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Overview

Ian G. Droppo is affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on ecology, pollution, global and planetary change, environmental chemistry, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work spans several interconnected topics, including:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Fecal contamination and water quality
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience

Frequent collaborators in their research efforts include Christopher G. Weisener, Nicholas Falk, Ken G. Drouillard, Danielle VanMensel, and Kate Spencer.

Their recent published papers illustrate a focus on aquatic environments, sediment dynamics, and ecological impacts of industrial activity:

  • "Assessment of the sediment and associated nutrient/contaminant continuum, from permafrost thaw slump scars to tundra lakes in the western Canadian Arctic," 2021, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
  • "Spatial variability of the erodibility of fine sediments deposited in two alpine gravel-bed rivers: The Isère and Galabre," 2022, CATENA
  • "Development of novel 2D and 3D correlative microscopy to characterise the composition and multiscale structure of suspended sediment aggregates," 2020, Continental Shelf Research
  • "Ecological effects and causal synthesis of oil sands activity impacts on river ecosystems: water synthesis review," 2021, Environmental Reviews
  • "A structure-function based approach to floc hierarchy and evidence for the non-fractal nature of natural sediment flocs," 2021, Scientific Reports

The publication venues where their work frequently appears include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Environmental Reviews
  • Continental Shelf Research
  • CATENA
  • Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Best Publications

  • Surface properties of sludge and their role in bioflocculation and settleability

    B.Q Liao;D.G Allen;I.G Droppo;G.G Leppard;G.G Leppard

  • Erodibility of cohesive sediment: The importance of sediment properties

    Robert C. Grabowski;Ian G. Droppo;Geraldene Wharton

  • Rethinking what constitutes suspended sediment

    Ian G. Droppo

  • Composition of extracellular polymeric substances in the activated sludge floc matrix

    R. Bura;R. Bura;M. Cheung;M. Cheung;B. Liao;B. Liao;J. Finlayson;J. Finlayson

  • The Freshwater Floc: A Functional Relationship of Water and Organic and Inorganic Floc Constituents Affecting Suspended Sediment Properties

    I. G. Droppo;G. G. Leppard;D. T. Flannigan;S. N. Liss

  • Flocculation of suspended sediment in rivers of Southeastern Canada

    I.G. Droppo;E.D. Ongley

  • The freshwater floc: A functional relationship of water and organic and inorganic floc constituents affecting suspended sediment properties

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  • Floc Architecture in Wastewater and Natural Riverine Systems

    Steven N. Liss;Ian G. Droppo;Derrick T. Flannigan;Gary G. Leppard

  • Dynamic Existence of Waterborne Pathogens within River Sediment Compartments. Implications for Water Quality Regulatory Affairs

    Ian G. Droppo;Steven N. Liss;Declan Williams;Tara Nelson

  • Distribution of lead, copper and zinc in size-fractionated river bed sediment in two agricultural catchments of southern Ontario, Canada

    M. Stone;I.G. Droppo

  • Flocculation in Natural and Engineered Environmental Systems

    Steven Liss;Gary Leppard;Timothy Milligan;Ian Droppo

  • Effect of solids retention time on structure and characteristics of sludge flocs in sequencing batch reactors.

    B.Q. Liao;I.G. Droppo;G.G. Leppard;G.G. Leppard;S.N. Liss

  • The state of suspended sediment in the freshwater fluvial environment : a method of analysis

    I.G. Droppo;E.D. Ongley

  • In‐channel surficial fine‐grained sediment laminae. Part I: Physical characteristics and formational processes

    I. G. Droppo;M. Stone

  • Cohesive sediment transport: emerging issues for toxic chemical management

    E. D. Ongley;B. G. Krishnappan;I. G. Droppo;S. S. Rao

  • Structural controls on floc strength and transport

    Ian G Droppo

  • The effect of depositional history on contaminated bed sediment stability

    I.G. Droppo;Y.L. Lau;C. Mitchell

  • Influence of antecedent conditions on critical shear stress of bed sediments

    Y.L Lau;I.G Droppo

  • Metal levels in street sediment from an industrial city: spatial trends, chemical fractionation, and management implications

    Kim N. Irvine;Mary F. Perrelli;Ratchadawan Ngoen-klan;Ian G. Droppo

  • The Prevalence of Freshwater Flocculation in Cold Regions: A Case Study from the Mackenzie River Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada

    I.G. Droppo;D.S. Jeffries;C. Jaskot;S.M. Backus

  • Floc stabilization for multiple microscopic techniques.

    I G Droppo;D T Flannigan;G G Leppard;C Jaskot

Frequent Co-Authors

Bao-Qiang Liao
Bao-Qiang Liao Lakehead University
Terry D. Prowse
Terry D. Prowse University of Victoria
Peter Wallbrink
Peter Wallbrink Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Timothy G. Milligan
Timothy G. Milligan Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Desmond E. Walling
Desmond E. Walling University of Exeter
William H. Blake
William H. Blake Plymouth University
Carl L. Amos
Carl L. Amos University of Southampton
Richard A. Shakesby
Richard A. Shakesby Swansea University
Stefan H. Doerr
Stefan H. Doerr Swansea University
Ricardo A. Torres-Palma
Ricardo A. Torres-Palma National University of Cuyo

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