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Ken G. Drouillard

Ken G. Drouillard

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Ecology and Evolution

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39
Citations
5740
World Ranking
6398
National Ranking
397

Overview

Ken G. Drouillard is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada and has a research focus primarily in the field of Environmental Science, with a notable presence in several subfields including Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research covers a range of topics centered on environmental contamination and health-related impacts, including:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Marine animal studies overview

The scientist has contributed multiple publications to peer-reviewed journals, with frequent appearances in venues such as Environmental Pollution, PLoS ONE, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Journal of Great Lakes Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ken G. Drouillard include:

  • Increasing mercury bioaccumulation and biomagnification rates of Nile perch (Lates niloticus L.) in Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya (2024) - The Science of The Total Environment
  • Fitted filtration efficiency and breathability of 2-ply cotton masks: Identification of cotton consumer categories acceptable for home-made cloth mask construction (2022) - PLoS ONE
  • Exposure to persistent organic pollutants is linked to over-wintering latitude in a Pacific seabird, the rhinoceros auklet, Cerorhinca monocerata (2021) - Environmental Pollution
  • Concentrations and source identification of PAHs, alkyl-PAHs and other organic contaminants in sediments from a contaminated harbor in the Laurentian Great Lakes (2020) - Environmental Pollution
  • Evidence for Microbial Community Effect on Sediment Equilibrium Phosphorus Concentration (EPC0) (2020) - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Drouillard has worked collaboratively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Christopher G. Weisener
  • Dennis Otieno
  • Lewis Sitoki
  • Reuben Omondi
  • Anakalo Shitandi

Best Publications

  • Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs): changes in thyroid, vitamin A, glutathione homeostasis, and oxidative stress in American kestrels (Falco sparverius).

    Kim J. Fernie;J. Laird Shutt;Greg Mayne;David Hoffman

  • Determination of the gut retention of plastic microbeads and microfibers in goldfish (Carassius auratus)

    Stefan Grigorakis;Sherri A. Mason;Ken G. Drouillard

  • The growing need for sustainable ecological management of marine communities of the Persian Gulf.

    Peter F. Sale;David A. Feary;John A. Burt;Andrew G. Bauman

  • Variable uptake and elimination of stable nitrogen isotopes between tissues in fish

    M Aaron MacNeil;Ken G Drouillard;Aaron T Fisk

  • Immunosuppression in the northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) induced by pesticide exposure.

    Mary-Kate Gilbertson;G. Douglas Haffner;Ken G. Drouillard;Anathea Albert

  • Levels and trends of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in Ivory Gull eggs from the Canadian Arctic, 1976 to 2004

    Birgit M. Braune;Mark L. Mallory;H. Grant Gilchrist;Robert J. Letcher

  • Vegetated agricultural drainage ditches for the mitigation of pyrethroid‐associated runoff

    Erin R. Bennett;Matthew T. Moore;Charles M. Cooper;Sammie Smith

  • Evidence of immunomodulation in nestling American kestrels (Falco sparverius) exposed to environmentally relevant PBDEs

    Kim J. Fernie;Greg Mayne;J. Laird Shutt;Cynthia Pekarik

  • Changes in the growth, but not the survival, of American kestrels (Falco sparverius) exposed to environmentally relevant polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

    Kim J. Fernie;J. Laird Shutt;Ian J. Ritchie;Robert J. Letcher

  • Bioaccumulation and toxicokinetics of 42 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners in American kestrels (Falco sparverius).

    Ken G. Drouillard;Kimberly J. Fernie;Judit E. Smits;Gary R. Bortolotti

  • Influence of lake characteristics on the biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants in lake trout food webs

    Magali Houde;Derek C. G. Muir;Karen A. Kidd;Stephanie Guildford

  • Dietary absorption efficiencies and toxicokinetics of polychlorinated biphenyls in ring doves following exposure to aroclor® mixtures

    Ken G. Drouillard;Ross J. Norstrom;Ross J. Norstrom

  • Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of 61 polychlorinated biphenyl and four polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners in juvenile American kestrels (Falco sparverius).

    Ken G. Drouillard;Kimberly J. Fernie;Robert J. Letcher;Laird J. Shutt

  • Quantifying maternal and dietary sources of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl deposited in eggs of the ring dove (Streptopelia risoria).

    Ken G. Drouillard;Ross J. Norstrom;Ross J. Norstrom

  • High levels of perfluoroalkyl acids in sport fish species downstream of a firefighting training facility at Hamilton International Airport, Ontario, Canada.

    Sarah B. Gewurtz;Satyendra P. Bhavsar;Satyendra P. Bhavsar;Satyendra P. Bhavsar;Steve Petro;Chris G. Mahon

  • Plasma-associated halogenated phenolic contaminants in benthic and pelagic fish species from the Detroit River.

    Hongxia Li;Ken G. Drouillard;Erin Bennett;G. Douglas Haffner

  • Evaluation of chloroform/methanol and dichloromethane/hexane extractable lipids as surrogate measures of sample partition capacity for organochlorines in fish tissues.

    K.G. Drouillard;H. Hagen;G.D. Haffner

  • A River-wide Survey of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polycylic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), and Selected Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Sediments of the Detroit River—1999

    Ken G. Drouillard;Maciek Tomczak;Stan Reitsma;G. Douglas Haffner

  • Long‐term impacts of invasive species on a native top predator in a large lake system

    Scott A. Rush;Gordon Paterson;Tim B. Johnson;Ken G. Drouillard

  • Bioamplification as a Bioaccumulation Mechanism for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Wildlife

    Jennifer M. Daley;Gordon Paterson;Ken G. Drouillard

  • Concentrations and trophic magnification of cyclic siloxanes in aquatic biota from the Western Basin of Lake Erie, Canada

    Daryl J. McGoldrick;Cecilia Chan;Ken G. Drouillard;Michael J. Keir

Frequent Co-Authors

G. Douglas Haffner
G. Douglas Haffner University of Windsor
Satyendra P. Bhavsar
Satyendra P. Bhavsar University of Toronto
John E. Elliott
John E. Elliott Environment and Climate Change Canada
Robert J. Letcher
Robert J. Letcher Carleton University
Ross J. Norstrom
Ross J. Norstrom Carleton University
Aaron T. Fisk
Aaron T. Fisk University of Windsor
George B. Arhonditsis
George B. Arhonditsis University of Toronto
Timothy B. Johnson
Timothy B. Johnson Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Eric J. Reiner
Eric J. Reiner Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Sean Backus
Sean Backus Environment and Climate Change Canada

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