Elodie Passeport, University of Toronto

Research

Remediation Bioretention cells Organic contaminants Stable isotopes Water quality Wetlands groundwater microbiology

Latest papers

Multi-Element (C, N, Cl) Stable Isotope Fractionation During Reductive Dechlorination of Chloroanilines.
Environmental science & technology · 2026 · senior author
Field-derived phosphorus accumulation rates and solid phase speciation in the filter medium of an urban bioretention system.
Environmental science and pollution research international · 2026
Reductive Dechlorination of 2,3-Dichloroaniline by Dehalobacter in an Anaerobic Enrichment Culture.
Environmental science & technology · 2025 · senior author

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Identify and Quantify Trace Contaminants in Drinking Water and its Sources
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$150,000
Tracking emerging contaminants with isotope tools in green and engineered water infrastructure
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$165,000
Integration of microbial, stable isotope, and modeling tools to identify natural and enhanced pollutant bioattenuation processes at complex contaminated sites
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$270,000

All 19 grants and awards

34 publications.

01

Multi-Element (C, N, Cl) Stable Isotope Fractionation During Reductive Dechlorination of Chloroanilines.

Wang S, Glöckler D, Kümmel S, Araújo SP, Lomheim L, Ribeiro LAFS, Toledo Ramos D, Gamez Grijalva V, Adrian L, Mack EE, Edwards EA, Passeport E

Environmental science & technology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6c05159 PMID: 42674650

02

Field-derived phosphorus accumulation rates and solid phase speciation in the filter medium of an urban bioretention system.

Lisogorsky A, Zhou B, Van Cappellen P, Parsons C, Shafii M, Slowinski S, Bhusal Y, Passeport E, Rezanezhad F

Environmental science and pollution research international2026

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-026-37661-8 PMID: 41874891

03

Reductive Dechlorination of 2,3-Dichloroaniline by Dehalobacter in an Anaerobic Enrichment Culture.

Wang S, Araujo SP, Lomheim L, Mack EE, Edwards EA, Passeport E

Environmental science & technology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c04190 PMID: 40658869

04

Pavement wear generates microplastics in stormwater runoff.

Smyth K, Tan S, Van Seters T, Henderson V, Passeport E, Drake J

Journal of hazardous materials2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136495 PMID: 39556907

05

Quantifying remediation of chlorinated volatile compounds by sulfidated nano zerovalent iron treatment using numerical modeling and CSIA.

Chen W, Garcia AN, Phillips E, De Vera J, Passeport E, O'Carroll DM, Sleep B, Lollar BS

Water research2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122149 PMID: 39098153

06

Compound-Specific Carbon, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen Isotope Analysis to Characterize Aerobic Biodegradation of 2,3-Dichloroaniline by a Mixed Enrichment Culture.

Suchana S, Araujo SP, Lomheim L, Mack EE, Spain JC, Edwards E, Passeport E

Environmental science & technology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02173 PMID: 38934904

07

Compatibility of polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) with compound specific isotope analysis (CSIA) of substituted chlorobenzenes.

Suchana S, Edwards E, Mack EE, Lomheim L, Melo N, Gavazza S, Passeport E

The Science of the total environment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167628 PMID: 37804973

08

Modeling multi-year phosphorus dynamics in a bioretention cell: Phosphorus partitioning, accumulation, and export.

Zhou B, Shafii M, Parsons CT, Passeport E, Rezanezhad F, Lisogorsky A, Van Cappellen P

The Science of the total environment2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162749 PMID: 36906029

09

Compound-Specific Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen Isotope Analysis of Nitro- and Amino-Substituted Chlorobenzenes in Complex Aqueous Matrices.

Suchana S, Wu L, Passeport E

Analytical chemistry2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05099 PMID: 37078684

10

Implications of polar organic chemical integrative sampler for high membrane sorption and suitability of polyethersulfone as a single-phase sampler.

Suchana S, Passeport E

The Science of the total environment2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157898 PMID: 35952872

Identify and Quantify Trace Contaminants in Drinking Water and its Sources

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Andrews, Susan

$150,000

Tracking emerging contaminants with isotope tools in green and engineered water infrastructure

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Passeport, Elodie

Keywords: remediation; water quality; organic contaminants; stable isotopes; wetlands; bioretention cells

$165,000

Integration of microbial, stable isotope, and modeling tools to identify natural and enhanced pollutant bioattenuation processes at complex contaminated sites

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Passeport, Elodie E

Keywords: groundwater; microbiology; pollution; remediation; semi-volatile organic compounds; stable isotope analysis

$270,000

Characterizing Microplastics and Microfibres using micro-FTIR

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Diamond, Miriam

$148,938

Environmental Engineering and Stable Isotopes

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Passeport, Elodie

Keywords: contaminants water quality wetlands bioretention cells stable isotopes

$300,000

Source-specific identification, characterization and control of microplastics across a remote, rural and urban gradient

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Mundle, Scott SOC

Keywords: atmospheric standardization; earth systems monitoring; fluorescence detection; harmonization; isotopic characterization; management; mechanistic modelling; policy; source-tracking; surveillance network

$999,992

Environmental Engineering and Stable Isotopes

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Passeport, Elodie

$50,000

BioZone: An Open Bioscience and Bioengineering Research and Training Environment

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Master, Emma ER

Keywords: biomanufacturing; bioproducts; computational biology; intellectual property; machine learning; microbial biochemistry; open science; public policy; synthetic biology; technoeconnomics assessment

$1,650,000

Assessing risks of eutrophication by urban stormwater runoff under climate change_x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Van Cappellen, Philippe

$676,569

An algae-based wastewater treatment solution for trace organic contaminant removal

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Passeport, Elodie

$25,000

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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Civil & Mineral Engineering, Dept of
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Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Jennifer Drake

Civil and Environmental Engineering

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Ron Hofmann

Civil & Mineral Engineering, Dept of

3 shared papers, latest 2022

Elizabeth Edwards

Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry

2 shared papers, latest 2024

Brent Sleep

Civil Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Jose Herrera

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Remediation Dear Professor Passeport, 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 "Multi-Element (C, N, Cl) Stable Isotope Fractionation During Reductive Dechlorination of Chloroanilines." (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 "Tracking emerging contaminants with isotope tools in green and engineered water infrastructure" (2022), 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]