Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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Responses of Primary Producers and Grazers to Silver Nanoparticle Exposure

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Vincent, Jennifer Lynn, Thesis advisor (ths): Xenopoulos, Marguerite A, Degree committee member (dgc): Hintelmann, Holger, Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, James A, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>The increasing production and use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) raise concerns on environmental exposure and impact. A large scale in situ enclosure study was conducted at the Experimental Lakes Area to determine the effect of AgNPs on natural phytoplankton and zooplankton communities. This study investigated AgNPs of varying concentrations (4, 16 and 64 &#956;g/L), dosing regimens… more
Full Text: Responses of Primary Producers and Grazers to Silver Nanoparticle Exposure A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences TRENT …

Investigating the sources and fate of monomethylmercury and dimethylmercury in the Arctic marine boundary layer and waters

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Baya, Pascale Anabelle, Thesis advisor (ths): Hintelmann, Holger, Degree committee member (dgc): Lamborg, Carl, Degree committee member (dgc): Hickie, Brendan, Degree committee member (dgc): Georg, Bastian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Monomethylmercury (MMHg), the most bioavailable form of mercury (Hg) and a potent neurotoxin, is present at elevated concentrations in Arctic marine mammals posing serious health threats to the local populations relying on marine food for their subsistence living. The sources of MMHg in the Arctic Ocean surface water and the role of dimethylmercury (DMHg) as a source of MMHg remain… more
Full Text: INVESTIGATING THE SOURCES AND FATE OF MONOMETHYLMERCURY AND DIMETHYLMERCURY IN THE ARCTIC MARINE BOUNDARY LAYER AND WATERS A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of …