Acadia University

Quantifying environmental processes that control the fate of mercury and other toxic chemicals in ecosystems

 Dr. Nelson O'Driscoll

Canada Research Chair in Environmental Biogeochemistry & Associate Professor 

Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Acadia University

K.C. Irving Centre, Room LL 55

Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6

Phone: 902-585-1679

Fax: 902-585-1034

                                                E-mail: nelson.odriscoll@acadiau.ca

Publications (Google Citations Link)

Journal Articles (28); Books (2); Book Chapters (9)

Refereed Journal Articles

28. Edmonds, S.T., O'Driscoll, N.J., Evers, D.C., Hillier, K.  Mercury accumulation in invertebrates and rusty blackbirds in northeastern North America breeding habitat: Relationships with water chemistry. Ecotoxicology. Submitted.   

27. Sizmur, T., Canario, J., Edmonds, S., Godfrey, A., O'Driscoll, N. Mercury methylation and demethylation by the polychaete worm Nereis diversicolor in intertidal mudflats. Environmental Pollution. Submitted.

26. Haverstock, S., Sizmur, T., Murimboh, J.,  O'Driscoll, N.J. Quantifying the photo-oxidation of dissolved organic carbon by ultra-violet radiation in freshwater lakes: Development of a depth-integrated model. Chemosphere. Submitted.

25. Rogers, S., Webster, T., Livingston, W., O’Driscoll, N.J. 2011. Airborne Laser Induced Fluorescence Light Detection and Ranging (LIF LiDAR) for the quantification of dissolved organic matter concentration in natural waters. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science. In Revision.

24. Pannu, R., O'Driscoll, N.J., Siciliano, S.D. Evaluation of two different analytical methods to assess kinetics of elemental mercury formation and emission in boreal soils under controlled conditions. Atmospheric Environment. In Revision

23. Crowell, N., Webster, T., O’Driscoll, N.J. 2011. GIS modeling of inundation and solar exposure in coastal wetlands. Journal of Coastal Research Standards. 27: 44-51.

22. O’Driscoll, N.J., Canario, J., Crowel, N., Webster, T. 2011. Mercury and Sulphur speciation in the coastal wetlands and tidal mudflats of the Bay of Fundy, Canada. Water Air and Soil Pollution. 220: 313-326.

21. Edmonds, S.T., Evers, D.C., Cristol, D.A., Mettke-Hofmann, C., Powell, L.L., McGann, A.J., Armiger, J.W., Lane, O.P., Tessler, D.F., Newell, P., Heyden, K., O’Driscoll, N.J. 2010. Geographic and seasonal variation in mercury exposure of the declining Rusty Blackbird. Condor. 112(4): 789-799.

20. Stanley, C.R., O’Driscoll, N.J., Ranjam, P. 2010. Determining the Magnitude of True Analytical Error in Geochemical Analysis. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis. 10(4): 355.

19. O’Driscoll, N.J., Messier, T., Robertson, M., Murimboh, J. 2010. Suspension of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in freshwaters: Examining the effect of CNT size. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Water Air and Soil Pollution.  208 (1): 235.

18. Hill, J., Lean, D.R.S., O’Driscoll, N.J. 2009. Influence of dissolved organic matter size on methylmercury binding in freshwaters. Science of the Total Environment.408(2): 408-414.    

17. Qureshi, A., O’Driscoll, N.J. MacLeod, M., Neuhold, Y., Hungerbühler, K. 2009. Diurnal photoreactions of mercury in surface ocean water: quantitative rate kinetics, reaction pathways and a predictive model. Environmental Science and Technology.44 (2): 644–649.  

16. Canário, J., Poissant, L., O´Driscoll, N., Vale, C., Pilote, M., Lean, D. 2009. Sediments processes and mercury transport in a frozen freshwater fluvial lake (Lake St. Louis, Qc, Canada). Environmental Pollution. 157: 1294-1300.  

15. O`Driscoll, N.J., Poissant, L., Canário, J., and Lean, D. 2008. Dissolved gaseous mercury concentrations and mercury volatilization in a frozen freshwater fluvial lake. Environmental Science and Technology. 42: 5125-5130.

14. Canário, J., Poissant, L., O`Driscoll, N.J., Ridal, J., Delongchamp, T., Pilote, M, Constant, P., Blais, J., and Lean, D. 2008. Mercury Partitioning in Surface Sediments of the Upper St. Lawrence River (Canada): Evidence of the Importance of the Sulphur Chemistry. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 187(1-4): 219-231.

13. Ethier, A., Lean, D., Toose-Reid, L., Mackay, D., O’Driscoll, N.J., and Scheuhammer, A. 2008. The Development and Application of a Mass Balance Model for Total Mercury in a Remote Lake using Multi-species Multiplier Method. Aquatic Geochemistry. 23: 467-481.

12. O`Driscoll, N.J., Poissant, L., Canário, J., Ridal, J., and Lean, D. 2007. Continuous analysis of dissolved gaseous mercury and mercury volatilization in the upper St. Lawrence River; Exploring temporal trends and UV attenuation. Environmental Science and Technology 41: 5342-5348.

11. Poissant, L., Constant, P., Pilote, M., Canário, J., O'Driscoll, N.J., Ridal, J., and Lean, D. 2007. The ebullition of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, carbon dioxide and total gaseous mercury from the Cornwall Area of Concern. Science of the Total Environment 381(1-3): 256-262.

10. O’Driscoll, N.J., Siciliano, S.D., Peak, D., Carignan, R., and Lean, D.R.S. 2006. The influence of forestry activity on the structure of dissolved organic matter in lakes: Implications for mercury photoreactions. Science of the Total Environment 366: 880-893.

9. O’Driscoll, N.J., Siciliano, S.D., Lean, D.R.S., and Amyot, M. 2006.Gross photo-reduction kinetics of mercury in temperate freshwater lakes and rivers: Application to a general model for DGM dynamics. Environmental Science and Technology 40: 837-843.

8. Siciliano S.D., O’Driscoll N.J., Tordon R., Hill, J., Beauchamp, S., and Lean, D.R.S. 2005 Abiotic production of methylmercury by solar radiation in logged watersheds. Environmental Science and Technology 39: 1071-1077.

7. O’Driscoll, N.J., Lean, D.R.S., Loseto, L., Carignan, R., and Siciliano, S.D. 2004. The effect of DOC on the photo-production of dissolved gaseous mercury (DGM) in freshwater lakes: Examining the potential impacts of forestry. Environmental Science and Technology 38: 2664-2672.

6. Siciliano, S.D., Sangster, A., Daughney, C.J., Loseto, L., Germida, J.J., Rencz, A.N., O’Driscoll, N.J., and Lean, D.R.S. 2003. Are MeHg concentrations in the wetlands of Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada dependent on geology? Journal of Environmental Quality 32(6): 1-18.

5. O’Driscoll, N.J., Beauchamp, S., Siciliano, S.D., Rencz, A.N., and Lean, D.R.S. 2003. Continuous analysis of dissolved gaseous mercury (DGM) and mercury flux in two freshwater lakes in Kejimkujik Park, Nova Scotia: Examining flux models with quantitative data. Environmental Science and Technology  37(10): 2226-2235.

4. Rencz, A.N., O’Driscoll N.J., Hall, G.E.M., Peron, T., Telmer, K., and Burgess, N.M. 2003. Spatial variation and correlations of mercury levels in the terrestrial and aquatic components of a wetland dominated ecosystem: Kejimkujik Park, Nova Scotia, Canada. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 143(1): 271-288.

3. O’Driscoll, N.J., Siciliano, S.D., and Lean, D.R.S. 2003. Continuous analysis of dissolved gaseous mercury in freshwater ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment 304(1-3): 285-294.

2. Siciliano, S.D., O’Driscoll, N.J., and Lean, D.R.S. 2002. Microbial reduction and oxidation of mercury in freshwater lakes. Environmental Science and Technology 36: 3064-3068.

1. O’Driscoll, N.J., and Evans, R.D. 2000. Analysis of methyl mercury binding to freshwater humic and fulvic acids by gel permeation chromatography / hydride generation ICP-MS. Environmental Science and Technology 34(18): 4039-4043.

Books

2. Lui, G., Cai, Y., O’Driscoll, N.J. (Editors). Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury. John Wiley and Sons. p.574. 2012. Ordering Information

1. O’Driscoll, N.J., Rencz, A.N., and Lean, D.R.S. (editors). Mercury Cycling in a Wetland Dominated Ecosystem: A Multidisciplinary Study. SETAC Publishers.p.392. 2005. Ordering Information

Book Chapters 

9. Vost, E., Amyot, M., O’Driscoll, N.J. 2012. Photoreactions of mercury in natural waters. Chapter 6 in Lui, G., Cai, Y., O’Driscoll, N.J. (Editors). Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury. John Wiley and Sons. p. 193-217.

8. Lui, G., Cai, Y., O’Driscoll, N.J. 2012. Overview of Mercury in the Environment. Chapter 1 in Lui, G., Cai, Y., O’Driscoll, N.J. (Editors). Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology of Mercury. John Wiley and Sons. p.1-13.

7. Harris, J.R., Rencz, A.N., Sangster, A., Viljoen D., and O’Driscoll, N.J.  2005. Application of GIS to a study of mercury in the environment – Kejimkujik Park, Nova Scotia. In: Geological Association of Canada (GAC) Special Volume on GIS Applications in the Earth Sciences.

 6. O’Driscoll, N.J., Lean, D.R.S., and Rencz, A.N. 2005. General Introduction (Chapter 2). In: O’Driscoll, N.J., Rencz, A.N., and Lean, D.R.S. (editors). Mercury Cycling in a Wetland Dominated Ecosystem: A Multidisciplinary Study. SETAC Publishers.

 5. Siciliano, S.D., Sangster, A., Daughney, C.J., Loseto, L., Germida, J.J., Rencz, A.N., O’Driscoll, N.J., and Lean, D.R.S. 2005. Are MeHg concentrations in the wetlands of Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada dependent on geology? (Chapter 8)  In: O’Driscoll, N.J.,  Rencz, A.N., and Lean, D.R.S. (editors). Mercury Cycling in a Wetland Dominated Ecosystem: A Multidisciplinary Study. SETAC Publishers.

 4. Rencz, A.N., O’Driscoll N.J., Hall, G.E.M., Peron, T., Telmer, K., and Burgess, N.M. 2005. Spatial variation and correlations of mercury concentrations in a variety of media (Chapter 12). In: O’Driscoll, N.J., Rencz, A.N., and Lean, D.R.S. (editors). Mercury Cycling in a Wetland Dominated Ecosystem: A Multidisciplinary Study. SETAC Publishers.

 3. O’Driscoll, N.J., Rencz, A.N., Lean, D.R.S., Beauchamp, S., Clair, T.A., Hall, G.E.M., Sangster, A., Scott, S., Smith, P., Telmer, K., Siciliano, S.D., and Burgess, N. 2005. A mercury mass balance for Big Dam West Lake: Examining the role of volatilisation (Chapter 13). In: O’Driscoll, N.J., Rencz, A.N., and Lean, D.R.S. (editors). Mercury Cycling in a Wetland Dominated Ecosystem: A Multidisciplinary Study. SETAC Publishers.  

2. O’Driscoll, N.J., Rencz, A.N., and Lean, D.R.S. 2005. The biogeochemistry and fate of mercury in natural environments (Chapter 14). In: Sigel, A., Sigel, H., and Sigel, R.K.O. (editors). Metal Ions in Biological Systems (Volume 43). Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York.

1. Siciliano, S.D., O’Driscoll, N.J., and Lean, D.R.S. 2002. Dissolved gaseous mercury profiles in freshwaters.  In: Cai, Y. and Braids, O.C. (editors). Biogeochemistry of environmentally important trace elements. ACS symposium series #835.