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Graham A. Gagnon

Graham A. Gagnon

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
45
Citations
6835
World Ranking
6478
National Ranking
286

Overview

Graham A. Gagnon is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and has published extensively within the field of Environmental Science, focusing particularly on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, and Water Science and Technology.

The research topics that Graham A. Gagnon has contributed to include:

  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Graham A. Gagnon cover a range of environmental and public health challenges:

  • TiN, ZrN, and HfN Nanoparticles on Nanoporous Aluminum Oxide Membranes for Solar-Driven Water Evaporation and Desalination, 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • Pandemic danger to the deep: The risk of marine mammals contracting SARS-CoV-2 from wastewater, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A novel passive sampling approach for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater in a Canadian province with low prevalence of COVID-19, 2021, Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
  • A review of long-term change in surface water natural organic matter concentration in the northern hemisphere and the implications for drinking water treatment, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Simultaneous detection of SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, respiratory syncytial virus, and measles in wastewater by multiplex RT-qPCR, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment

Gagnon frequently publishes in several scientific venues, with the highest number of publications in:

  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology (18)
  • Scientific Reports (10)
  • AWWA Water Science (9)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (7)
  • ACS ES&T Water (7)

Among frequent co-authors working with Graham A. Gagnon are:

  • Amina K. Stoddart (41 collaborations)
  • Benjamin F. Trueman (32 collaborations)
  • Sean A. MacIsaac (19 collaborations)
  • Emalie K. Hayes (17 collaborations)
  • Lindsay E. Anderson (15 collaborations)

Best Publications

  • Comparison of advanced oxidation processes for the removal of natural organic matter

    Rupa Lamsal;Margaret E. Walsh;Graham A. Gagnon

  • Disinfectant efficacy of chlorite and chlorine dioxide in drinking water biofilms

    G.A. Gagnon;J.L. Rand;K.C. O’Leary;A.C. Rygel

  • Ozone Application in Recirculating Aquaculture System: An Overview

    Alex Augusto Gonçalves;Graham A. Gagnon

  • Impact of ozonation on water quality in marine recirculation systems

    Martin S Tango;Graham A Gagnon

  • Adsorption of dissolved organic matter (DOM) onto the synthetic iron pipe corrosion scales (goethite and magnetite): Effect of pH

    M. Safiur Rahman;Marc Whalen;Graham A. Gagnon

  • An efficient biofilm removal method for bacterial cells exposed to drinking water

    Graham A Gagnon;Robin M Slawson

  • Manganese removal during bench-scale biofiltration.

    Mark S. Burger;Stephen S. Mercer;Gordon D. Shupe;Graham A. Gagnon

  • Treatment of drinking water residuals: comparing sedimentation and dissolved air flotation performance with optimal cation ratios.

    J.C Bourgeois;M.E Walsh;G.A Gagnon

  • Implementation of chlorine dioxide disinfection: Effects of the treatment change on drinking water quality in a full-scale distribution system

    C J Volk;R Hofmann;C Chauret;G A Gagnon

  • Understanding removal of phosphate or arsenate onto water treatment residual solids.

    Meaghan K. Gibbons;Graham A. Gagnon

  • A field study evaluation for mitigating biofouling with chlorine dioxide or chlorine integrated with UV disinfection.

    J.L. Rand;R. Hofmann;M.Z.B. Alam;C. Chauret

  • Manganese removal and occurrence of manganese oxidizing bacteria in full-scale biofilters

    M. S. Burger;C. A. Krentz;S. S. Mercer;G. A. Gagnon

  • Carboxylic acids: formation and removal in full-scale plants

    Graham A. Gagnon;Stephen D.J. Booth;Sigrid Peldszus;Dennis Mutti

  • Sequential UV- and chlorine-based disinfection to mitigate Escherichia coli in drinking water biofilms

    H.M. Murphy;S.J. Payne;G.A. Gagnon

  • Comparative analysis of chlorine dioxide, free chlorine and chloramines on bacterial water quality in model distribution systems

    G. A. Gagnon;K. C. O’Leary;C. J. Volk;C. Chauret

  • Inactivation of biofilm-bound Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria using UVC light emitting diodes (UVC LEDs).

    Stephanie L. Gora;Kyle D. Rauch;C. Carolina Ontiveros;Amina K. Stoddart

  • Phosphorus adsorption by naturally-occurring materials and industrial by-products

    Maruf Mortula;Meaghan Gibbons;Graham A Gagnon

  • Adsorption of arsenic from a Nova Scotia groundwater onto water treatment residual solids.

    Meaghan K. Gibbons;Graham A. Gagnon

  • TiN, ZrN, and HfN Nanoparticles on Nanoporous Aluminum Oxide Membranes for Solar-Driven Water Evaporation and Desalination

    Emily Traver;Reem A. Karaballi;Yashar E. Monfared;Heather Daurie

  • Bench-scale evaluation of drinking water treatment parameters on iron particles and water quality.

    M. Safiur Rahman;Graham A. Gagnon

  • Unintended consequences of regulating drinking water in rural Canadian communities: Examples from Atlantic Canada

    Megan Kot;Heather Castleden;Graham A. Gagnon

  • The human dimension of water safety plans: a critical review of literature and information gaps

    Megan Kot;Heather Castleden;Graham A. Gagnon

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob Jamieson
Rob Jamieson Dalhousie University
Peter M. Huck
Peter M. Huck University of Waterloo
Michèle Prévost
Michèle Prévost Polytechnique Montréal
R. M. Garland
R. M. Garland University of Pretoria
Graham Dellaire
Graham Dellaire Dalhousie University
Jeffrey R. Pierce
Jeffrey R. Pierce Colorado State University
Robert Gordon
Robert Gordon Wilfrid Laurier University
Randall V. Martin
Randall V. Martin Washington University in St. Louis
Daniel E. Giammar
Daniel E. Giammar Washington University in St. Louis
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University

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