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Mark Hanson

ResearcherEnvironment and GeographyUniversity of Manitoba

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Mark Hanson

Researcher

Environment and Geography

Natural Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
11 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 6 research grants (6 NSERC), most recently in 2019.

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124

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Research

bioassays boreal wetlands contaminants ecological risk assessment ecosystem recovery ecotoxicology macrobenthos mesocosms

Latest papers

Remediation of Simulated Heavy Crude Oil Spills in a Boreal Lake Using Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery (eMNR): Impacts on Phytoplankton and Biofilm Communities.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2026
The effects of diluted bitumen, the shoreline washing agent Corexit EC9580A, and bio-stimulation on the lower food web of a boreal lake.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2025
Occurrence, characterization, and ecological risk analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in water and sediments following large-scale field simulated oil spills at the experimental lakes area, Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Marine pollution bulletin · 2024

All 21 publications

Latest funding

Interdisciplinary research and training program in water security and freshwater ecosystem health (Water Health)
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$109,900
Ecosystem level assessment of the fate and effects of quaternary ammonium compounds in fresh waters
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$172,763
Response and recovery in boreal wetlands from contaminants: New and culturally appropriate tools for ecological risk assessment
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$282,000

All 15 grants and awards

21 publications.

Remediation of Simulated Heavy Crude Oil Spills in a Boreal Lake Using Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery (eMNR): Impacts on Phytoplankton and Biofilm Communities.

Omilowo H, Stanley M, Timlick L, Peters L, Findlay D, Higgins S, Hanson M, Palace V

Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00128-025-04168-w PMID: 41902943

The effects of diluted bitumen, the shoreline washing agent Corexit EC9580A, and bio-stimulation on the lower food web of a boreal lake.

Perry M, Hanson M, Ankley PJ, Palace V, Paterson MJ, Black TA, Higgins SN

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.119260 PMID: 41125045

Occurrence, characterization, and ecological risk analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in water and sediments following large-scale field simulated oil spills at the experimental lakes area, Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Yang Z, Shah K, Hollebone B, Laforest S, MacGillivray M, Dey D, Rodriguez JL, Lalonde B, Yang C, Beaulac V, Blais JM, Hanson M, Orihel DM

Marine pollution bulletin2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117235 PMID: 39489049

Application of a new approach method to assess the hazard of complex legacy contaminated groundwater mixtures on fathead minnows in outdoor mesocosms.

Gasque-Belz L, Carrière K, Humeniuk B, Park B, Colville C, Siciliano S, Hogan N, Weber L, Campbell P, Peters R, Hecker M, Hanson M

The Science of the total environment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176081 PMID: 39244049

Characterization of Adverse Outcomes from Legacy-Contaminated Groundwater Exposure to Early Life Stages of Fathead Minnow.

Gasque-Belz L, Park B, Siciliano S, Hogan N, Weber L, Campbell P, Peters R, Hanson M, Hecker M

Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00244-024-01069-7 PMID: 38871949

Time-course of oral toxicity to contaminated groundwater in male Sprague Dawley rats.

Boamah B, Siciliano S, Hogan N, Hecker M, Hanson M, Campbell P, Peters R, Al-Dissi AN, Weber L

Toxicology reports2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2024.05.002 PMID: 38813463

Hazard assessment of complex legacy-contaminated groundwater mixtures using a novel approach method in adult fathead minnows.

Gasque-Belz L, Raes K, Park B, Colville C, Siciliano S, Hogan N, Weber L, Campbell P, Peters R, Hanson M, Hecker M

Journal of hazardous materials2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133299 PMID: 38141307

Characterization of molecular and apical effects of legacy-contaminated groundwater on early life stages of fathead minnows.

Gasque-Belz L, Colville C, Kurukulasuriya S, Siciliano SD, Hogan N, Weber L, Campbell P, Peters R, Hanson M, Hecker M

Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106734 PMID: 37913685

Toward the development of a new toxicity test with the Arctic alga Nitzschia frigida.

Eldridge R, Hanson M, de Jourdan B

Marine pollution bulletin2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114572 PMID: 36680950

Yield to the data: some perspective on crop productivity and pesticides

Washuck N, Hanson M, Prosser R

Pest Management Science202233 citations

DOI: 10.1002/ps.6782

Interdisciplinary research and training program in water security and freshwater ecosystem health (Water Health)

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Hecker, Markus M

Keywords: biodiversity; climate change; collaborative research; ecotoxicology; environmental pollution; freshwater ecosystems; interdisciplinary training; multiple stressors; risk assessment; water research

$109,900

Ecosystem level assessment of the fate and effects of quaternary ammonium compounds in fresh waters

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kidd, Karen KA

$172,763

Response and recovery in boreal wetlands from contaminants: New and culturally appropriate tools for ecological risk assessment

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hanson, Mark

Keywords: bioassays; boreal wetlands; contaminants; ecological risk assessment; ecosystem recovery; ecotoxicology; macrobenthos; mesocosms; primary productivity; wetland ecology

$282,000

Freshwater oil spill remediation study at the IISD-experimental lakes area: (The FOReSt Project)

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Tomy, Gregg GT

$968,709

Validating Environmental and Human Health Improvements Associated with Wastewater Treatment Upgrades in Arctic Communities

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Jamieson, Rob RC

Keywords: arctic; contaminants; ecotoxicology; environmental microbiology; fish health; public health; wastewater treatment; water quality; wetlands

$576,000

Determining the effects of a pipeline spill in Canadian boreal lakes: experimental additions of**diluted bitumen (dilbit) to in-situ enclosures at the IISD-experimental lakes area

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Blais, Jules

$794,290

A solar simulator for Arctic sea ice research

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Wang, Feiyue

$146,685

Effects driven assessment and management of complex operating sites

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Siciliano, Steven

$784,000

Protecting surface water through groundwater sampling: Building capacity to characterize hazard at legacy industrial sites

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hanson, Mark

$24,500

Creating tools to predict the ecological mechanisms of stressor effect and recovery in freshwater systems.

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hanson, Mark

$135,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: bioassays Dear Professor Hanson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Remediation of Simulated Heavy Crude Oil Spills in a Boreal Lake Using Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery (eMNR): Impacts on Phytoplankton and Biofilm Communities." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Response and recovery in boreal wetlands from contaminants: New and culturally appropriate tools for ecological risk assessment" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Mark Hanson

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Remediation of Simulated Heavy Crude Oil Spills in a Boreal Lake Using Enhanced Monitored Natural Recovery (eMNR): Impacts on Phytoplankton and Biofilm Communities.

The effects of diluted bitumen, the shoreline washing agent Corexit EC9580A, and bio-stimulation on the lower food web of a boreal lake.

Occurrence, characterization, and ecological risk analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons in water and sediments following large-scale field simulated oil spills at the experimental lakes area, Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Application of a new approach method to assess the hazard of complex legacy contaminated groundwater mixtures on fathead minnows in outdoor mesocosms.

Characterization of Adverse Outcomes from Legacy-Contaminated Groundwater Exposure to Early Life Stages of Fathead Minnow.

Time-course of oral toxicity to contaminated groundwater in male Sprague Dawley rats.

Hazard assessment of complex legacy-contaminated groundwater mixtures using a novel approach method in adult fathead minnows.

Characterization of molecular and apical effects of legacy-contaminated groundwater on early life stages of fathead minnows.

Toward the development of a new toxicity test with the Arctic alga Nitzschia frigida.

Yield to the data: some perspective on crop productivity and pesticides

Interdisciplinary research and training program in water security and freshwater ecosystem health (Water Health)

Ecosystem level assessment of the fate and effects of quaternary ammonium compounds in fresh waters

Response and recovery in boreal wetlands from contaminants: New and culturally appropriate tools for ecological risk assessment

Freshwater oil spill remediation study at the IISD-experimental lakes area: (The FOReSt Project)

Validating Environmental and Human Health Improvements Associated with Wastewater Treatment Upgrades in Arctic Communities

Determining the effects of a pipeline spill in Canadian boreal lakes: experimental additions of**diluted bitumen (dilbit) to in-situ enclosures at the IISD-experimental lakes area

A solar simulator for Arctic sea ice research

Effects driven assessment and management of complex operating sites

Protecting surface water through groundwater sampling: Building capacity to characterize hazard at legacy industrial sites

Creating tools to predict the ecological mechanisms of stressor effect and recovery in freshwater systems.

Frequent collaborators

Markus Hecker

Lynn Weber

Steven Siciliano

Ryan Prosser

Glen Van Der Kraak

Nazim Cicek

Glen Van Der Kraak

Brent Else

Vito Buonsante