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Claude Fortin
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Latest papers
Free Gd3+ concentration drives the accumulation of Gd and its subsequent toxicity to the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2026 · senior author
Radium-226 bioaccumulation and toxicity in the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026
Incorporation of metal speciation data into QICAR models and application to data-poor technology-critical elements.
Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2025
Latest funding
- $25,000
Life cycle of rare earth elements: sustainable development and reconciliation with native populations
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $500,000
The mixed blessings of rare earth elements as critical minerals
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $530,001
Assessing the Risks of Critical Metals in the Environment
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
50 publications.
Free Gd3+ concentration drives the accumulation of Gd and its subsequent toxicity to the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.
Sow AY, Dang DH, Fortin C
Radium-226 bioaccumulation and toxicity in the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis.
Guimard L, Racine K, Fortin C, Crémazy A
Incorporation of metal speciation data into QICAR models and application to data-poor technology-critical elements.
Le Faucheur S, Mertens J, Van Genderen E, Boullemant A, Fortin C, Campbell PGC
New sensitive tools to characterize meta-metabolome response to short- and long-term cobalt exposure in dynamic river biofilm communities.
Colas S, Marie B, Morin S, Milhe-Poutingon M, Foucault P, Chalvin S, Gelber C, Baldoni-Andrey P, Gurieff N, Fortin C, Le Faucheur S
Meta-metabolomic responses of river biofilms to cobalt exposure and use of dose-response model trends as an indicator of effects.
Colas S, Marie B, Milhe-Poutingon M, Lot MC, Boullemant A, Fortin C, Le Faucheur S
A comparative study of the accumulation and detoxification of copper and zinc in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: The role of extracellular polymeric substances.
Li C, Li P, Fu H, Chen J, Ye M, Zhai S, Hu F, Zhang C, Ge Y, Fortin C
Role of iron in gene expression and in the modulation of copper uptake in a freshwater alga: Insights on Cu and Fe assimilation pathways.
Kochoni E, Doose C, Gonzalez P, Fortin C
Temperature and Photoperiod Affect the Sensitivity of Biofilms to Nickel and its Accumulation.
Laderriere V, Richard M, Morin S, Le Faucheur S, Fortin C
New insights in copper handling strategies in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under low-iron condition.
Kochoni E, Aharchaou I, Ohlund L, Rosabal M, Sleno L, Fortin C
Exploring the role of water chemistry on metal accumulation in biofilms from streams in mining areas.
Laderriere V, Le Faucheur S, Fortin C
Life cycle of rare earth elements: sustainable development and reconciliation with native populations
Principal investigators: Dang, Duc Huy DH
Keywords: critical minerals; ecotoxicology; environmental risks assessment; global supply chain; indigenous reconcilliation; life cycle; mining; native populations; rare earth elements; vietnam
The mixed blessings of rare earth elements as critical minerals
Principal investigators: Dang, Duc Huy DH
Keywords: benefits; cellular mecanisms; contaminants; fertilizers; Geochemistry; hormetic effects; Rare earth elements; Soil; toxicology; Water
Assessing the Risks of Critical Metals in the Environment
Principal investigators: McGeer, James C
Keywords: geochemistry; inorganic contaminants; metals; rare earth elements; soils; technology critical elements; toxicology; water
Radium effects on aquatic organisms (radiation)
Principal investigators: Fortin, Claude JRC
Keywords: accumulation; aquatic organisms; effects; mining; radium; regulation; species sensitivity; toxicity; water quality criteria
Impact du bismuth sur les écosystèmes aquatiques : toxicité et transfert trophique
Principal investigators: Fortin, Claude
Analyse d'éléments traces par spectrométrie de masse à plasma à couplage inductif (ICP-MS)
Principal investigators: Fortin, Claude
Biodisponibilité des métaux chez les producteurs primaires en milieu aquatique
Principal investigators: Fortin, Claude
Keywords: métaux; spéciation; biodisponibilité; effets; accumulation; modèle; milieux aquatiques; risque environnemental; contamination; biogéochimie
Terrestrial-aquatic mobility of technology critical elements in a changing Canadian environment (TAMTeC)_x000d_ _x000d_
Principal investigators: Fortin, Claude
Spectrophotomètre d'émission atomique à plasma à couplage inductif (ICP-AES)
Principal investigators: Blais, JeanFrançois
Tools for risk identification and validation of the effects of elements in Northern Canadian ecosystems (TRIVALENCE)
Principal investigators: McGeer, James
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
- Isabelle Lavoie and Claude Fortin: 6 shared papers
- Marc Amyot and Claude Fortin: 2 shared papers
- Marc Amyot and David Janz: 1 shared paper
- Claude Fortin and David Janz: 1 shared paper
- Eau Terre et Environnement, Centre
- centre Eau Terre Environnement
- Sciences biologiques - Université de Montréal
- Veterinary Biomedical Sciences
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