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Overview

Mark R. Servos is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Medicine and Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pollution as subfields of study.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of areas including SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, biosensors and analytical detection, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, fish ecology and management studies, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, and COVID-19 diagnosis using artificial intelligence.

Mark R. Servos has contributed to several papers, a selection of which includes:

  • Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence (2020, Water Research)
  • Catching a resurgence: Increase in SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA identified in wastewater 48 h before COVID-19 clinical tests and 96 h before hospitalizations (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Comparison of approaches to quantify SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater using RT-qPCR: Results and implications from a collaborative inter-laboratory study in Canada (2021, Journal of Environmental Sciences)
  • Near real-time determination of B.1.1.7 in proportion to total SARS-CoV-2 viral load in wastewater using an allele-specific primer extension PCR strategy (2021, Water Research)
  • Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Mark R. Servos include:

  • Leslie M. Bragg
  • Robert Delatolla
  • Hadi A. Dhiyebi
  • John P. Giesy
  • Meghan Fuzzen

Publications by this scientist are commonly found in a variety of venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS ES&T Water
  • Aquatic Toxicology

Best Publications

  • Behavior and occurrence of estrogens in municipal sewage treatment plants--I. Investigations in Germany, Canada and Brazil.

    T.A Ternes;M Stumpf;J Mueller;K Haberer

  • Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment: what are the big questions?

    Alistair B. A. Boxall;Murray A. Rudd;Bryan W. Brooks;Daniel J. Caldwell

  • Occurrence and reductions of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and estrogens by municipal wastewater treatment plants in Ontario, Canada.

    Lori Lishman;Shirley Anne Smyth;Kurtis Sarafin;Sonya Kleywegt

  • Occurrence of neutral and acidic drugs in the effluents of Canadian sewage treatment plants.

    Chris D. Metcalfe;Brenda G. Koenig;Don T. Bennie;Mark Servos

  • Instantaneous and Quantitative Functionalization of Gold Nanoparticles with Thiolated DNA Using a pH-Assisted and Surfactant-Free Route

    Xu Zhang;Mark R. Servos;Juewen Liu

  • Distribution of estrogens, 17β-estradiol and estrone, in Canadian municipal wastewater treatment plants

    M.R. Servos;M.R. Servos;D.T. Bennie;B.K. Burnison;A. Jurkovic

  • Antidepressants and their metabolites in municipal wastewater, and downstream exposure in an urban watershed

    Chris D. Metcalfe;Shaogang Chu;Colin Judt;Hongxia Li

  • REVIEW OF THE AQUATIC TOXICITY, ESTROGENIC RESPONSES AND BIOACCUMULATION OF ALKYLPHENOLS AND ALKYLPHENOL POLYETHOXYLATES

    Mark R. Servos

  • Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence.

    Patrick M. D'Aoust;Elisabeth Mercier;Danika Montpetit;Jian Jun Jia

  • Surface Science of DNA Adsorption onto Citrate-Capped Gold Nanoparticles

    Xu Zhang;Mark R. Servos;Juewen Liu

  • Survey of receiving-water environmental impacts associated with discharges from pulp mills: 2. Gonad size, liver size, hepatic erod activity and plasma sex steroid levels in white sucker

    Kelly R. Munkittrick;Mark R. Servos;Glen J. Van Der Kraak;Mark E. McMaster

  • Intersex and reproductive impairment of wild fish exposed to multiple municipal wastewater discharges

    Gerald R. Tetreault;Gerald R. Tetreault;Charles J. Bennett;K. Shires;B. Knight

  • Ultrahigh Nanoparticle Stability against Salt, pH, and Solvent with Retained Surface Accessibility via Depletion Stabilization

    Xu Zhang;Mark R. Servos;Juewen Liu

  • Impacts of Municipal Wastewater Effluents on Canadian Waters: a Review

    P.A. Chambers;M. Allard;S.L. Walker;J. Marsalek

  • An exploratory study of urban runoff toxicity

    J. Marsalek;Q. Rochfort;B. Brownlee;T. Mayer

  • Catching a resurgence: Increase in SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA identified in wastewater 48 h before COVID-19 clinical tests and 96 h before hospitalizations.

    Patrick M. D'Aoust;Tyson E. Graber;Elisabeth Mercier;Danika Montpetit

  • An overview of recent studies on the potential of pulp‐mill effluents to alter reproductive parameters in fish

    K.R. Munkittrick;M. E. McMaster;L.H. McCarthy;M. R. Servos

  • Using ratios of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes to characterize the biomagnification of DDE, mirex, and PCB in a Lake Ontario pelagic food web

    Richard M. Kiriluk;Mark R. Servos;D. Michael Whittle;Gilbert Cabana

  • Instantaneous Attachment of an Ultrahigh Density of Nonthiolated DNA to Gold Nanoparticles and Its Applications

    Xu Zhang;Biwu Liu;Neeshma Dave;Mark R. Servos

  • Hydrothermal growth of free standing TiO2 nanowire membranes for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals.

    Anming Hu;Xu Zhang;Ken D. Oakes;Peng Peng

  • ENVIRONMENTAL FATE and EFFECTS of PULP and PAPER MILL EFFLUENTS

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Frequent Co-Authors

Mark E. McMaster
Mark E. McMaster Environment and Climate Change Canada
Kelly R. Munkittrick
Kelly R. Munkittrick University of New Brunswick
Janusz Pawliszyn
Janusz Pawliszyn University of Waterloo
Chris D. Metcalfe
Chris D. Metcalfe Trent University
Derek C. G. Muir
Derek C. G. Muir Environment and Climate Change Canada
Peng Peng
Peng Peng University of Waterloo
Juewen Liu
Juewen Liu University of Waterloo
Daniel Figeys
Daniel Figeys University of Ottawa
D. George Dixon
D. George Dixon University of Waterloo
Karen A. Kidd
Karen A. Kidd McMaster University

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