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Zhe Lu
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Research
Latest papers
Whole transcriptome responses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to a mixture of benzotriazole ultraviolet stabilizers: insights into embryotoxicity and behavior.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026
Exposure to tire particles leachates reduces clearance rate, increases trace metal accumulation and mortality, and impairs gut microbiota in mussels (Mytilus edulis).
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2026
Microplastic contamination in fish from the St. Lawrence River and Estuary: Roles of semisynthetic polymers, passive uptake, and wastewater inputs.
Environmental research · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $150,000
A preparative gas chromatography system for the isolation of biomarkers for compound-specific radiocarbon analysis
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $149,940
Purchase of a tabletop SEM with EDS detector for multidisciplinary research in oceanography
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $996,102
Microplastics and plastic additives in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary: occurrence, fate and impacts
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
32 publications.
Whole transcriptome responses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to a mixture of benzotriazole ultraviolet stabilizers: insights into embryotoxicity and behavior.
Terrazas-Salgado L, Dubiel J, Zink L, Lu Z, Wiseman S
Exposure to tire particles leachates reduces clearance rate, increases trace metal accumulation and mortality, and impairs gut microbiota in mussels (Mytilus edulis).
Anquetin J, Théry J, Veillet G, Coinon F, Ouddane B, Almasri B, Rolando C, Monchy S, Li LL, Lu Z, Amara R
Microplastic contamination in fish from the St. Lawrence River and Estuary: Roles of semisynthetic polymers, passive uptake, and wastewater inputs.
Michon E, Kabir AHME, Houde M, Mingelbier M, Soubaneh YD, Provencher JF, Xie H, Robert D, Lu Z
Analysis of rubber-derived contaminants in surface water and snow by liquid chromatography coupled with a hybrid linear ion-trap-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Anquetin J, Babin M, Amara R, Lu Z
Tissue distribution of ultraviolet absorbents and industrial antioxidants in Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) and ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from the Canadian Arctic: Influence of sex, body size, and spatial variation.
Granados-Galvan IA, Provencher JF, Gamberg M, Houde M, Ferguson SH, Mallory ML, Matthews CJD, Lu Z
Benzotriazole UV-stabilizer exposure in ring-billed gulls from an urban, freshwater harbour in Lake Ontario, Canada: evaluating contaminant bioaccumulation and potential health impacts.
Schutten K, Morrill A, Chandrashekar A, Lu Z, Beeler-Marfisi J, Provencher JF, Jardine CM
Atmospheric fate and deposition of polyhalogenated carbazoles in urban environment.
Trinquet A, Kasperkiewicz A, Persaud D, Miller J, Babin M, VandenBoer TC, Shunthirasingham C, Galarneau E, Hung H, Tetreault GR, Lu Z
Enantioselective accumulation and trophodynamics of p-phenylenediamine antioxidants and their quinones in the mangrove ecosystem.
Zeng J, Li Y, Zhang Y, Dai S, Wang J, Zeng W, Lei J, Zhang L, Lu Z, Sun Y, Luo X, Mai B
Spatial Distribution, Seasonal Variation, and Ecological Risk Assessment of Benzotriazole UV Stabilizers in Waters from Canadian Tributaries and Coastal Systems.
Ben Chaaben A, Babin M, Wania F, Hung H, Houde M, Jantunen L, Gobas F, Xie H, Lu Z
Occurrence, fate and chiral signatures of p-phenylenediamines and their quinones in wastewater treatment plants, China.
Wang J, Li Y, Nie C, Liu J, Zeng J, Tian M, Chen Z, Huang M, Lu Z, Sun Y
A preparative gas chromatography system for the isolation of biomarkers for compound-specific radiocarbon analysis
Principal investigators: Kusch, Stephanie
Keywords: Biomarkers; Compound--specific radiocarbon analysis; fraction collection; preparative gas chromatography
Purchase of a tabletop SEM with EDS detector for multidisciplinary research in oceanography
Principal investigators: Rochon, André
Microplastics and plastic additives in the St. Lawrence River and Estuary: occurrence, fate and impacts
Principal investigators: Lu, Zhe Z
Keywords: Atmospheric Deposition; Environmental Fate; Environmental Impacts; Inherent Optical Properties; Microplastics; Photodegradation; Plastic Additives; St. Lawrence River and Estuary; Toxicity; Wildlife Exposure
Sources and Environmental Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Principal investigators: Lu, Zhe
Keywords: contaminants of emerging concern; industrial additives; aquatic environment; environmental fate; exposure; bioaccumulation; biotransformation; trophodynamics; sources; wastewater
Sources and Environmental Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Principal investigators: Lu, Zhe
Occurrence and Health Impacts of Legacy and Novel Environmental Contaminants in the Endangered St.Lawrence Estuary Beluga
Principal investigators: Verreault, Jonathan
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
- Steve Wiseman and Lauren Zink: 7 shared papers
- Steve Wiseman and Zhe Lu: 5 shared papers
- Zhe Lu and Dominique Robert: 4 shared papers
- Zhe Lu and Huixiang Xie: 3 shared papers
- Lauren Zink and Zhe Lu: 2 shared papers
- Dominique Robert and Huixiang Xie: 2 shared papers
- Frank Gobas and Zhe Lu: 1 shared paper
- Frank Gobas and Huixiang Xie: 1 shared paper
- Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski
- Biological Sciences Department
- Sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Institut des
- Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski
- Resource and Environmental Management, School of
- Other
Co-authors at Université du Québec à Rimouski, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Steve Wiseman
Biological Sciences Department
5 shared papers, latest 2026
Dominique Robert
Sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Institut des
4 shared papers, latest 2025
Huixiang Xie
Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Lauren Zink
Faculty
2 shared papers, latest 2024
Frank Gobas
Resource and Environmental Management, School of
1 shared papers, latest 2025
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