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Overview

Gregg T. Tomy is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada and has extensively contributed to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on the impact of toxic organic pollutants, environmental toxicology, and health-related effects of chemical exposures in various ecosystems.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Atmospheric Science, Analytical Chemistry, and Pharmacology. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates chemical analysis and biological effects related to environmental contaminants.

The main research topics covered by Gregg T. Tomy include:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Frequent collaborators in their work include Philippe J. Thomas, Zhe Xia, Chris Marvin, Ifeoluwa Idowu, and Thor Halldorson. These collaborations have yielded numerous studies published in leading environmental science journals.

Publications by Gregg T. Tomy have appeared predominantly in:

  • Chemosphere (5 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (4 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (3 publications)
  • Environmental Science & Technology (3 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Canadian Environment: Aquatic and terrestrial environments," 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • "An Emerging Cross-Species Marker for Organismal Health: Tryptophan-Kynurenine Pathway," 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Considerations for Prioritization of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds as Environmental Contaminants," 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "New approaches to reduce sample processing times for the determination of polycyclic aromatic compounds in environmental samples," 2021, Chemosphere
  • "Co-exposures to trace elements and polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) impacts North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) baculum," 2020, Chemosphere

Best Publications

  • Levels and trends of poly- and perfluorinated compounds in the arctic environment.

    Craig M. Butt;Urs Berger;Rossana Bossi;Gregg T. Tomy

  • Fluorinated organic compounds in an eastern Arctic marine food web.

    Gregg T Tomy;Wes Budakowski;Thor Halldorson;Paul A Helm

  • PAHs, PCBs, PCNs, organochlorine pesticides, synthetic musks, and polychlorinated n-alkanes in U.K. sewage sludge: survey results and implications.

    Joanna L. Stevens;Grant L. Northcott;Gary A. Stern;Gregg T. Tomy

  • Direct measurement of octanol-water partition coefficients of some environmentally relevant brominated diphenyl ether congeners

    Eric Braekevelt;Sheryl A Tittlemier;Gregg T Tomy

  • Dechlorane Plus and Related Compounds in the Environment: A Review

    Ed Sverko;Gregg T. Tomy;Eric J. Reiner;Yi-Fan Li;Yi-Fan Li

  • Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of some brominated flame retardants in a Lake Winnipeg (Canada) food web.

    Kerri Law;Kerri Law;Thor Halldorson;Robert Danell;Gary Stern

  • Bioaccumulation, biotransformation, and biochemical effects of brominated diphenyl ethers in juvenile lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush).

    Gregg T Tomy;Vince P Palace;Thor Halldorson;Eric Braekevelt

  • Quantifying C10−C13 Polychloroalkanes in Environmental Samples by High-Resolution Gas Chromatography/Electron Capture Negative Ion High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry

    Gregg T. Tomy;Gary A. Stern;Derek C. G. Muir;Aaron T. Fisk

  • Hexabromocyclododecane: current understanding of chemistry, environmental fate and toxicology and implications for global management.

    Christopher H. Marvin;Gregg T. Tomy;Gregg T. Tomy;James M. Armitage;James M. Armitage;Jon A. Arnot

  • Vapor pressures, aqueous solubilities, and Henry's law constants of some brominated flame retardants.

    Sheryl A. Tittlemier;Thor Halldorson;Gary A. Stern;Gregg T. Tomy

  • Bioaccumulation and Trophic Magnification of Short- and Medium-Chain Chlorinated Paraffins in Food Webs from Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan

    Magali Houde;Derek C. G. Muir;Gregg T. Tomy;D. Michael Whittle

  • Biotransformation of N-Ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamide by rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) liver microsomes

    Gregg T. Tomy;Sheryl A. Tittlemier;Vince P. Palace;Wes R. Budakowski

  • Biomagnification of α- and γ-Hexabromocyclododecane Isomers in a Lake Ontario Food Web

    Gregg T Tomy;Wes Budakowski;Thor Halldorson;D Michael Whittle

  • Isomers of dechlorane plus in Lake Winnipeg and Lake Ontario food webs.

    Gregg T. Tomy;Kerri Pleskach;Nargis Ismail;D. Michael Whittle

  • Environmental chemistry and toxicology of polychlorinated n-alkanes

    G. T. Tomy;A. T. Fisk;J. B. Westmore;D. C. G. Muir

  • Dechlorane Plus Levels in Sediment of the Lower Great Lakes

    E. D. Sverko;Gregg T. Tomy;Chris H. Marvin;Donna Zaruk

  • Large and growing environmental reservoirs of Deca-BDE present an emerging health risk for fish and marine mammals.

    Peter S. Ross;Catherine M. Couillard;Michael G. Ikonomou;Sophia C. Johannessen

  • Perfluoroalkyl Acids in the Atlantic and Canadian Arctic Oceans

    Jonathan P. Benskin;Derek C. G. Muir;Brian F. Scott;Christine Spencer

  • Occurrence of C10−C13 Polychlorinated n-Alkanes in Canadian Midlatitude and Arctic Lake Sediments

    G.T. Tomy;G.A. Stern;W.L. Lockhart;D.C.G. Muir

  • Fluorotelomer carboxylic acids and PFOS in rainwater from an urban center in Canada.

    Mark Loewen;Thor Halldorson;Feiyue Wang;Gregg Tomy

  • Trophodynamics of some PFCs and BFRs in a western Canadian Arctic marine food web.

    Gregg T. Tomy;Kerri Pleskach;Steve H. Ferguson;Jonathon Hare

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris H. Marvin
Chris H. Marvin Environment and Climate Change Canada
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gary A. Stern
Gary A. Stern University of Manitoba
Aaron T. Fisk
Aaron T. Fisk University of Windsor
Paul A. Helm
Paul A. Helm Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Robert J. Letcher
Robert J. Letcher Carleton University
Mehran Alaee
Mehran Alaee Environment and Climate Change Canada
Yi-Fan Li
Yi-Fan Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Ed Sverko
Ed Sverko Harbin Institute of Technology
Steven H. Ferguson
Steven H. Ferguson Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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