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University of Windsor
Ken G. Drouillard
Head, GLIER Organic Analytical Laboratory,
Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research,
Adjunct Professor - UNU-IWEH
(United Nations University, Institute on Water, Environment and Health)
Areas of Research Expertise
Contaminant Bioaccumulation Modelling
Environmental Fate & Chemistry of Organic Contaminants
Environmental Monitoring and Management
Ecological tracers of in situ bioenergetics
Academic Background
Associate Professor - University of Windsor 2007 - Present
Adjunct Professor - UNU-INWEH 2008 - Present
Assistant Professor - University of Windsor 2002 - 2007
PhD (2001) – Trent University, Watershed Ecosystems
MSc (1996) – University of Manitoba, Soil Science
BSc (1994) – University of Windsor, Biological Sciences
Research Synopsis
My main research involves the development of life-cycle contaminant bioaccumulation models applied to a variety of indicator species including invertebrates, amphibians, fish and birds.
These models consider bioaccumulation through the life-history of an animal and are especially useful for determining how bioenergetic stresses, as may be experienced at hatching, metamorphosis, over-wintering weight loss and/or intensive energy investments during reproduction, alter contaminant exposures and tissue distribution within the animal. While these models are immediately applicable to risk-assessments that characterize periods of enhanced toxicological stress during an animals lifetime, the models can also be used to interpret bioaccumulative contaminants as chemical tracers of ecological energetics.
I am also actively involved in the development of Environmental Monitoring Programs applied to freshwater and coastal ecosystems and the design of model-based managment tools that can aid in decisions about source control, remediation activities and cause-effect linkages for risk assessments. The design of such programs require implementation of valid statistical sampling designs that cover abiotic (water, sediments) and biotic (various food web components) media and require co-interpretation of various environmental processes operating at different time and space scales. These programs are often linked to clear environmental management goals and involve stakeholders that may include international regulatory bodies, public stakeholders, first nations communities and industry. Current examples of such programs that I am involved in include Environmental Monitoring and Risk Assessments generated for the Huron-Erie Corridor (2002-Present), Environmental Monitoring Programs being implemented in the Arabian Gulf off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and more recently extention of capacity building and monitoring programs in the Carribean nations.
Office Location and telephone number:
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, Room 130
2990 Riverside Drive West
Windsor, ON
Tel: (519) 253-3000 extension 4744 *** If I don't pick up please leave an e-mail in preference to voicemail
Fax: (519) 971-3616
Email: kgd@uwindsor.ca
Shipping Address:
Canadian Reception
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Ave.,
Windsor, ON, Canada
N9B 3P4
Website Last Updated On: Jul 21, 2010