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Frank A. P. C. Gobas

Frank A. P. C. Gobas

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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
17769
World Ranking
9552
National Ranking
252

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
62
Citations
18121
World Ranking
2567
National Ranking
108

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Frank A. P. C. Gobas is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate active engagement in topics related to toxic organic pollutants, environmental toxicology, and the behavior of contaminants in ecosystems.

  • A food web bioaccumulation model for the accumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in fish: how important is renal elimination? (2022), Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • Trophic magnification of legacy persistent organic pollutants in an urban terrestrial food web (2020), The Science of The Total Environment
  • Advancing exposure assessment approaches to improve wildlife risk assessment (2023), Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Developing Methods for Assessing Trophic Magnification of Perfluoroalkyl Substances within an Urban Terrestrial Avian Food Web (2023), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Treatment of naphthenic acids in oil sands process-affected waters with a surface flow treatment wetland: mass removal, half-life, and toxicity-reduction (2022), Environmental Research

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Frank Wania
  • Zhe Lu
  • Hayley Hung
  • Kate M. Fremlin
  • Faqiang Zhan

Frank A. P. C. Gobas has published multiple articles in several notable scientific journals:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
  • Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
  • Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Their research spans several subfields within environmental science, including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Pollution
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry

Main topics of their scientific work cover:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Best Publications

  • A review of bioconcentration factor (BCF) and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) assessments for organic chemicals in aquatic organisms

    Jon A Arnot;Frank Apc Gobas

  • Food Web-Specific Biomagnification of Persistent Organic Pollutants

    Barry C. Kelly;Michael G. Ikonomou;Michael G. Ikonomou;Joel D. Blair;Joel D. Blair;Anne E. Morin;Anne E. Morin

  • A food web bioaccumulation model for organic chemicals in aquatic ecosystems.

    Jon A. Arnot;Frank A. P. C. Gobas

  • Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in an Arctic Marine Food Web: Trophic Magnification and Wildlife Exposure

    Barry C. Kelly;Michael G. Ikonomou;Joel D. Blair;Blair Surridge

  • Trophic magnification factors: Considerations of ecology, ecosystems, and study design

    Katrine Borgå;Karen A Kidd;Derek C G Muir;Olof Berglund

  • Relationship between bioconcentration in fish and steric factors of hydrophobic chemicals

    Antoon Opperhulzen;Els W.v.d. Volde;Frank A.P.C. Gobas;Djlen A.K. Liem

  • Revisiting bioaccumulation criteria for POPs and PBT assessments.

    Frank A. P. C. Gobas;Watze de Wolf;Lawrence P. Burkhard;Eric Verbruggen

  • A model for predicting the bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic chemicals in aquatic food-webs: application to Lake Ontario

    Frank A.P.C. Gobas

  • Mechanism of Biomagnification in Fish under Laboratory and Field Conditions

    Frank A. P. C. Gobas;John B. Wilcockson;Ronald W. Russell;G. Douglas Haffner

  • Physical-chemical properties of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins

    Wan Ying. Shiu;William. Doucette;Frank A. P. C. Gobas;Anders. Andren

  • Dynamics of dietary bioaccumulation and faecal elimination of hydrophobic organic chemicals in fish

    Frank A.P.C. Gobas;Derek C.G. Muir;Donald Mackay

  • Distribution of Phthalate Esters in a Marine Aquatic Food Web: Comparison to Polychlorinated Biphenyls

    Cheryl E. Mackintosh;Javier Maldonado;Jing Hongwu;Natasha Hoover

  • A novel method for measuring membrane‐water partition coefficients of hydrophobic organic chemicals: Comparison with 1‐octanol‐water partitioning

    Frank A.P.C. Gobas;Jean M. Lahittete;Gil Garofalo;Wan Ying Shiu

  • Intestinal absorption and biomagnification of organic contaminants in fish, wildlife, and humans.

    Barry C. Kelly;Frank A. P. C. Gobas;Michael S. McLachlan

  • A Generic QSAR for Assessing the Bioaccumulation Potential of Organic Chemicals in Aquatic Food Webs

    Jon A. Arnot;Frank A. P. C. Gobas

  • Bioaccumulation behaviour of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in a Canadian Arctic marine food web.

    Barry C. Kelly;Michael G. Ikonomou;Joel D. Blair;Frank A.P.C. Gobas

  • Gastrointestinal magnification : the mechanism of biomagnification and food chain accumulation of organic chemicals

    Frank A. P. C. Gobas;Xin Zhang;Ralph Wells

  • Bioconcentration and Biomagnification in the Aquatic Environment

    Frank Gobas;Heather Morrison

  • Maternal transfer and in ovo exposure of organochlorines in oviparous organisms: A model and field verification

    Ronald W. Russell;Frank A. P. C. Gobas;G. Douglas Haffner

  • Dynamics of hydrophobic organic chemical bioconcentration in fish

    Frank A. P. C. Gobas;Donald MacKay

  • Bioconcentration of hydrophobic chemicals in fish: Relationship with membrane permeation

    Frank A. P. C. Gobas;Antoonm Opperhuizen;Otto Hutzinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael G. Ikonomou
Michael G. Ikonomou Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Donald Mackay
Donald Mackay Trent University
Jon A. Arnot
Jon A. Arnot University of Toronto
G. Douglas Haffner
G. Douglas Haffner University of Windsor
Wan Ying Shiu
Wan Ying Shiu University of Toronto
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Tom Harner
Tom Harner Environment and Climate Change Canada
Mahiba Shoeib
Mahiba Shoeib Environment and Climate Change Canada
Peter S. Ross
Peter S. Ross Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Kevin C. Jones
Kevin C. Jones Lancaster University

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