Kimberley Gilbride, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

wastewater treatment emerging contaminants policy industry guidelines risk assessment analytical methods

Latest papers

Identification of sentinel upstream community sites for wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a large urban area.
Water research · 2025
Accumulation of antibiotics in the environment: Have appropriate measures been taken to protect Canadian human and ecological health?
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2024 · senior author
SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientific data · 2024

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Sewershed surveillance of COVID-19 in the City of Toronto_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$50,000
'Contaminants of emerging concern' in wastewater: Are current analytical technologies, policy development and industry guidelines enough to protect human and ecological health?
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$50,000
Optimization of a BioCord: A four-season solution to wastewater treatment
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 21 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Identification of sentinel upstream community sites for wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a large urban area.

Oswald C, Melles S, Gilbride K, Goitom E, Ariano S, Johnston A, Hataley E, Tehrani A, Dannah N, Aqeel H, Wellen C, Li J, Liss S

Water research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123958 PMID: 40532560

02

Accumulation of antibiotics in the environment: Have appropriate measures been taken to protect Canadian human and ecological health?

Aladekoyi O, Siddiqui S, Hania P, Hamza R, Gilbride K

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116513 PMID: 38820820

03

SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

D'Aoust PM, Hegazy N, Ramsay NT, Yang MI, Dhiyebi HA, Edwards E, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon A, Arts E, Brown RS, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons D, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride K, Oswald C, Peng H, Pileggi V, Wang ML, Tong A, Orellano D, WSI Consortium, DeGroot CT, Delatolla R

Scientific data2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03414-w PMID: 38906875

04

Impact of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) on secondary sludge microorganisms: removal, potential toxicity, and their implications on existing wastewater treatment regulations in Canada.

Ilieva Z, Hania P, Suehring R, Gilbride K, Hamza R

Environmental science. Processes & impacts2023

DOI: 10.1039/d3em00202k PMID: 37674406

05

Early identification of a COVID-19 outbreak detected by wastewater surveillance at a large homeless shelter in Toronto, Ontario.

Akingbola S, Fernandes R, Borden S, Gilbride K, Oswald C, Straus S, Tehrani A, Thomas J, Stuart R

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2023

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-022-00696-8 PMID: 36156197

Sewershed surveillance of COVID-19 in the City of Toronto_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Oswald, Claire

$50,000

'Contaminants of emerging concern' in wastewater: Are current analytical technologies, policy development and industry guidelines enough to protect human and ecological health?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Gilbride, Kimberley A.

Keywords: wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; policy; industry guidelines; risk assessment; analytical methods

$50,000

Optimization of a BioCord: A four-season solution to wastewater treatment

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Gilbride, Kimberley

$25,000

Effect of selected antibiotics and NSAIDs on nitrogen cycling in wastewater environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gilbride, Kimberley

$150,000

Imaging of biofilms at solid-air interfaces

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Wolfaardt, Gideon

$24,653

Total organic carbon/total nitrogen analyzer

Co-investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Mehrvar, Mehrab

$48,173

Protecting Canada's drinking water: Developing real-time early-warning biomonitoring technology

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: McCarthy, Lynda

$516,500

Equipment for a molecular biology research facility

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: BarnettFoster, Debora

$25,600

Equipment for a molecular biology/biochemistry facility in a C elegans research laboratory

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Killeen, Marie

$44,710

Microplate reader system for applied biochemical and microbiological analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: BarnettFoster, Debora

$19,983

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

Robert Delatolla and Lawrence Goodridge: 8 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Claire Oswald: 4 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Hui Peng: 3 shared papers
Denina Simmons and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 3 shared papers
Claire Oswald and Kimberley Gilbride: 3 shared papers
Jean-Paul Desaulniers and Andrea Kirkwood: 3 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Banu Ormeci: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Robert Delatolla and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Banu Ormeci: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Claire Oswald: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Hui Peng and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Denina Simmons and Andrea Kirkwood: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Jean-Paul Desaulniers: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Trevor Charles: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and CHRISTOPHER KYLE: 2 shared papers
Banu Ormeci and Lawrence Goodridge: 2 shared papers
Rania Hamza and Roxana Suehring: 2 shared papers
Rania Hamza and Kimberley Gilbride: 2 shared papers
Stephanie Melles and Claire Oswald: 2 shared papers
Eric Arts and Robert Delatolla: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Hui Peng: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Denina Simmons: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Eric Arts and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Steven Liss and James Li: 1 shared paper
Steven Liss and Christopher Wellen: 1 shared paper
Steven Liss and Stephanie Melles: 1 shared paper
Steven Liss and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Robert Delatolla and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Art Poon: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Elizabeth Edwards: 1 shared paper
Hui Peng and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Denina Simmons and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Art Poon and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
James Li and Christopher Wellen: 1 shared paper
James Li and Stephanie Melles: 1 shared paper
James Li and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Banu Ormeci and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Elizabeth Edwards and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Christopher Wellen and Stephanie Melles: 1 shared paper
Christopher Wellen and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Stephanie Melles and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Jean-Paul Desaulniers and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Trevor Charles and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Andrea Kirkwood and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
CHRISTOPHER KYLE and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Roxana Suehring and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper
Lawrence Goodridge and Kimberley Gilbride: 1 shared paper

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Applying for

Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2019

Subject: Prospective PhD student: wastewater treatment Dear Professor Gilbride, 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 "Identification of sentinel upstream community sites for wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a large urban area." (2025), 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 SSHRC-funded project "'Contaminants of emerging concern' in wastewater: Are current analytical technologies, policy development and industry guidelines enough to protect human and ecological health?" (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]