Beverley Hale, University of Guelph

Research

biotic ligand higher plants lanthanides metal mixtures metal speciation soil toxicology

Latest papers

The effect of particle size on oral bioavailability and bioaccessibility of soil Ni from different sources.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2023 · senior author
Phytotoxicity effect concentrations (ECx) for Ce, Nd and Eu added to soil relative to total and bioaccessible soil REE concentrations, and tissue REE accumulations.
Chemosphere · 2022 · senior author
Response addition is more protective of biogeochemical cycles of carbon and phosphorus compared to concentration addition.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2022

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Assessing the Risks of Critical Metals in the Environment
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$530,001
A Biotic Ligand Model for Phytotoxicity of Rare Earth Elements in Mixture
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$282,000
Terrestrial-aquatic mobility of technology critical elements in a changing Canadian environment (TAMTeC)_x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$623,533

All 25 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

The effect of particle size on oral bioavailability and bioaccessibility of soil Ni from different sources.

Vasiluk L, Sowa J, Sanborn P, Dutton MD, Hale B

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122761 PMID: 37844864

02

Phytotoxicity effect concentrations (ECx) for Ce, Nd and Eu added to soil relative to total and bioaccessible soil REE concentrations, and tissue REE accumulations.

Pellegrino A, Vasiluk L, Hale B

Chemosphere2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135723 PMID: 35863417

03

Response addition is more protective of biogeochemical cycles of carbon and phosphorus compared to concentration addition.

Awuah KF, Jegede O, Cousins M, Renaud M, Hale B, Siciliano SD

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119935 PMID: 35977633

04

Derivation of a Ni bioaccessibility value for screening-level risk assessment of Ni substances in ingested materials including soils.

Lau W, Dutton MD, Vasiluk L, Hale B

Environmental geochemistry and health2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01048-0 PMID: 34328606

05

Introducing the Adverse Ecosystem Service Pathway as a Tool in Ecological Risk Assessment.

Awuah KF, Jegede O, Hale B, Siciliano SD

Environmental science & technology2020

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06851 PMID: 32484337

06

Metal oxides and annealed metals as alternatives to metal salts for fixed-ratio metal mixture ecotoxicity tests in soil.

Renaud M, Cousins M, Awuah KF, Jegede O, Hale B, Sousa JP, Siciliano SD

PloS one2020

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229794 PMID: 32134972

07

Toxicity assessment of metal mixtures to soil enzymes is influenced by metal dosing method.

Awuah KF, Cousins M, Renaud M, Jegede O, Hale B, Siciliano SD

Chemosphere2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.213 PMID: 31158631

08

Bioaccessibility estimates by gastric SBRC method to determine relationships to bioavailability of nickel in ultramafic soils.

Vasiluk L, Sowa J, Sanborn P, Ford F, Dutton MD, Hale B

The Science of the total environment2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.059 PMID: 31003095

09

Validation of site-specific soil Ni toxicity thresholds with independent ecotoxicity and biogeochemistry data for elevated soil Ni.

Hale B, Gopalapillai Y, Pellegrino A, Jennett T, Kikkert J, Lau W, Schlekat C, McLaughlin MJ

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2017First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.08.008 PMID: 28800485

10

Effect of liming on nickel bioavailability and toxicity to oat and soybean grown in field soils containing aged emissions from a nickel refinery.

Cioccio S, Gopalapillai Y, Dan T, Hale B

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/etc.3634 PMID: 27684576

Assessing the Risks of Critical Metals in the Environment

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: McGeer, James C

Keywords: geochemistry; inorganic contaminants; metals; rare earth elements; soils; technology critical elements; toxicology; water

$530,001

A Biotic Ligand Model for Phytotoxicity of Rare Earth Elements in Mixture

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

Keywords: biotic ligand; higher plants; lanthanides; metal mixtures; metal speciation; soil; toxicology

$282,000

Terrestrial-aquatic mobility of technology critical elements in a changing Canadian environment (TAMTeC)_x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Fortin, Claude

$623,533

Toxicity of soil-dwelling organisms to nZVI

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$57,800

Toxicity of NZVI to Soil-Dwelling Organisms: Measuring Dose in Soils

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$22,180

Remediation of Ni toxicity by liming - field validation

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$216,000

SMART Animal and Plant Production

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Strategic Workshops Program

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$25,000

Toxicity of Data-Poor Metals in Soil-Plant Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$150,000

Hg bioaccessibility assay for sorbent-amended sediments

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$23,300

Metal mixtures - Is 'concentration addition' the correct model for terrestrial ecological risk assessment?

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Hale, Beverley

$653,812

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

Paul Sanborn

Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Graduate Program

2 shared papers, latest 2023

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: biotic ligand Dear Professor Hale, 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 "The effect of particle size on oral bioavailability and bioaccessibility of soil Ni from different sources." (2023), 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 "A Biotic Ligand Model for Phytotoxicity of Rare Earth Elements in Mixture" (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]