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Peter V. Hodson

Peter V. Hodson

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Chemistry

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59
Citations
10677
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10309
National Ranking
278

Overview

Peter V. Hodson is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has a research focus within the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science, and Physiology.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics pertinent to environmental impact and toxicology. Main themes include:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species

Peter V. Hodson has contributed significantly to the scientific literature with recent publications focusing primarily on polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) and their environmental effects. Sample recent papers include:

  • Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in the Canadian environment: Exposure and effects on wildlife, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Polycyclic aromatic compounds in the Canadian Environment: Aquatic and terrestrial environments, 2021, Environmental Pollution
  • Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in the Canadian environment: The challenges of ecological risk assessments, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • The bioavailability of oil droplets trapped in river gravel by hyporheic flows, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Transcriptional responses in newly-hatched Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) associated with developmental malformations following diluted bitumen exposure, 2020, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peter V. Hodson include Pamela M. Welbourn, Peter G. C. Campbell, David A. Wright, Valérie S. Langlois, and Sarah J. Wallace.

Environmental Pollution has been a primary venue for their publications, alongside other journals such as Ecotoxicology, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics and Proteomics, Aquatic Toxicology, and Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

In addition to journal articles, Peter V. Hodson has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Cambridge University Press:

  • Ecotoxicology, 2022

This profile reflects the scientist's engagement with key issues in environmental contamination, toxicity, and ecological risk management, particularly within Canadian contexts.

Best Publications

  • Oil sands development contributes elements toxic at low concentrations to the Athabasca River and its tributaries

    Erin N. Kelly;David W. Schindler;Peter V. Hodson;Jeffrey W. Short

  • The requirement and toxicity of selenium in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri).

    J. W. Hilton;P. V. Hodson;S. J. Slinger

  • Oil sands development contributes polycyclic aromatic compounds to the Athabasca River and its tributaries

    Erin N. Kelly;Jeffrey W. Short;David W. Schindler;Peter V. Hodson

  • Oil dispersant increases PAH uptake by fish exposed to crude oil.

    Shahunthala D. Ramachandran;Peter V. Hodson;Colin W. Khan;Ken Lee

  • Toxic effects of lead and lead compounds on human health, aquatic life, wildlife plants, and livestock

    Adrian Demayo;Margaret C. Taylor;Kenneth W. Taylor;Peter V. Hodson

  • The effect of metal metabolism on uptake, disposition and toxicity in fish

    Peter V. Hodson

  • Toxicity of retene to early life stages of two freshwater fish species

    Sonya M. Billiard;Kirsten Querbach;Peter V. Hodson

  • Binding of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to teleost aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AHRs)

    Sonya M. Billiard;Mark E. Hahn;Diana G. Franks;Richard E. Peterson

  • Nonadditive effects of PAHs on Early Vertebrate Development: mechanisms and implications for risk assessment.

    Sonya M. Billiard;Sonya M. Billiard;Joel N. Meyer;Deena M. Wassenberg;Peter V. Hodson

  • Effects of bleached kraft mill effluent on fish in the St. Maurice River, Quebec

    Peter V. Hodson;Denis Thivierge;Marie-Claude Levesque;Michelle McWhirter

  • Toxicity of oil sands to early life stages of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

    Maria V. Colavecchia;Sean M. Backus;Peter V. Hodson;Joanne L. Parrott

  • Relative Contributions of Dietary and Waterborne Zinc in the Rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri

    D. J. Spry;P. V. Hodson;C. M. Wood

  • Influence of salinity and fish species on PAH uptake from dispersed crude oil.

    Shahunthala D. Ramachandran;Michael J. Sweezey;Peter V. Hodson;Monica Boudreau

  • AhR2-mediated, CYP1A-independent cardiovascular toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos exposed to retene.

    Jason A. Scott;John P. Incardona;Kathleen Pelkki;Sally Shepardson

  • Altering cytochrome P4501A activity affects polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolism and toxicity in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    Stephanie A. Hawkins;Sonya M. Billiard;Samir P. Tabash;R. Stephen Brown

  • Effects on Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri) of a Chronic Exposure to Waterborne Selenium

    P. V. Hodson;D. J. Spry;B. R. Blunt

  • The Toxicity to Fish Embryos of PAH in Crude and Refined Oils.

    Peter V. Hodson

  • Effect of pH and Dissolved Organic Carbon on the Toxicity of Copper to Larval Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) in Natural Lake Waters of Low Alkalinity

    P. G. Welsh;J. F. Skidmore;D. J. Spry;D. G. Dixon

  • Measuring the toxicity of alkyl-phenanthrenes to early life stages of medaka (Oryzias latipes) using partition-controlled delivery

    Dominique Turcotte;Parveen Akhtar;Michelle Bowerman;Yiannis Kiparissis

  • Evaluation of Erythrocyte δ-amino Levulinic Acid Dehydratase Activity as a Short-Term Indicator in Fish of a Harmful Exposure to Lead

    Peter V. Hodson;Beverley R. Blunt;Douglas J. Spry;Keith Austen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mehran Alaee
Mehran Alaee Environment and Climate Change Canada
Julian J. Dodson
Julian J. Dodson Université Laval
Niels C. Bols
Niels C. Bols University of Waterloo
D. George Dixon
D. George Dixon University of Waterloo
Kenneth Lee
Kenneth Lee Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Linda M. Campbell
Linda M. Campbell Saint Mary's University
Sean Backus
Sean Backus Environment and Climate Change Canada
Victor Snieckus
Victor Snieckus Queen's University
Martin Castonguay
Martin Castonguay Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Richard T. Di Giulio
Richard T. Di Giulio Duke University

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