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Geoffrey I. Sunahara

Geoffrey I. Sunahara

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
5701
World Ranking
7216
National Ranking
320

Overview

Geoffrey I. Sunahara is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has an extensive publication record in the field of Environmental Science. Their research covers various subfields including Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Plant Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work frequently appears in specialized venues, with multiple papers published in the following journals: Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal of Environmental Management, The Science of The Total Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Environmental Pollution.

Frequent coauthors of Geoffrey I. Sunahara include:

  • Robert Duran
  • Jun Yao
  • Hao Li
  • Jianli Liu
  • Houquan Liu

The scientist's research themes focus on heavy metals and related environmental issues. Main topics include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Chromium effects and bioremediation
  • Heavy Metals in Plants

Among recent scholarly contributions are the following papers:

  • Phytoextraction of cadmium-contaminated soil by Celosia argentea Linn.: A long-term field study, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals the mechanism of tolerance to manganese and cadmium toxicity in the Mn/Cd hyperaccumulator Celosia argentea Linn, 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • New insights on the effect of non-ferrous metal mining and smelting activities on microbial activity characteristics and bacterial community structure, 2023, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Quantifying ecological and human health risks of metal(loid)s pollution from non-ferrous metal mining and smelting activities in Southwest China, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Comprehensive genomic and proteomic profiling reveal Acinetobacter johnsonii JH7 responses to Sb(III) toxicity, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • An in-depth analysis of electric cell-substrate impedance sensing to study the attachment and spreading of mammalian cells.

    Caide Xiao;Bernard Lachance;Geoffrey Sunahara;John H T Luong

  • Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of energetic compounds on bacterial and mammalian cells in vitro

    Bernard Lachance;Pierre Yves Robidoux;Jalal Hawari;Guy Ampleman

  • In vitro cytotoxicity and genotoxicity studies of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles in Chinese hamster lung fibroblast cells.

    Mahsa Hamzeh;Geoffrey I. Sunahara

  • Chronic toxicity of energetic compounds in soil determined using the earthworm (Eisenia andrei) reproduction test

    Pierre Yves Robidoux;Claus Svendsen;Jean Caumartin;Jalal Hawari

  • Ecotoxicology of Explosives

    Geoffrey I. Sunahara;Guilherme Lotufo;Roman G. Kuperman;Jalal Hawari

  • Development of a soil extraction procedure for ecotoxicity characterization of energetic compounds.

    Geoffrey I. Sunahara;Sabine Dodard;Manon Sarrazin;Louise Paquet

  • Toxicity and bioaccumulation of reduced TNT metabolites in the earthworm Eisenia andrei exposed to amended forest soil.

    Bernard Lachance;Agnès Y. Renoux;Manon Sarrazin;Jalal Hawari

  • Ecotoxicological assessment of a high energetic and insensitive munitions compound: 2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN)

    Sabine G. Dodard;Manon Sarrazin;Jalal Hawari;Louise Paquet

  • Phytotoxicity and bioaccumulation of copper and chromium using barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in spiked artificial and natural forest soils.

    Nadia Ait Ali;Mohammed Ater;Geoffrey I. Sunahara;Pierre Yves Robidoux

  • TNT, RDX, and HMX decrease earthworm (Eisenia andrei) life-cycle responses in a spiked natural forest soil.

    P. Y. Robidoux;J. Hawari;G. Bardai;L. Paquet

  • Ecotoxicity characterization of dinitrotoluenes and some of their reduced metabolites.

    S.G. Dodard;A.Y. Renoux;J. Hawari;G. Ampleman

  • Earthworm Sublethal Responses to Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterial in Soil Detected by 1H NMR Metabolomics

    Melissa L. Whitfield Åslund;Heather McShane;Myrna J. Simpson;André J. Simpson

  • Enhanced biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated soil

    Laleh Yerushalmi;Sylvie Rocheleau;Ruxandra Cimpoia;Manon Sarrazin

  • Toxicity assessment of contaminated soils from an antitank firing range.

    Pierre Yves Robidoux;Ping Gong;Manon Sarrazin;Ghalib Bardai

  • Reproductive and behavioral responses of earthworms exposed to nano‐sized titanium dioxide in soil

    Heather McShane;Manon Sarrazin;Joann K. Whalen;William H. Hendershot

  • Acute and chronic toxicity of the new explosive CL-20 to the earthworm (Eisenia andrei) exposed to amended natural soils.

    Pierre Yves Robidoux;Geoffrey I. Sunahara;Kathleen Savard;Yann Berthelot

  • Integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis reveals the mechanism of tolerance to manganese and cadmium toxicity in the Mn/Cd hyperaccumulator Celosia argentea Linn.

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  • Acute toxicity of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in earthworm (Eisenia andrei).

    Pierre Yves Robidoux;Jalal Hawari;Sonia Thiboutot;Guy Ampleman

  • Effects and bioavailability of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene in spiked and field-contaminated soils to indigenous microorganisms

    Ping Gong;Steven D. Siciliano;Charles W. Greer;Louise Paquet

  • Transformation of 2,4,6‐trinitrotoluene in soil in the presence of the earthworm Eisenia andrei

    Agnès Y. Renoux;Manon Sarrazin;Jalal Hawari;Geoffrey I. Sunahara

  • Phytotoxicity of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) in spiked artificial and natural forest soils.

    P. Y. Robidoux;G. Bardai;L. Paquet;G. Ampleman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jalal Hawari
Jalal Hawari Polytechnique Montréal
Sonia Thiboutot
Sonia Thiboutot Defence Research and Development Canada
Guy Ampleman
Guy Ampleman Defence Research and Development Canada
Louise Paquet
Louise Paquet National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Robert Duran
Robert Duran University of Pau and the Adour Region
Charles W. Greer
Charles W. Greer National Research Council Canada
Joann K. Whalen
Joann K. Whalen McGill University
Richard Martel
Richard Martel University of Montreal
William H. Hendershot
William H. Hendershot McGill University
Serge R. Guiot
Serge R. Guiot University of Montreal

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