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Ken Drouillard

ResearcherGreat Lakes Institute for Environmental ResearchUniversity of Windsor

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Ken Drouillard

Researcher

Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research

Natural Sciences

University of Windsor

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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2 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 9 research grants (9 NSERC), most recently in 2022.

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Research

Bioaccumulation Biomagnification Chemical Bioavailability Ecotoxicology Food Web Bioaccumulation Models Microbial Function Organic carbon processing Persistent Organic Pollutants

Latest papers

Beyond the surface: Stratification and turnover control microplastic dynamics in a seasonally ice-covered sentinel lake.
Journal of hazardous materials · 2026
Distinctive patterns and low concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in Northwestern Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca).
Marine pollution bulletin · 2025
Concentrations and source identification of PAHs, alkyl-PAHs and other organic contaminants in sediments from a contaminated harbor in the Laurentian Great Lakes.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2021

All 12 publications

Latest funding

Microbial controls of hydrophobic organic chemical bioavailability in sediments
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$99,000
Evaluating the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the urban water cycle_x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$50,000
Application of targeted transcriptomics for determining early nutrient sediment retention capacity (NSRC)_x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$622,200

All 23 grants and awards

12 publications.

Beyond the surface: Stratification and turnover control microplastic dynamics in a seasonally ice-covered sentinel lake.

Welsh B, Bennett E, Paterson AM, Yao H, Drouillard K, Aherne J

Journal of hazardous materials2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140917 PMID: 41506208

Distinctive patterns and low concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in Northwestern Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca).

Muir DCG, Fisk AT, Filatova OA, Drouillard K, Ismail N, Shpak O, Fedutin I

Marine pollution bulletin2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117927 PMID: 40222226

Concentrations and source identification of PAHs, alkyl-PAHs and other organic contaminants in sediments from a contaminated harbor in the Laurentian Great Lakes.

Buell MC, Johannessen C, Drouillard K, Metcalfe C

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116058 PMID: 33279264

Correction to: Bioaccumulation and growth characteristics of Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara after chronic exposure to metal-contaminated sediments.

Qian Y, Cheng C, Drouillard K, Zhu Q, Feng H, He S, Fang Y, Qiao S, Kolenčík M, Chang X

Environmental science and pollution research international2020

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06978-y PMID: 31823271

Use of a Food Web Bioaccumulation Model to Uncover Spatially Integrated Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposures in Detroit River Sport Fish.

Li J, Mcleod AM, Bhavsar SP, Bohr J, Grgicak-Mannion A, Drouillard K

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/etc.4569 PMID: 31403738

Distinguishing point and non-point sources of dissolved nutrients, metals, and legacy contaminants in the Detroit River.

Maguire TJ, Spencer C, Grgicak-Mannion A, Drouillard K, Mayer B, Mundle SOC

The Science of the total environment2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.311 PMID: 31102810

Bioaccumulation and growth characteristics of Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara after chronic exposure to metal-contaminated sediments.

Qian Y, Cheng C, Drouillard K, Zhu Q, Feng H, He S, Fang Y, Qiao S, Kolenčíka M, Chang X

Environmental science and pollution research international2019

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05347-z PMID: 31102223

Characterizing polychlorinated biphenyl exposure pathways from sediment and water in aquatic life using a food web bioaccumulation model.

Li J, McPhedran K, Szalińska E, McLeod AM, Bhavsar SP, Bohr J, Grgicak-Mannion A, Drouillard K

Integrated environmental assessment and management2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4130 PMID: 30675769

River otters (Lontra canadensis) "trapped" in a coastal environment contaminated with persistent organic pollutants: Demographic and physiological consequences.

Huang AC, Nelson C, Elliott JE, Guertin DA, Ritland C, Drouillard K, Cheng KM, Schwantje HM

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.035 PMID: 29573713

Investigating sources and sinks of N2O expression from freshwater microbial communities in urban watershed sediments.

Weisener C, Lee J, Chaganti SR, Reid T, Falk N, Drouillard K

Chemosphere2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.09.036 PMID: 28934707

Microbial controls of hydrophobic organic chemical bioavailability in sediments

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Drouillard, Ken

Keywords: ecotoxicology; sediment toxcity; persistent organic pollutants; chemical bioavailability; microbial function; organic carbon processing; biomagnification; bioaccumulation; food web bioaccumulation models; sediment restoration

$99,000

Evaluating the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the urban water cycle_x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: McKay, Robert

$50,000

Application of targeted transcriptomics for determining early nutrient sediment retention capacity (NSRC)_x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Weisener, Christopher

$622,200

Nutrient Auto-Analyzer System to Assess Great Lakes Health

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Haffner, Gordon

$75,466

Mobile respirometer and swim flume system to study the ecology and evolution of large fishes and schools of fish in the Great Lakes

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Pitcher, Trevor

$140,411

Ecological factors regulating chemical bioaccumulation and fish consumption advisories

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Drouillard, Ken

$264,000

Shallow draft vessel for nearshore research in the Great Lakes

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Fisk, Aaron

$110,564

High through-put digital field-based fish measurement system

Co-investigatorNSERC2013Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Heath, Daniel

$27,808

Vehicle for Great Lakes Research

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

Principal investigators: MacIsaac, Hugh

$29,561

Multi-channel fish respirometry system

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

Principal investigators: Drouillard, Ken

$33,373

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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Ken Drouillard

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Beyond the surface: Stratification and turnover control microplastic dynamics in a seasonally ice-covered sentinel lake.

Distinctive patterns and low concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in Northwestern Pacific killer whales (Orcinus orca).

Concentrations and source identification of PAHs, alkyl-PAHs and other organic contaminants in sediments from a contaminated harbor in the Laurentian Great Lakes.

Correction to: Bioaccumulation and growth characteristics of Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara after chronic exposure to metal-contaminated sediments.

Use of a Food Web Bioaccumulation Model to Uncover Spatially Integrated Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposures in Detroit River Sport Fish.

Distinguishing point and non-point sources of dissolved nutrients, metals, and legacy contaminants in the Detroit River.

Bioaccumulation and growth characteristics of Vallisneria natans (Lour.) Hara after chronic exposure to metal-contaminated sediments.

Characterizing polychlorinated biphenyl exposure pathways from sediment and water in aquatic life using a food web bioaccumulation model.

River otters (Lontra canadensis) "trapped" in a coastal environment contaminated with persistent organic pollutants: Demographic and physiological consequences.

Investigating sources and sinks of N2O expression from freshwater microbial communities in urban watershed sediments.

Microbial controls of hydrophobic organic chemical bioavailability in sediments

Evaluating the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in the urban water cycle_x000d_ _x000d_

Application of targeted transcriptomics for determining early nutrient sediment retention capacity (NSRC)_x000d_ _x000d_

Nutrient Auto-Analyzer System to Assess Great Lakes Health

Mobile respirometer and swim flume system to study the ecology and evolution of large fishes and schools of fish in the Great Lakes

Ecological factors regulating chemical bioaccumulation and fish consumption advisories

Shallow draft vessel for nearshore research in the Great Lakes

High through-put digital field-based fish measurement system

Vehicle for Great Lakes Research

Multi-channel fish respirometry system

Frequent collaborators

Christopher Weisener

Mary-Claire Buell

Kerry McPhedran

Bernhard Mayer

Chris Metcalfe