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Keith R. Solomon

Keith R. Solomon

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Environmental Sciences
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
95
Citations
34059
World Ranking
476
National Ranking
19

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Keith R. Solomon is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and has contributed extensively to environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their research focuses primarily on pollution, insect science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, atmospheric science, and food science.

Keith R. Solomon's publication record includes works related to environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, interactions with climate change, pesticide residue analysis, and environmental studies of pesticides and herbicides. Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
  • Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B
  • Chemistry International
  • Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
  • Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Their main fields of study encompass environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Subfields of interest incorporate pollution, insect science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, atmospheric science, and food science. The prominent topics covered in their work are:

  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety
  • Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research activities, with frequent co-authors including:

  • S. Madronich
  • Barbara Sulzberger
  • Rachel Ε. Neale
  • T. Matthew Robson
  • Patrick J. Neale

Selected recent publications demonstrate the focus on environmental impacts of ozone depletion and pesticide risks, such as:

  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020 (2021, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences)
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2019 (2020, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences)
  • Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2021 (2022, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences)
  • Assessment of risks to listed species from the use of atrazine in the USA: a perspective (2021, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B)
  • Changes in tropospheric air quality related to the protection of stratospheric ozone in a changing climate (2023, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences)

Best Publications

  • Biological Monitoring of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: A Review

    Magali Houde;Jonathan W. Martin;Robert J. Letcher;Keith R. Solomon

  • Ecological risk assessment of atrazine in North American surface waters.

    Keith R. Solomon;David B. Baker;R. Peter Richards;Kenneth R. Dixon

  • Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment for Roundup ® Herbicide

    John P. Giesy;Stuart Dobson;Keith R. Solomon

  • Bioconcentration and tissue distribution of perfluorinated acids in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Jonathan W. Martin;Scott A. Mabury;Keith R. Solomon;Derek C. G. Muir

  • Sources, pathways, and relative risks of contaminants in surface water and groundwater: a perspective prepared for the Walkerton inquiry.

    Len Ritter;Keith Solomon;Paul Sibley;Ken Hall

  • Dietary accumulation of perfluorinated acids in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    Jonathan W. Martin;Scott A. Mabury;Keith R. Solomon;Derek C. G. Muir

  • Endosulfan, a global pesticide: a review of its fate in the environment and occurrence in the Arctic.

    Jan Weber;Crispin J. Halsall;Derek Muir;Camilla Teixeira

  • Probabilistic hazard assessment of environmentally occurring pharmaceuticals toxicity to fish, daphnids and algae by ECOSAR screening.

    Hans Sanderson;David J. Johnson;Christian J. Wilson;Richard A. Brain

  • Aquatic ecotoxicology of fluoxetine.

    Bryan W. Brooks;Christy M. Foran;Sean M. Richards;James Weston

  • Ranking and prioritization of environmental risks of pharmaceuticals in surface waters.

    Hans Sanderson;David J Johnson;Tamara Reitsma;Richard A Brain

  • Collection of airborne fluorinated organics and analysis by gas chromatography/chemical ionization mass spectrometry.

    Jonathan W. Martin;Derek C. G. Muir;Cheryl A. Moody;David A. Ellis

  • Probabilistic risk assessment of agrochemicals in the environment

    K. Solomon;J. Giesy;P. Jones

  • Effects of 25 pharmaceutical compounds to Lemna gibba using a seven-day static-renewal test.

    Richard A. Brain;David J. Johnson;Sean M. Richards;Hans Sanderson

  • Aquatic persistence of eight pharmaceuticals in a microcosm study

    Monica W. Lam;Cora J. Young;Richard A. Brain;David J. Johnson

  • Ecological risk assessment for aquatic organisms from over-water uses of glyphosate.

    Keith R Solomon;Dean G Thompson

  • Biomagnification of Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Food Web

    Magali Houde;Trevor A. D. Bujas;Jeff Small;Randall S. Wells

  • Ozone depletion, ultraviolet radiation, climate change and prospects for a sustainable future

    Paul W. Barnes;Craig E. Williamson;Robyn M. Lucas;Sharon A. Robinson

  • Effects of Atrazine on Fish, Amphibians, and Aquatic Reptiles: A Critical Review

    Keith R. Solomon;James A. Carr;Louis H. Du Preez;John P. Giesy

  • Trophic transfer of persistent organochlorine contaminants (OCs) within an Arctic marine food web from the southern Beaufort-Chukchi Seas.

    P.F. Hoekstra;T.M. O'Hara;A.T. Fisk;K. Borgå

  • Environmental effects of ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2017

    G. H. Bernhard;R. E. Neale;P. W. Barnes;P. J. Neale

  • Toxicity classification and evaluation of four pharmaceuticals classes: antibiotics, antineoplastics, cardiovascular, and sex hormones

    Hans Sanderson;Richard A. Brain;David J. Johnson;Christian J. Wilson

  • Chlorpyrifos: ecological risk assessment in North American aquatic environments.

    John P. Giesy;Keith R. Solomon;Joel R. Coats;Kenneth R. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Paul K. Sibley
Paul K. Sibley University of Guelph
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Scott A. Mabury
Scott A. Mabury University of Toronto
Ronald J. Kendall
Ronald J. Kendall Texas Tech University
Markus Hecker
Markus Hecker University of Saskatchewan
Bruce M. Greenberg
Bruce M. Greenberg University of Waterloo
Paul D. Jones
Paul D. Jones University of Saskatchewan
Theo C.M. Brock
Theo C.M. Brock Wageningen University & Research
Karsten Liber
Karsten Liber University of Saskatchewan

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