Magali Houde

Research Scientist - Specialist in aquatic ecotoxicology, toxicogenomics

St. Lawrence Centre (Montréal, QC)

CURRENT S&T / RESEARCH

Contribution to the protection and conservation of aquatic ecosystems

• Study of the presence and impacts of environmental contaminants in aquatic organisms.
• Use of organisms from various trophic levels (algae, zooplankton, fish, birds, marine mammals) to assess the effects and mechanisms of action of emerging contaminants.
• Assessment of the multi-generational effects of emerging toxic substances on the genomic expression of Daphnia magna.

KEY PUBLICATIONS

Fair, P.A. Houde, M., Hulsey, T.C., Bossart, G.D., Adams, J., Muir, D.C.G. 2012. Assessment of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in plasma of bottlenose dolphins from two southeast U.S. estuarine areas: relationship with age, sex and geographic locations. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 64:66-74. 

Houde, M., De Silva, A., Letcher, R.J., Muir, D.C.G. Biological assessment and biomagnification of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in aquatic ecosystems: an updated review. 2011. Environmental Science & Technology, Special Issue. 45 (19): 7962-7973.

Houde, M., Pacepavicius, G., Darling, C., Fair, P. A., Alaee, M. Bossart, G.D. Solomon, K.R., Letcher, J.R., Bergman, A., Marsh, G. Muir, D.C.G. 2009. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDE) in plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the U.S. east coast. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. 28(10):2061-2068.

Houde, M., Czub, G., Small, J.M., Backus, S., Wang, X., Alaee, M., Muir, D.C.G. 2008. Fractionation and bioaccumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) isomers in a Lake Ontario food web. Environmental Science & Technology. 42 (14)3.                                           

Houde, M., Whittle, M., Tomy, G., Teixeira, C., Moore, S., Muir D.C.G. 2008. Bioaccumulation and trophic magnification of short- and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins in food webs from Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan. Environmental Science & Technology. 42 (10): 3893-3899.

Houde, Magali, Martin, J., Letcher, R., Solomon, K.R., Muir, D.C.G. 2006. Biological monitoring of polyfluoroalkyl compounds: a review. Environmental Science & Technology. 40 (11): 3463-3473.

Houde, M., Pacepavicius,G., Wells, R.S., Fair, P.A., Letcher, R.J., Alaee, M., Bossart, G.D., Hohn, A.A., Sweeney, J., Solomon, K.R., Muir, D.C.G. 2006. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (OH-PCBs) in plasma of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Western Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Science & Technology. 40:5860-5866.

Houde, M., Balmer, B.C., Bujas, T.A.D., Small, Jeff, Wells, R.S., Fair, P.A., Bossart, G., Solomon, K.R., Muir, D.C.G. 2006. Biomagnification of perfluoroalkyl compounds in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) food web. Environmental Science & Technology.40 (13): 4138-4144.

Houde M., Balmer, B.C., Brandsma, S. Wells, R.S., Rowles, T.K., Solomon, K.R., Muir, D.C.G. 2006. Perfluoroalkyl compounds in relation to life-history and reproductive parameters in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from Sarasota Bay, Florida, USA. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. 25(9): 2405-2412.

Houde, Magali, Hoekstra, P.F., Solomon, K.R. Muir, D.C.G. 2005. Organohalogen contaminants in delphinoid cetaceans. Review Environmental Contamination & Toxicology. 184: 1-55.