell, V.A., Fenton, S.E., Mesmar, F., Bondesson, M., Fernández, M.F., Stapleton, H.M. 2021. Reproducibility of adipogenic responses to metabolism disrupting chemicals in the 3T3-L1 pre-adipocyte model system: An interlaboratory study. Toxicology, Vol. 461, article number 152900, DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2021.152900
*Matteo, G., Hoyeck, M. P., Blair, H. L., Zebarth, J., Rick, K. R., Williams, A., Gagne, R., Buick, J.K., Yauk, C.L., Bruin, J. E. 2021. Prolonged low-dose dioxin exposure impairs metabolic adaptability to high-fat diet feeding in female but not male mice Endocrinology, Vol. 162, Issue 6, DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqab050
Reardon, A. J., Rowan-Carroll, A., Ferguson, S. S., Leingartner, K., Gagne, R., Kuo, B., Williams, A., Lorusso, L., Bourdon-Lacombe, J.A., Carrier, R., Moffat, I., Yauk, C.L., Atlas, E. 2021. Potency ranking of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances using high-throughput transcriptomic analysis of human liver spheroids. Toxicological Sciences, Vol. 184, issue 1, pp 154-169, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfab102
*Shwed, P. S., Crosthwait, J., Weedmark, K., Hoover, E., Dussault, F. 2021. Complete Genome Sequences of Priestia megaterium Type and Clinical Strains Feature Complex Plasmid Arrays. Microbiology Resource Announcements, Vol. 10, Issue 27, article number e00403-21, DOI: 10.1128/MRA.00403-21

7.1.2.5 Nanomaterials and microplastics

Doak, S.H., Clift, M.J., Costa, A., Delmaar, C., Gosens, I., Halappanavar, S., Kelly, S., Pejinenburg, W.J.G.M., Rothen-Rutishauser, B., Schins, R.P.F., Stone, V., Tran, L., Vijver, M.G., Vogel, U., Wohlleben, W., Cassee, F.R. 2022. The Road to Achieving the European Commission's Chemicals Strategy for Nanomaterial Sustainability-A PATROLS Perspective on New Approach Methodologies. Small, Vol. 18, Issue 17, article number e2200231, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200231
Halappanavar, S., Mallach, G. 2021. Adverse outcome pathways and in vitro toxicology strategies for microplastics hazard testing. Current Opinion in Toxicology, Vol. 28, pp 52-61, DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2021.09.002
Meier M.J., Nguyen K.C., Crosthwait J, Kawata A. ,Rigden M. ,Leingartner K. ,Wong A., Holloway A., Shwed P.S., Beaudette L. , Navarro M., Wade M., Tayabali A.F. 2021. Low dose antibiotic ingestion potentiates systemic and microbiome changes induced by silver nanoparticles. NanoImpact, Vol. 23, article number 100343, DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100343
Rahman, L., Mallach, G., Kulka, R., Halappanavar, S. 2022. Microplastics and nanoplastics science: collecting and characterizing airborne microplastics in fine particulate matter. Nanotoxicology, Vol. 15, Issue 9, pp 1253-1278, DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2021.2018065

7.2 Air pollutants and greenhouse gases

7.2.1 Environment and Climate Change Canada research

Ainslie, B., So, R., Chen, J. 2022. Operational Evaluation of a Wildfire Air Quality Model from a Forecaster Point of View. Weather and Forecasting, 37 (3), DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-21-0064.1
Alderman, N.P., Courville, M., Tokarczyk, R. 2021. Determination of certain VOCs in paints and architectural coatings by dynamic headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anal. Methods, 13, 35, 3894-3899, DOI: 10.1039/D1AY00273B
Araji, F., Matida, E., Huang, X. 2022. Effects of Porosity, Wall Thickness, and Length on the Filtration Efficiency of Gasoline Particulate Filters. SAE Technical Papers, DOI: 10.4271/2022-01-5010
Badia, A., Iglesias-Suarez, F., Fernandez, R.P., Cuevas, C.A., Kinnison, D.E., Lamarque, J.-F., Griffiths, P.T., Tarasick, D.W., Liu, J., Saiz-Lopez, A. 2021. The Role of Natural Halogens in Global Tropospheric Ozone Chemistry and Budget Under Different 21st Century Climate Scenarios. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126 (20), DOI: 10.1029/2021JD034859
Baibakov, K., LeBlanc, S., Ranjbar, K., O'Neill, N. T., Wolde, M., Redemann, J., Pistone, K., Li, S.-M., Liggio, J., Hayden, K., Chan, T. W., Wheeler, M. J., Nichman, L., Flynn, C., Johnson, R. 2021. Airborne and ground-based measurements of aerosol optical depth of freshly emitted anthropogenic plumes in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 10671–10687, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-10671-2021
Blanchard, D., Aherne, J., Makar, P. 2021. Dissolved Organic Carbon in Lakes of the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: Is Color an Indicator of Acid Sensitivity? Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (10), pp. 6791-6803, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00507
Bognar, K., Alwarda, R., Strong, K., Chipperfield, M.P., Dhomse, S.S., Drummond, J.R., Feng, W., Fioletov, V., Goutail, F., Herrera, B., Manney, G.L., McCullough, E.M., Millán, L.F., Pazmino, A., Walker, K.A., Wizenberg, T., Zhao, X. 2021. Unprecedented Spring 2020 Ozone Depletion in the Context of 20 Years of Measurements at Eureka, Canada. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126 (8), art. no. e2020JD034365, DOI: 10.1029/2020JD034365
Celo, V., Yassine, M.M., Dabek-Zlotorzynska, E.: Insights into Elemental Composition and Sources of Fine and Coarse Particulate Matter in Dense Traffic Areas in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, Toxics, 9 (10), Art. No. 264, DOI:10.3390/toxics9100264, 2021
Decker, Z.C.J., Wang, S., Bourgeois, I., Campuzano Jost, P., Coggon, M.M., Digangi, J.P., Diskin, G.S., Flocke, F.M., Franchin, A., Fredrickson, C.D., Gkatzelis, G.I., Hall, S.R., Halliday, H., Hayden, K., Holmes, C.D., Huey, L.G., Jimenez, J.L., Lee, Y.R., Lindaas, J., Middlebrook, A.M., Montzka, D.D., Neuman, J.A., Nowak, J.B., Pagonis, D., Palm, B.B., Peischl, J., Piel, F., Rickly, P.S., Robinson, M.A., Rollins, A.W., Ryerson, T.B., Sekimoto, K., Thornton, J.A., Tyndall, G.S., Ullmann, K., Veres, P.R., Warneke, C., Washenfelder, R.A., Weinheimer, A.J., Wisthaler, A., Womack, C., Brown, S.S. 2021. Novel Analysis to Quantify Plume Crosswind Heterogeneity Applied to Biomass Burning Smoke. Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 23, 15646–15657, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03803
Fathi, S., Gordon, M., Makar, P. A., Akingunola, A., Darlington, A., Liggio, J., Hayden, K., Li, S.-M. 2021. Evaluating the impact of storage-and-release on aircraft-based mass-balance methodology using a regional air-quality model. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 15461–15491, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-15461-2021
Fioletov, V., McLinden, C. A., Griffin, D., Krotkov, N., Liu, F., Eskes, H. 2022. Quantifying urban, industrial, and background changes in NO2 during the COVID-19 lockdown period based on TROPOMI satellite observations. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 4201–4236, DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-4201-2022
Fu, J.S., Carmichael, G.R., Dentener, F., Aas, W., Andersson, C., Barrie, L.A., Cole, A., Galy-Lacaux, C., Geddes, J., Itahashi, S., Kanakidou, M., Labrador, L., Paulot, F., Schwede, D., Tan, J., Vet, R. 2022. Improving Estimates of Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Ozone Total Deposition through Multi-Model and Measurement-Model Fusion Approaches. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 4, 2134–2142, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05929
Ghahreman, R., Gong, W., Beagley, S.R., Akingunola, A., Makar, P.A., Leaitch, W.R. 2021. Modeling Aerosol Effects on Liquid Clouds in the Summertime Arctic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126 (24), art. no. e2021JD034962, DOI: 10.1029/2021JD034962
Gong, W., Beagley, S., Ghahreman, R., Akingunola, A., Makar, P.A. 2021. Modeling Atmospheric Composition in the Summertime Arctic: Transport of North American Biomass Burning Pollutants and Their Impact on the Arctic Marine Boundary Layer Clouds. Springer Proceedings in Complexity, pp. 75-81, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-63760-9_11
Griffin, D., McLinden, C. A., Dammers, E., Adams, C., Stockwell, C. E., Warneke, C., Bourgeois, I., Peischl, J., Ryerson, T. B., Zarzana, K. J., Rowe, J. P., Volkamer, R., Knote, C., Kille, N., Koenig, T. K., Lee, C. F., Rollins, D., Rickly, P. S., Chen, J., Fehr, L., Bourassa, A., Degenstein, D., Hayden, K., Mihele, C., Wren, S. N., Liggio, J., Akingunola, A., Makar, P. 2021. Biomass burning nitrogen dioxide emissions derived from space with TROPOMI: methodology and validation. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 7929–7957, DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-7929-2021
Hayden, K., Li, S.-M., Makar, P., Liggio, J., Moussa, S. G., Akingunola, A., McLaren, R., Staebler, R. M., Darlington, A., O'Brien, J., Zhang, J., Wolde, M., and Zhang, L.: New methodology shows short atmospheric lifetimes of oxidized sulfur and nitrogen due to dry deposition, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 8377–8392, DOI:10.5194/acp-21-8377-2021, 2021
Hegglin, M. I., Tegtmeier, S., Anderson, J., Bourassa, A. E., Brohede, S., Degenstein, D., Froidevaux, L., Funke, B., Gille, J., Kasai, Y., Kyrölä, E. T., Lumpe, J., Murtagh, D., Neu, J. L., Pérot, K., Remsberg, E. E., Rozanov, A., Toohey, M., Urban, J., von Clarmann, T., Walker, K. A., Wang, H.-J., Arosio, C., Damadeo, R., Fuller, R. A., Lingenfelser, G., McLinden, C., Pendlebury, D., Roth, C., Ryan, N. J., Sioris, C., Smith, L., Weigel, K. 2021. Overview and update of the SPARC Data Initiative: comparison of stratospheric composition measurements from satellite limb sounders. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 1855–1903, DOI: 10.5194/essd-13-1855-2021
Huang, J., Zhang, Z., Tao, J., Zhang, L., Nie, F., Fei, L. 2022. Source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols using hourly data and implications for reducing PM_2.5 in the Pearl River Delta region of South China. Environmental Research, 210, art. no. 112960, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112960
Humphries, K., Veenendaal, J., Kanmaz, K., Loiselle-Lapointe, A. 2022. Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Thermal Management and System Operation in Real-World Conditions. SAE Technical Paper, 2022-01-0677, DOI: 10.4271/2022-01-0677
Jiang, J., Wu, Y., Sun, G., Zhang, L., Li, Z., Sommar, J., Yao, H., Feng, X. 2021. Characteristics, Accumulation, and Potential Health Risks of Antimony in Atmospheric Particulate Matter. ACS Omega, 6 (14), pp. 9460-9470, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c06091
Kharol, S.K., Dammers, E., Shephard, M.W., Cady-Pereira, K.E. 2021. Satellite observations of ammonia over South Asia. Asian Atmospheric Pollution: Sources, Characteristics and Impacts, pp. 227-237, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-816693-2.00025-1
Li, K., Wentzell, J.J.B., Liu, Q., Leithead, A., Moussa, S.G., Wheeler, M.J., Han, C., Lee, P., Li, S.-M., Liggio, J. 2021. Evolution of Atmospheric Total Organic Carbon from Petrochemical Mixtures. Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 19, 12841–12851, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c02620
Ma, M., Rivellini, L.-H., Cui, Y., Willis, M. D., Wilkie, R., Abbatt, J. P. D., Canagaratna, M. R., Wang, J., Ge, X., Lee, A. K. Y. 2021. Elemental analysis of oxygenated organic coating on black carbon particles using a soot-particle aerosol mass spectrometer. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 2799–2812, DOI: 10.5194/amt-14-2799-2021
Majdzadeh, M., Stroud, C. A., Sioris, C., Makar, P. A., Akingunola, A., McLinden, C., Zhao, X., Moran, M. D., Abboud, I., Chen, J. 2022. Development of aerosol optical properties for improving the MESSy photolysis module in the GEM-MACH v2.4 air quality model and application for calculating photolysis rates in a biomass burning plume. Geosci. Model Dev., 15, 219–249, DOI: 10.5194/gmd-15-219-2022
Horb, E.C., Wentworth, G.R., Makar, P.A., Liggio, J., Hayden, K., Boutzis, E.I., Beausoleil, D.L., Hazewinkel, R.O., Mahaffey, A.C., Sayanda, D., Wyatt, F., Dubé, M.G. A decadal synthesis of atmospheric emissions, ambient air quality, and deposition in the oil sands region, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4539, 2021
Makar, P. A., Akingunola, A., Chen, J., Pabla, B., Gong, W., Stroud, C., Sioris, C., Anderson, K., Cheung, P., Zhang, J., and Milbrandt, J. Forest-fire aerosol–weather feedbacks over western North America using a high-resolution, online coupled air-quality model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 10557–10587 (2021), DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-10557-2021
Mamun, A.A., Celo, V., Dabek-Zlotorzynska, E., Charland, J.-P., Cheng, I., Zhang, L. Characterization and source apportionment of airborne particulate elements in the Athabasca oil sands region, (2021) Science of the Total Environment, 788, art. no. 147748, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147748
Mashayekhi, R., Pavlovic, R., Racine, J., Moran, M.D., Manseau, P.M., Duhamel, A., Katal, A., Miville, J., Niemi, D., Peng, S.J., Sassi, M., Griffin, D., McLinden, C.A. Isolating the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on urban air quality in Canada, (2021) Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, DOI: 10.1007/s11869-021-01039-1
McLagan, D. S., Stupple, G. W., Darlington, A., Hayden, K., and Steffen, A. Where there is smoke there is mercury: Assessing boreal forest fire mercury emissions using aircraft and highlighting uncertainties associated with upscaling emissions estimates, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 5635–5653 (2021), DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-5635-2021, 2021
Moussa, S.G., Staebler, R.M., You, Y., Leithead, A., Yousif, M.A., Brickell, P., Beck, J., Jiang, Z., Liggio, J., Li, S.-M., Wren, S.N., Brook, J.R., Darlington, A., Cober, S.G.: Fugitive Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from a Tailings Pond in the Oil Sands Region of Alberta, Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 19, 12831–12840, doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c02325, 2021
Rosenblatt, D., Stokes, J., Caffrey, C., Brown, K.: Effect of North American Certification Test Fuels on Emissions from On-Road Motorcycles, SAE Technical Papers, DOI:10.4271/2021-01-1225
Sokhi, R.S., Singh, V., Querol, X., Finardi, S., Targino, A.C., Andrade, M.D.F., Pavlovic, R., Garland, R.M., Massagué, J., Kong, S., Baklanov, A., Ren, L., Tarasova, O., Carmichael, G., Peuch, V.-H., Anand, V., Arbilla, G., Badali, K., Beig, G., Belalcazar, L.C., Bolignano, A., Brimblecombe, P., Camacho, P., Casallas, A., Charland, J.-P., Choi, J., Chourdakis, E., Coll, I., Collins, M., Cyrys, J., da Silva, C.M., Di Giosa, A.D., Di Leo, A., Ferro, C., Gavidia-Calderon, M., Gayen, A., Ginzburg, A., Godefroy, F., Gonzalez, Y.A., Guevara-Luna, M., Haque, S.M., Havenga, H., Herod, D., Hõrrak, U., Hussein, T., Ibarra, S., Jaimes, M., Kaasik, M., Khaiwal, R., Kim, J., Kousa, A., Kukkonen, J., Kulmala, M., Kuula, J., La Violette, N., Lanzani, G., Liu, X., MacDougall, S., Manseau, P.M., Marchegiani, G., McDonald, B., Mishra, S.V., Molina, L.T., Mooibroek, D., Mor, S., Moussiopoulos, N., Murena, F., Niemi, J.V., Noe, S., Nogueira, T., Norman, M., Pérez-Camaño, J.L., Petäjä, T., Piketh, S., Rathod, A., Reid, K., Retama, A., Rivera, O., Rojas, N.Y., Rojas-Quincho, J.P., San José, R., Sánchez, O., Seguel, R.J., Sillanpää, S., Su, Y., Tapper, N., Terrazas, A., Timonen, H., Toscano, D., Tsegas, G., Velders, G.J.M., Vlachokostas, C., von Schneidemesser, E., VPM, R., Yadav, R., Zalakeviciute, R., Zavala, M.: A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions, Environment International, 157, 106818 (2021), DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106818
Makar, P. A., Stroud, C., Akingunola, A., Zhang, J., Ren, S., Cheung, P., Zheng, Q. 2021. Vehicle-induced turbulence and atmospheric pollution. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 12291–12316, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-12291-2021
Mamun, A.A., Cheng, I., Zhang, L., Celo, V., Dabek-Zlotorzynska, E., Charland, J.-P. 2022. Estimation of Atmospheric Dry and Wet Deposition of Particulate Elements at Four Monitoring Sites in the Canadian Athabasca Oil Sands Region. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127 (3), art. no. e2021JD035787, DOI: 10.1029/2021JD035787
Marais, E.A., Pandey, A.K., Van Damme, M., Clarisse, L., Coheur, P.-F., Shephard, M.W., Cady-Pereira, K.E., Misselbrook, T., Zhu, L., Luo, G., Yu, F. 2021. UK Ammonia Emissions Estimated With Satellite Observations and GEOS-Chem. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, 18, DOI: 10.1029/2021JD035237
Moran, M., Zhang, J., Pavlovic, R., Savic-Jovcic, V., Ménard, S., Landry, H., Zheng, Q., Lupu, A., Gilbert, S., Peng, S.J., Manseau, P.M. 2021. Evolution of the Performance of the Canadian Operational Regional Air Quality Deterministic Prediction System from 2010 to 2019. Springer Proceedings in Complexity, pp. 157-166, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-63760-9_24
Morgenstern, O., Frith, S.M., Bodeker, G.E., Fioletov, V., van der A, R.J. 2021. Reevaluation of Total-Column Ozone Trends and of the Effective Radiative Forcing of Ozone-Depleting Substances. Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (21), Art. No. e2021GL095376, DOI: 10.1029/2021GL095376
Mostafavi Pak, N., Heerah, S., Zhang, J., Chan, E., Worthy, D., Vogel, F., Wunch, D. 2021. The Facility Level and Area Methane Emissions inventory for the Greater Toronto Area (FLAME-GTA). Atmospheric Environment, 252, art. no. 118319, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118319
Robichaud A. 2021. A Case Study of Birch Pollen and the Synergy with Environmental Factors: Relation to Asthma in Montreal, Canada. Atmosphere, 12(6), 789, DOI: 10.3390/atmos12060789
Rodgers, T.F.M., Okeme, J.O., Parnis, J.M., Girdhari, K., Bidleman, T.F., Wan, Y., Jantunen, L.M., Diamond, M.L. 2021. Novel Bayesian Method to Derive Final Adjusted Values of Physicochemical Properties: Application to 74 Compounds. Environ. Sci. Technol., 55, 18, 12302–12316, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01418
Rosenblatt, D., Stokes, J., Caffrey, C., Brown, K.: Effect of North American Certification Test Fuels on Emissions from On-Road Motorcycles, SAE Technical Papers, DOI:10.4271/2021-01-1225, 2021
Sommers, J.M., Stroud, C.A., Adam, M.G., O'Brien, J., Brook, J.R., Hayden, K., Lee, A.K.Y., Li, K., Liggio, J., Mihele, C., Mittermeier, R.L., Stevens, R.G., Wolde, M., Zuend, A., Hayes, P.L. 2022. Evaluating SOA formation from different sources of semi- and intermediate-volatility organic compounds from the Athabasca oil sands. Environ. Sci.: Atmos., 2, 469-490, DOI: 10.1039/D1EA00053E
Tao, J., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L., Li, J., Wu, Y., Pei, C., Nie, F. 2022. Quantifying the relative contributions of aqueous phase and photochemical processes to water-soluble organic carbon formation in winter in a megacity of South China. Chemosphere, 300, art. no. 134598, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134598
Tao, J., Zhang, Z., Zhang, L., Wu, Y., Fang, P., Wang, B. 2021. Impact of aerosol liquid water content and its size distribution on hygroscopic growth factor in urban Guangzhou of South China. Science of the Total Environment, 789, art. no. 148055, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148055
Theys, N., Fioletov, V., Li, C., De Smedt, I., Lerot, C., McLinden, C., Krotkov, N., Griffin, D., Clarisse, L., Hedelt, P., Loyola, D., Wagner, T., Kumar, V., Innes, A., Ribas, R., Hendrick, F., Vlietinck, J., Brenot, H., Van Roozendael, M. 2021. A sulfur dioxide Covariance-Based Retrieval Algorithm (COBRA): application to TROPOMI reveals new emission sources. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 16727–16744, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-16727-2021
van der Graaf, S., Dammers, E., Segers, A., Kranenburg, R., Schaap, M., Shephard, M. W., Erisman, J. W. 2022. Data assimilation of CrIS NH3 satellite observations for improving spatiotemporal NH3 distributions in LOTOS-EUROS. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 951–972, DOI: 10.5194/acp-22-951-2022
Voshtani, S., Ménard, R., Walker, T.W., Hakami, A. 2022. Assimilation of GOSAT Methane in the Hemispheric CMAQ; Part II: Results Using Optimal Error Statistics. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 375, DOI: 10.3390/rs14020375
Wang, H., Zhang, L., Yao, X., Cheng, I., Dabek-Zlotorzynska, E. 2021. Identification of decadal trends and associated causes for organic and elemental carbon in PM_2.5 at Canadian urban sites. Environment International, 159, art. no. 107031, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.107031
Webster, K.L., Leach, J.A., Hazlett, P.W., Fleming, R.L., Emilson, E.J.S., Houle, D., Chan, K.H.Y., Norouzian, F., Cole, A.S., O'Brien, J.M., Smokorowski, K.E., Nelson, S.A., Yanni, S.D. 2021. Turkey Lakes Watershed, Ontario, Canada: 40 years of interdisciplinary whole-ecosystem research. Hydrological Processes, 35 (4), art. no. e14109, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.14109
Wilka, C., Solomon, S., Kinnison, D., Tarasick, D. 2021. An Arctic ozone hole in 2020 if not for the Montreal Protocol. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 15771–15781, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-15771-2021
Wohltmann, I., von der Gathen, P., Lehmann, R., Deckelmann, H., Manney, G.L., Davies, J., Tarasick, D., Jepsen, N., Kivi, R., Lyall, N., Rex, M. 2021. Chemical Evolution of the Exceptional Arctic Stratospheric Winter 2019/2020 Compared to Previous Arctic and Antarctic Winters. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, 18, DOI: 10.1029/2020JD034356
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Xia, J., Wang, J., Zhang, L., Wang, X., Yuan, W., Zhang, H., Peng, T., Feng, X. 2021. Mass balance of nine trace elements in two karst catchments in southwest China. Science of the Total Environment, 786, art. no. 147504, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147504
Ye, X., Arab, P., Ahmadov, R., James, E., Grell, G. A., Pierce, B., Kumar, A., Makar, P., Chen, J., Davignon, D., Carmichael, G. R., Ferrada, G., McQueen, J., Huang, J., Kumar, R., Emmons, L., Herron-Thorpe, F. L., Parrington, M., Engelen, R., Peuch, V.-H., da Silva, A., Soja, A., Gargulinski, E., Wiggins, E., Hair, J. W., Fenn, M., Shingler, T., Kondragunta, S., Lyapustin, A., Wang, Y., Holben, B., Giles, D. M., Saide, P. E. 2021. Evaluation and intercomparison of wildfire smoke forecasts from multiple modeling systems for the 2019 Williams Flats fire. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 14427–14469, DOI: 10.5194/acp-21-14427-2021
You Y., Byrne B., Colebatch O., Mittermeier R.L., Vogel F., Strong K. Quantifying the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on CO, CO2, and CH4 in Downtown Toronto Using Open-Path Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, Atmosphere, 12(7), 848 (2021), DOI: 10.3390/atmos12070848
Zeng, Y., Ning, Y., Shen, Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, T., Lei, Y., Zhang, Q., Li, G., Xu, H., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J. 2021. The Roles of N, S, and O in Molecular Absorption Features of Brown Carbon in PM_2.5 in a Typical Semi-Arid Megacity in Northwestern China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, 16, DOI: 10.1029/2021JD034791
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7.2.2 Health Canada research

7.2.2.1 Role of stress in health effects of air pollutants

Thomas, J., Stalker, A., Breznan, D., Thomson, E.M. 2021. Ozone-dependent increases in lung glucocorticoids and macrophage response: Effect modification by innate stress axis function. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. Vol. 86, DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103662
Thomas, J., Thomson, E.M., 2021. Modulation by ozone of glucocorticoid-regulating factors in the lungs in relation to stress axis reactivity. Toxics. Vol 9, Issue 11, article number 290, DOI: 10.3390/toxics9110290
Thomson, E.M., 2021. Air pollution, stress, and allostatic load: Linking systemic and central nervous system impacts in Alzheimer's Disease and Air Pollution: The Development and Progression of a Fatal Disease from Childhood and the Opportunities for Early Prevention. pp 387-404, DOI: 10.3233/AIAD210032
Vincent, R., Kumarathasan, P, Goegan, P., Bjarnason, S.G., Guénette, J., Karthikeyan, S., Thomson, E.M., Adamson, I.Y., Watkinson, W.P., Battistini, B., Miller, F.J., 2022. Acute cardiovascular effects of inhaled ambient particulate matter: Chemical composition-related oxidative stress, endothelin-1, blood pressure, and ST-segment changes in Wistar rats. Chemosphere, Vol. 296, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133933

7.2.2.2 Air pollution and COVID-19

Dales, R., Blanco-Vidal, C., Romero-Meza, R., Schoen, S., Lukina, A., Cakmak, S., 2021. The association between air pollution and COVID-19 related mortality in Santiago, Chile: A daily time series analysis. Environmental Research. Vol 198, number 111284, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111284
Lavigne, E., Ryti, N., Gasparrini, A., Sera, F., Weichenthal, S., Chen, H., To, T., Evans, G.J., Sun, L., Dheri, A., Lemogo, L., Kotchi, S.O., Stieb, D., 2022. Short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and individual emergency department visits for COVID-19: a case-crossover study in Canada. Thorax, number 2021-217602, DOI:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217602
Stieb, D.M., Evans, G.J., To, T.M., Lakey, P.S.J., Shiraiwa, M., Hatzopoulou, M., Minet, L., Brook, J.R., Burnett, R.T., Weichenthal, S.A., 2021. Within-City Variation in Reactive Oxygen Species from Fine Particle Air Pollution and COVID-19. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine. Vol. 204 Issue 2, pp 168-177, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202011-4142OC [epub 2 Apr 2021]
Stieb, D.M., 2022 Strengthening the Epidemiological Evidence Linking Air Pollution and COVID-19. American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Medicine. Vol 205, Issue 6, pp 605-606, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202112-2813ED [epub 15 Mar 2022]

7.2.2.3 Associations between air pollution and health outcomes

* Research published in addition to the articles previously reported in s.7.2.2.3. Key collaborations include Statistics Canada and Canadian and International Universities and Organisations.

*Chen, G., Guo, Y., Yue, X., Tong, S., Gasparrini, A., Bell, M.L., Armstrong, B., Schwartz, J., Jaakkola, J.J., Zanobetti, A. and Lavigne, E., 2021. Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2· 5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5(9), pp.e579-e587, DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00200-X
*Chen, K., Breitner, S., Wolf, K., Stafoggia, M., Sera, F., Vicedo-Cabrera, A.M., Guo, Y., Tong, S., Lavigne, E., Matus, P. and Valdés, N., 2021. Ambient carbon monoxide and daily mortality: a global time-series study in 337 cities. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5(4), pp.e191-e199, DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00026-7
Chen H., Kaufman J.S., Olaniyan T., Pinault L., Tjepkema M., Chen L., van Donkelaar A., Martin R.V., Hystad P., Chen C., Kirby-McGregor M., Bai L., Burnett R.T., Benmarhnia T. Changes in exposure to ambient fine particulate matter after relocating and long term survival in Canada: quasi-experimental study. The British Medical Journal. Vol. 375, number 2368, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.n2368
Gogna, P., King, W. D., Villeneuve, P. J., Kumarathasan, P., Johnson, M., Lanphear, B., Shutt, R., Arbuckle, T.E., Borghese, M. M. 2021. Ambient air pollution and inflammatory effects in a Canadian pregnancy cohort. Environmental Epidemiology, Vol. 5, Issue 5, p e168, DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000168
Johnson, M., Shin, H. H., Roberts, E., Sun, L., Fisher, M., Hystad, P., Van Donkelaar, A., Martin, R.V., Fraser, W.D., Lavigne, E., Clark, N., Beaulac, V., Arbuckle, T.E. 2022. Critical Time Windows for Air Pollution Exposure and Birth Weight in a Multicity Canadian Pregnancy Cohort. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), Vol. 33, Issue 1, pp 7-16, DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001428
Korsiak, J., Perepeluk, K.L., Peterson, N.G., Kulka, R. and Weichenthal, S., 2021. Air pollution and retinal vessel diameter and blood pressure in school-aged children in a region impacted by residential biomass burning. Scientific reports, 11(1), pp.1-11. DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-92269-x
*Liang, R., Chen, R., Yin, P., van Donkelaar, A., Martin, RV., Burnett, R., Cohen, AJ., Brauer, M., Liu, C., Wang, W., Lei, J., Wang, L., Wang, L., Zhang, M., Kan, H., Zhou, M. 2022. Associations of long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and its constituents with cardiovascular mortality: A prospective cohort study in China. Environment International, Vol. 162, article number 107156, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107156
*Lukina, A.O., Maquiling, A., Burstein, B., Szyszkowicz, M. 2021. Exposure to urban air pollution and emergency department visits for diseases of the ear and mastoid processes. Atmospheric Pollution Research, Vol. 12, Issue 10, DOI: 10.1016/j.apr.2021.101198
*Masselot, P., Sera, F., Schneider, R., Kan, H., Lavigne, É., Stafoggia, M., Tobias, A., Chen, H., Burnett, RT., Schwartz, J., Zanobetti, A., Bell, ML., Chen, BY., Guo, YL., Ragettli, MS., Vicedo-Cabrera, AM., Åström, C., Forsberg, B., Íñiguez, C., Garland, RM., Scovronick, N., Madureira, J., Nunes, B., De la Cruz Valencia, C., Hurtado Diaz, M., Honda, Y., Hashizume, M., Ng, CFC., Samoli, E., Katsouyanni, K., Schneider, A., Breitner, S., Ryti, NRI., Jaakkola, JJK., Maasikmets, M., Orru, H., Guo, Y., Valdés Ortega, N., Matus Correa, P., Tong, S., Gasparrini, A. 2022. Differential Mortality Risks Associated With PM_2.5 Components: A Multi-Country, Multi-City Study. Epidemiology, Vol. 33, Issue 2, pp 167-175, DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001455
Olaniyan, T., Pinault, L., Li, C., van Donkelaar, A., Meng, J., Martin, R.V., Hystad, P., Robichaud, A., Ménard, R., Tjepkema, M., Bai, L., Kwong, J.C., Lavigne, E., Burnett, R.T., Chen, H., 2021. Ambient air pollution and the risk of acute myocardial infarction and stroke: A national cohort study. Environmental Research. Vol. 204, Pt A, number 111975, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111975
*Shin, H.H., Maquiling, A., Thomson, E.M., Park, I.W., Stieb, D.M., Dehghani, P. 2021. Sex-difference in air pollution-related acute circulatory and respiratory mortality and hospitalization. Science of Total Environment, Vol. 806 Part 3, article number 150515, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150515
Szyszkowicz, M. 2021. The concentration-response functions for short-term exposure to ambient air pollution. Polish Journal of Public Health, Vol.131, Edition 1, pp 7-10, DOI: 10.2478/pjph-2021-0002
*Szyszkowicz, M. 2022. Urban ambient air pollution and substance use disorder. Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, DOI: 10.1007/s11869-022-01182-3
*To, T., Zhu, J., Terebessy, E., Zhang, K., Fong, I., Pinault, L., Jerrett, M., Robichaud, A., Ménard, R., Van Donkelaar, A., Martin, RV., Hystad, P., Brook, JR., Dell, S., Stieb, D. 2021. Does exposure to air pollution increase the risk of acute care in young children with asthma? An Ontario, Canada study. Environment Research, Vol. 199, article number 111302, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111302
*Villeneuve, P.J., Lam, S., Tjepkema, M., Pinault, L., Crouse, D.L., Osornio-Vargas, A.R., Hystad, P., Jerrett, M., Lavigne, E., Stieb, D.M. 2021. Residential proximity to greenness and adverse birth outcomes in urban areas: Findings from a national Canadian population-based study. Environmental Research, Vol. 204 Part C, article number 112344, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112344
Weichenthal, S., Lavigne, E., Traub, A., Umbrio, D., You, H., Pollitt, K., Shin, T., Kulka, R., Stieb, DM., Korsiak, J., Jessiman, B., Brook, JR., Hatzopoulou, M., Evans, G., Burnett, RT. 2021. Association of Sulfur, Transition Metals, and the Oxidative Potential of Outdoor PM_2.5 with Acute Cardiovascular Events: A Case-Crossover Study of Canadian Adults. Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 129, Issue 10, DOI: 10.1289/EHP9449
Zhang, J.J., Sun, L., Rainham, D., Dummer, T.J., Wheeler, A.J., Anastasopolos, A., Gibson, M. and Johnson, M., 2022. Predicting intraurban airborne PM1. 0-trace elements in a port city: Land use regression by ordinary least squares and a machine learning algorithm. Science of The Total Environment, 806, p.150149. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150149
*Zhang, Z., Wang, J., Kwong, JC., Burnett, RT., Van Donkelaar, A., Hystad, P., Martin, RV., Bai, L., McLaughlin, J., Chen, H. 2021. Long-term exposure to air pollution and mortality in a prospective cohort: The Ontario Health Study. Environment International, Vol. 154, article number 106570, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106570
*Zhao, N., Pinault, L., Toyib, O., Vanos, J., Tjepkema, M., Cakmak, S. 2021. Long-term ozone exposure and mortality from neurological diseases in Canada. Environment International, Vol. 157, article number 106817, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106817

7.2.2.4 Indoor air pollution and health

* Research published in addition to the articles previously reported in s.7.2.2.4. Research conducted in collaboration with Public Health Agency of Canada, British Columbia Centres for Disease Control, and Canadian universities.

Kovesi, T., Mallach, G., Schreiber, Y., McKay, M., Lawlor, G., Barrowman, N., Tsampalieros, A., Kulka, R., Root, A., Kelly, L., Kirlew, M., Miller, J. D. (2022). Housing conditions and respiratory morbidity in Indigenous children in remote communities in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. 194(3), E80–E88. DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.202465
*Mallach, G., Kasloff, S.B., Kovesi, T., Kumar, A., Kulka, R., Krishnan, J., Robert, B., McGuinty, M., den Otter-Moore, S., Yazji, B. and Cutts, T., 2021. Aerosol SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals and long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plos one, 16(9), p.e0258151. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0258151
*Nguyen, P.D., Martinussen, N., Mallach, G., Ebrahimi, G., Jones, K., Zimmerman, N. and Henderson, S.B., 2021. Using Low-Cost Sensors to Assess Fine Particulate Matter Infiltration (PM2. 5) during a Wildfire Smoke Episode at a Large Inpatient Healthcare Facility. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), p.9811. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189811
*Sun, L. and Wallace, L.A., 2021. Residential cooking and use of kitchen ventilation: the impact on exposure. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 71(7), pp.830-843. DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2020.1823525

7.2.2.5 Air pollution from transportation sources

* Research published in addition to the articles previously reported in s.7.2.2.5. Research was conducted in collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Research Council, and Canadian and International universities.

Anastasopolos, A., Sofowote, U., Hopke, P., Rouleau, M., Shin, T., Dheri, A., Peng, H., Kulka, R., Gibson, M., Farah, P-M., Sundar, N. Air quality in Canadian port cities after regulation of low-sulfur marine fuel in the North American Emissions Control Area. The Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 791, 147949, pp 1-12. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147949
*Chan, T.W., Lee, M., Mallach, G. and Buote, D., 2021. Efficiency of the Vehicle Cabin Air Filters for Removing Black Carbon Particles and BTEX from the Air Intake. Applied Sciences, 11(19), p.9048. DOI:10.3390/app11199048
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7.2.2.6 Toxicity of air pollution

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7.2.2.7 Global health and economic impacts of particulate matter

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