Environmental contaminants negatively impact the natural world. Our interdisciplinary lab space brings together faculty and students from the chemistry, environmental science, biology, and engineering departments to study and measure environmental contaminants to provide the information required for effective management and remediation.

These researchers and the students they work with use state-of-the-art facilities dedicated to analyzing water quality, bacterial contamination, mercury accumulation, micro-contaminants- such as plastics, and trace metals. This environmental analytical research encompasses several research labs housed in the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre.

These labs train and hire undergraduate students, providing hands on educational opportunities not common at many other institutions, offering Acadia students a distinct career advantage.

The labs are managed by:

• Dr. Mark Mallory (Biology), whose research interests include microplastics in the environment, with a focus on sea bird diet.
• Dr. John Murimboh (Chemistry), whose lab conducts analytical research on trace metals and
  chemical speciation in the environment
• Dr. Nelson O’Driscoll (Earth and Environmental Science), whose lab focuses broadly on mercury
  biogeochemistry
• Dr. Jennie Rand (Engineering), whose lab focuses on drinking water quality and the environment.

These laboratory facilities are available to analyze water, soil, sediments, vegetation, animal tissue, and suspected contaminants. If you are interested in working collaboratively with these labs please contact lab managers directly.