Faculty profile
Kela Weber
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Research
Latest papers
Shining a light on hidden PFAS: Development of a UV-reducible organic fluorine assay for the rapid screening of PFAS in AFFF, water, soils, and commercial products.
Journal of hazardous materials · 2025 · senior author
Advancing PFAS characterization: Development and optimization of a UV-H2O2-TOP assay for improved PFCA chain length preservation and organic matter tolerance.
The Science of the total environment · 2024 · senior author
Mechanochemical degradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil using an industrial-scale horizontal ball mill with comparisons of key operational metrics.
The Science of the total environment · 2024 · senior author
Latest funding
- $93,500
Development of remediation technologies and management tools for PFAS contaminated sites
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $150,000
Upgrading high-resolution mass spectrometry system for advancing research in emerging environmental pollutants
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
- $1,288,742
CREATE program for LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (The LEADERS Project)
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
11 publications.
Shining a light on hidden PFAS: Development of a UV-reducible organic fluorine assay for the rapid screening of PFAS in AFFF, water, soils, and commercial products.
Patch D, O'Connor N, Ahmed E, Houtz E, Bentel MJ, Ross I, Scott J, Koch I, Weber K
Advancing PFAS characterization: Development and optimization of a UV-H2O2-TOP assay for improved PFCA chain length preservation and organic matter tolerance.
Patch D, O'Connor N, Ahmed E, Houtz E, Bentel M, Ross I, Scott J, Koch I, Weber K
Mechanochemical degradation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in soil using an industrial-scale horizontal ball mill with comparisons of key operational metrics.
Battye N, Patch D, Koch I, Monteith R, Roberts D, O'Connor N, Kueper B, Hulley M, Weber K
Advancing PFAS characterization: Enhancing the total oxidizable precursor assay with improved sample processing and UV activation.
Patch D, O'Connor N, Vereecken T, Murphy D, Munoz G, Ross I, Glover C, Scott J, Koch I, Sauvé S, Liu J, Weber K
Forever no more: Complete mineralization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) using an optimized UV/sulfite/iodide system.
O'Connor N, Patch D, Noble D, Scott J, Koch I, Mumford KG, Weber K
Parsimonious methodology for synthesis of silver and copper functionalized cellulose.
Patch D, O'Connor N, Meira D, Scott J, Koch I, Weber K
Elucidating degradation mechanisms for a range of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) via controlled irradiation studies.
Patch D, O'Connor N, Koch I, Cresswell T, Hughes C, Davies JB, Scott J, O'Carroll D, Weber K
Development and validation of a method for the weathering and detachment of representative nanomaterials from conventional silver-containing textiles.
Patch D, Koch I, Peloquin D, O'Carroll D, Weber K
Electrokinetically-enhanced emplacement of lactate in a chlorinated solvent contaminated clay site to promote bioremediation.
Inglis AM, Head NA, Chowdhury AIA, Nunez Garcia A, Reynolds DA, Hogberg D, Edwards E, Lomheim L, Weber K, Wallace SJ, Austrins LM, Hayman J, Auger M, Sidebottom A, Eimers J, Gerhard JI, O'Carroll DM
Impacts and fate of triclosan and sulfamethoxazole in intensified re-circulating vertical flow constructed wetlands.
Button M, Cosway K, Sui J, Weber K
Development of remediation technologies and management tools for PFAS contaminated sites
Principal investigators: Weber, Kela
Keywords: remediation; contaminated sites; water treatment; micropollutant; emerging contaminant; nature based solutions; microbial community; pfas; ball milling; analytical
Upgrading high-resolution mass spectrometry system for advancing research in emerging environmental pollutants
Principal investigators: Liu, Jinxia
CREATE program for LEaders in wAter anD watERshed Sustainability (The LEADERS Project)
Principal investigators: Brown, Robert Stephen RS
Field Testing of Novel Technologies for Restoring Challenging Contaminated Sites_x000d_
Principal investigators: Gerhard, Jason
Fate and effects of metallic nanoparticles in wetland systems
Principal investigators: Weber, Kela
Keywords: commercial products; ecotoxicity; engineered nanoparticles; environment; microbial community; nanotechnology; silver; titanium dioxide; water treatment; wetlands
Remediation of soil and groundwater impacted by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Principal investigators: Kueper, Bernard
Development and pilot testing of a portable subsurface penetration unit for light induced fluorescence hydrocarbon plume characterization at remote sites
Principal investigators: Weber, Kela
Ecotoxicity and transport of nanoparticles released from commercial products
Principal investigators: Weber, Kela
High-throughput microbiological and biochemical characterization system
Principal investigators: Weber, Kela
Prioritization framework for Canadian sites impacted by perfluorinated compounds (PFCs)
Principal investigators: Weber, Kela
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Iris Koch and Kela Weber: 8 shared papers
- Iris Koch and Bernard Kueper: 1 shared paper
- Iris Koch and Jinxia Liu: 1 shared paper
- Bernard Kueper and Kela Weber: 1 shared paper
- Elizabeth Edwards and Kela Weber: 1 shared paper
- Elizabeth Edwards and Jinxia Liu: 1 shared paper
- Kela Weber and Jinxia Liu: 1 shared paper
- Civil Engineering
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Environmental Sciences Group
- Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
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