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Tom Harner
Researcher at Environment Canada
Publications - 221
Citations - 19303
Tom Harner is an academic researcher from Environment Canada. The author has contributed to research in topics: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers & Oil sands. The author has an hindex of 69, co-authored 214 publications receiving 17363 citations. Previous affiliations of Tom Harner include University of Toronto & New York State Department of Health.
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Evolution rates and PCB content of surface films that develop on impervious urban surfaces
TL;DR: Using 3-mm diameter glass beads as a surrogate impervious urban surface, studies in downtown Toronto showed that surface films developed at a consistent rate of ∼1.6-2.6nm−day−1.
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Flame retardants in urban air: A case study in Toronto targeting distinct source sectors.
Amandeep Saini,Jenna Clarke,Narumol Jariyasopit,Cassandra Rauert,Jasmin K. Schuster,Sabina Halappanavar,Greg J. Evans,Yushan Su,Tom Harner +8 more
TL;DR: It is recommended that long-term monitoring programs targeting flame retardants (FRs) include urban sites, which provide an early indicator of effectiveness of control measures of targeted FRs, while at the same time providing information on emission sources and trends of replacement FR chemicals.
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Impacts of Lindane Usage in the Canadian Prairies on the Great Lakes Ecosystem. 2. Modeled Fluxes and Loadings to the Great Lakes
TL;DR: Model-derived loadings and total deposition flows across the Great Lakes basin due to dry and wet depositions and net gas exchange agree reasonably well with the summer estimates compiled by the Integrated Atmospheric Deposition Network whereas autumn values show greater discrepancies.
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Retrospective analysis of "new" flame retardants in the global atmosphere under the GAPS Network.
Sum Chi Lee,Ed Sverko,Tom Harner,Karla Pozo,Karla Pozo,Enzo Barresi,JoAnne Schachtschneider,Donna Zaruk,Maryl DeJong,J. Narayan +9 more
TL;DR: A retrospective analysis was conducted on air samples collected in 2005 under the Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) Network around the time period when the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants came into force, showing the first global-scale distributions in air for several new flame retardants.
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Elevated exposure, uptake and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by nestling tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) through multiple exposure routes in active mining-related areas of the Athabasca oil sands region.
Kim J. Fernie,Sarah C. Marteinson,Da Chen,Anita Eng,Tom Harner,Judit E. G. Smits,Catherine Soos +6 more
TL;DR: While PAH concentrations were much higher in muscle than feces, they were highly correlated (p≤0.001 for all) and feces may represent a non-lethal method for characterizing PAH exposure of birds, with muscle characterizing accumulation and sources ofPAH exposure.