Claude Fortin

Zhou, L., Liu, F., Tan, Y., Fortin, C., Huang, L. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2023) Aluminum-induced changes in the net carbon fixation and carbon decomposition of a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum. Biogeochemistry. 165, 277–290. DOI: 10.1007/s10533-023-01081-4

Li, C., Li, P., Fu, H., Chen, J., Ye, M., Zhai, S., Hu, F., Zhang, C., Ge, Y. & Fortin, C. (2023) A comparative study of accumulation and detoxification of copper and zinc in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: The role of extracellular polymeric substances. Science of the Total Environment. 871, 161995. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161995

Charbti, M., Hadjyoussef, M.T., Ouakouak, A., Zayani, M.B. & Fortin, C. (2023) Fluoride removal from drinking water (Metlaoui, Tunisia) using untreated and treated natural clays. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 98: 1238–1246. DOI :10.1002/jctb.7336

Laderriere, V., Morin, S., Eon, M. & Fortin, C. (2022) Vulnerability and tolerance to nickel of periphytic biofilm harvested in summer and winter. Environmental Pollution, 315, 120223. DOI : 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120223.  

Hourtané, O., Rioux, G., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2022) Algal bioaccumulation and toxicity of platinum are increased in the presence of humic acids. Environmental Chemistry, 19(4) 144-155. DOI : 10.1071/EN22037

Boily, F., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2022) Cadmium thiosulfate complexes can be assimilated by a green alga via a sulfate transporter but do not increase Cd toxicity. Environmental Chemistry, 19(4) 167-176. DOI: 10.1071/EN22038

Charbti, M., Fortin, C., Mezni, M., Hadjyoussef, M.T., & Zayani, M.B. (2022) Dealuminated heated clay as new fluoride adsorbent for treatment of contaminated drinking water. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 25(S3), 1-17. DOI : 10.5802/crchim.176

Kochoni, E., Aharchaou, I., Ohlund, L., Rosabal, M., Sleno, L. & Fortin, C. (2022) New insights in copper handling strategies in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under low-iron condition. Metallomics, 14(6). DOI : 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac033

Kochoni, É., Doose, C., Gonzalez, P. & Fortin, C. (2022) Role of iron in gene expression and in the modulation of copper uptake in a freshwater alga: Insights on Cu and Fe assimilation pathways. Environmental Pollution, 305, 119311. DOI : 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119311

Laderriere, V., Richard, M., Morin, S., Le Faucheur, S. & Fortin, C. (2022) Seasonal factors affect the sensitivity of biofilms to nickel and its accumulation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 41(7), 1649–1662. DOI : 10.1002/etc.5335

Guilleux, C., Chen, Z., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2022) Behavior of silver nanoparticles in stratified estuarine mesocosms: dissolution and accumulation in a simple freshwater trophic chain. Environments. 9(2), 20. DOI : 10.3390/environments9020020

Le Faucheur, S., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2022) L’impact des exploitations minières sur les écosystèmes aquatiques. Dans : Ressources minérales et transitions. Trajectoires politiques du sous-sol français au 21^e siècle. Chailleux, S., Le Berre, S. & Gunzburger, Y., Éds., Chap. 7, EcoPolis, Berlin. pp. 132-145. DOI : 10.3726/b19795

Doose, C., Morin, S., Malbezin, L., Vedrenne, J. & Fortin, C. (2021) Effects of thorium on bacterial, microalgal and micromeiofaunal community structures in a periphytic biofilm. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 218, 112276. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112276

Zhou, L., Liu, F., Liu, Q., Fortin, C., Tan, Y., Huang, L. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2021) Aluminum increases net carbon fixation by marine diatoms and decreases their decomposition: Evidence for the Iron–Aluminum Hypothesis. Limnology and Oceanography. 66(7), 2712-2727. DOI : 10.1002/lno.11784.

Doose, C., Fadhlaoui, M., Morin, S. & Fortin, C. (2021) Thorium exposure drives fatty acid and metal transfer from biofilms to the grazer Lymnaea sp. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40(8), 2220-2228. DOI : 10.1002/etc.5067.

Laderriere, V., Le Faucheur, S. & Fortin, C. (2021) Exploring the role of water chemistry on metal accumulation in biofilms from streams in mining areas. Science of the Total Environment. 784, 146986. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146986.

Aharchaou, I., Bahloul, F. & Fortin, C. (2021) Competition among trivalent elements (Al, Eu, Fe, Gd, Nd, Tm and Y) for uptake in algae and applicability of the Biotic Ligand Model. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 81(4), 612-620. DOI : 10.1007/s00244-020-00786-z

Le Faucheur, S., Mertens, J. Van Genderen, E., Boullemant, A., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2021) Development of QICAR models to address the lack of toxicological data for technology-critical elements. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40 (4), 1139-1148. DOI : 10.1002/etc.4960

Aharchaou, I., Beaubien, C., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2020) Lanthanum and cerium toxicity to the freshwater green alga Chlorella fusca: applicability of the biotic ligand model. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 39 (5) : 996-1005. DOI : 10.1002/etc.4707

Betis, H., St-Hilaire, A., Fortin, C. & Duchesne, S. (2020) Development of a Water Quality Index for watercourses downstream of harvested peatlands. Water Quality Research Journal, 55 (2) : 119-131. DOI : 10.2166/wqrj.2020.007

Cardon, P.-Y., Roques, O., Caron, A., Rosabal, M., Fortin, C. & Amyot, M. (2020) Role of prey subcellular distribution on the bioaccumulation of yttrium (Y) in the rainbow trout. Environmental Pollution. 258, 113804. DOI : 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113804

Fadhlaoui, M., Laderriere, V., Lavoie, I. & Fortin, C. (2020) Influence of temperature and nickel on algal biofilm fatty acid composition. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 39 (8), 1566-1577. DOI : 10.1002/etc.4741

Laderriere, V., Paris, L.-E. & Fortin, C. (2020) Proton competition and free ion activities drive cadmium, copper and nickel accumulation in river biofilms in a Nordic ecosystem. Environments (Special Issue: Feature Papers in Environments in 2020), 7(12), 112. DOI : 10.3390/environments7120112.

Liu, F., Tan, Q.-G., Weiss, D., Crémazy, A., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2020) Unravelling metal speciation in the microenvironment surrounding phytoplankton cells to improve prediction of metal bioavailability. Environmental Science and Technology. 54 (13), 8177–8185. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.9b07773

Ponton, D.E., Graves, S.D., Fortin, C., Janz, D., Amyot, M. & Schiavon, M. (2020) Selenium interactions with algae: chemical processes at biological uptake sites, bioaccumulation, and intracellular metabolism. Plants. 9 (4), 528. DOI : 10.3390/plants9040528

Cardon, P.-Y., Triffault-Bouchet, G., Caron, A., Rosabal, M., Fortin, C. & Amyot, M. (2019) Toxicity and subcellular fractionation of yttrium in three freshwater organisms: Daphnia magna, Chironomus riparius and Oncorhynchus mykiss. ACS Omega. 4 : 13747–13755 . DOI : 10.1021/acsomega.9b01238

Doose, C., Morin, S., Vedrenne, J. & Fortin, C. (2019) Impact of zirconium on freshwater periphytic microorganisms. Environments. 6(10), 111. DOI : 10.3390/environments6100111

Kim Tiam, S., Lavoie, I., Liu, F., Hamilton, P.B. & Fortin, C. (2019) Diatom teratologies and tolerance to cadmium contamination in four species. Environments. 6 (9), 102. DOI : 10.3390/environments6090102

Kochoni, E. & Fortin, C. (2019) Iron modulation of copper uptake and toxicity in a green alga (Chlamydomonas reinhardtii). Environmental Science and Technology. 53 : 6539–6545. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.9b01369

Lavoie, I., Morin, S., Laderriere, V. Paris, L.-E. & Fortin, C. (2019) Assessment of diatom assemblages in close proximity to mining activities in Nunavik, Northern Québec (Canada). Environments. 6, 74. DOI : 10.3390/environments6060074

Liu, F., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2019) Why does cysteine enhance metal uptake by phytoplankton in seawater but not in fresh water? Environmental Science and Technology. 53 : 6511–6519 DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.9b00571

Liu,Q., Zhou, L., Liu, F., Fortin, C., Tan, Y., Huang, L. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2019) Uptake and subcellular distribution of aluminum in a marine diatom. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 169 : 85–92. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.10.095

Paquet, N., Indiketi, N., Dalencourt, C., Larivière, D., Roberge, S., Gruyer, N., Triffault-Bouchet, G. & Fortin, C. (2019) Toxicity of tailing leachates from a niobium mine toward three aquatic organisms. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 176 : 355–363. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.03.065.

Quattrini, F., Galceran, J., Rey-Castro, C., Puy, J. & Fortin, C. (2019) Assessment of labilities of metal complexes with the Dynamic Ion Exchange Technique. Environmental Chemistry. 16 : 151-164. DOI : 10.1071/EN18202.

Guilleux, C., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2018) Interactions between silver nanoparticles/silver ions and liposomes: evaluation of the potential passive diffusion of silver and effects of speciation. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 75(4):634–646. DOI : 10.1007/s00244-018-0562-6.

Cardon, P.-Y., Caron, A., Rosabal, M., Fortin, C. & Amyot, M. (2018) Enzymatic validation of species-specific protocols for metal subcellular fractionation in freshwater animals. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 16(9):537–555. DOI : 10.1002/lom3.10265

Liu, F., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2018) Chemical conditions in the boundary layer surrounding phytoplankton cells modify cadmium bioavailability. Environmental Science and Technology. 52(14):7988–7995. DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.8b01408

Zhou, L., Tan, Y., Huang, L., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2018). Aluminum effects on marine phytoplankton: implications for a revised Iron Hypothesis (Iron-Aluminum Hypothesis). Biogeochemistry. 139(2):123–137. DOI : 10.1007/s10533-018-0458-6

Kim Tiam, S., Lavoie, I., Doose, C., Hamilton, P. & Fortin, C. (2018) Morphological, physiological and molecular responses of Nitzschia palea under cadmium stress. Ecotoxicology. 27(6):675–688. DOI : 10.1007/s10646-018-1945-1

Ponton, D., Fortin, C. & Hare, L. (2018) Influence of selenium speciation, sulfate and pH on selenium accumulation by the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and lake plankton. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 37(8):2112-2122. DOI : 10.1002/etc.4158

Lavoie, I., Morin, S., Laderriere, V. & Fortin, C. (2018) Freshwater diatoms as indicators of combined long-term mining and urban stresses in Junction Creek (Ontario, Canada). Environments, 5(2), 30; DOI :10.3390/environments5020030

Sánchez-Marín, P., Liu, F., Chen, Z., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2018) Microalgal-driven pH changes in the boundary layer lead to apparent increases in Pb internalization by a unicellular alga in the presence of citrate. Limnology and Oceanography. Limnology and Oceanography. 63(3):1328-1339. DOI : 10.1002/lno.10774

Lavoie, I., Hamilton, P., Morin, S., Kim Tiam, S., Gonçalves, S., Falasco, E., Fortin, C., Gontero, B., Heudre, D., Kahlert, M., Kojadinovic-Sirinelli, M., Manoylov, K., Pandey, L. & Taylor, J. (2017) Diatom teratologies as biomarkers of contamination: are all deformities ecologically meaningful? Ecological Indicators. 82:539-550. DOI : 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.06.048

Liu, F., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2017) Can freshwater phytoplankton access cadmium bound to low-molecular-weight thiols? Limnology and Oceanography. Limnology and Oceanography. 62 (6) : 2604-2615. DOI : 10.1002/lno.10593

Kim Tiam, S.,Laderriere, V., Gillis, C.-A., Fortin, C. & Lavoie, I. (2017) qPCR detection versus microscopy observations for assessing presence-absence of Didymosphenia geminata in Quebec rivers (Canada). Water Quality Research Journal of Canada. 52 (2) 109-120. DOI : 10.2166/wqrj.2017.030

Aharchaou, I., Rosabal, M., Liu, F., Battagliaa, E., Vignati, D.A.L. & Fortin, C. (2017) Bioaccumulation and subcellular partitioning of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in the freshwater green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Aquatic Toxicology. 182, 49-57. DOI : 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.11.004

Lavoie, M., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2016) Importance de mieux connaître les mécanismes de transport des métaux pour la prédiction de l’accumulation et de la toxicité des métaux dissous chez le phytoplancton : récentes avancées et défis pour le développement du modèle du ligand biotique. Revue des Sciences de l’Eau 29, 119-147. ) DOI : 10.7202/1036544ar

Leguay, S., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2016) Determination of the free ion concentration of rare earth elements by an ion-exchange technique: implementation, evaluation and limits. Environmental Chemistry. 13 (3) : 478-488. DOI : 10.1071/EN15136

Leguay, S., Lavoie, I., Levy, J. & Fortin, C. (2016) Using biofilms for monitoring metal contamination in lotic ecosystems: the protective effects of hardness and pH on metal bioaccumulation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 35 (6) : 1489-1501. DOI: 10.1002/etc.3292

Duval, J., Paquet, N., Lavoie, M. & Fortin, C. (2015) Dynamics of metal partitioning at the cell-solution interface: Implications for toxicity assessment under growth inhibition conditions. Environmental Science and Technology. 49 (11) : 6625–6636. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00594

Paquet, N., Lavoie, M.,Maloney, F., Duval, J., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2015) Cadmium accumulation and toxicity in Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: influence of metal-binding exudates, exposure time and initial cell density. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 34 (7) : 1524–1532. DOI: 10.1002/etc.2927

Crémazy, A., Leclair, S., Mueller, K.K., Vigneault, B., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2015) Development of an in situ ion-exchange technique for the determination of free Cd, Co, Ni and Zn concentrations in freshwaters. Aquatic Geochemistry. 21 (2-4) : 259-279. DOI: 10.1007/s10498-015-9254-2

Crémazy, A., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2014) In the presence of fluoride, free Sc³⁺ is not a good predictor of Sc bioaccumulation by two unicellular algae: possible role of fluoro-complexes. Environmental Science and Technology. 48 (16) : 9754-9761. DOI : 10.1021/es5016247

Lavoie, M., Sabatier, S., Garnier-Laplace, J. & Fortin, C. (2014) Uranium accumulation and toxicity in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is modulated by pH. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 33 (6) : 1372-1379. DOI: 10.1002/etc.2565

Le Faucheur, S., Campbell, P.G.C., Fortin, C. & Slaveykova, V. (2014) Interactions between mercury and phytoplankton: Speciation, bioavailability, and internal handling. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 33 (6) : 1211-1224. DOI: 10.1002/etc.2424

Pitre, D., Boullemant, A. & Fortin, C. (2014). Uptake and sorption of aluminium and fluoride by four green algal species. Chemistry Central Journal. 8 : 8. DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-8-8

Cantonati, M., Angeli, N., Virtanen, L., Wojtal, A.Z., Gabrieli, J., Falasco, E., Lavoie, I., Morin, S., Marchetto, A., Fortin, C. & Smirnova, S. (2014) Achnanthidium minutissimum (Bacillariophyta) valve deformities as indicators of metal enrichment in diverse widely-distributed freshwater habitats. Science of the Total Environment. 475 : 201-215. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.018

Lavoie, I., Campeau, S., Zugic Drakulic, N., Winter, J., & Fortin, C. (2014) Using diatoms to monitor stream biological integrity in Eastern Canada: an overview of 10 years of index development and ongoing challenges. Science of the Total Environment. 475 : 187-200. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.092

Sánchez-Marín, P., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2014) Lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) share a common uptake transporter in the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. BioMetals. 27 (1) : 173-181. DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9699-y

Lavoie, M., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2014) Predicting cadmium accumulation and toxicity in a green alga in the presence of varying essential element concentrations using a biotic ligand model. Environmental Science and Technology. 48 (2) : 1222-1229. DOI: 10.1021/es402630z

Crémazy, A., Levy, J.L., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2013) Uptake and subcellular partitioning of trivalent metals in a green alga: comparison between Al and Sc. Biometals. 26 (6) 989-1001. DOI:10.1007/s10534-013-9675-6

Chen, Z., Porcher, C. Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2013) Influence of humic acid on algal uptake and toxicity of ionic silver. Environmental Science and Technology. 47(15) : 8835-8842. DOI: 10.1021/es401085n

Sánchez-Marín, P., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2013) Copper and lead internalisation by freshwater microalgae at different carbonate concentrations. Environmental Chemistry. 10 (2) : 80-90. DOI: 10.1071/EN13011

Crémazy, A., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2013) The biotic ligand model can successfully predict the uptake of a trivalent ion by a unicellular alga below pH 6.50 but not above: possible role of hydroxo-species. Environmental Science and Technology. 47 (5) : 2408-2415. DOI: 10.1021/es3038388

Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin C. (2013) Biotic Ligand Model. Dans : Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology. Férard, J.-F. & Blaise, C., eds. Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-5040-1, 1195p.

Lavoie, M., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2012) Extending the biotic ligand model to account for positive and negative feedback interactions between cadmium and zinc in a freshwater alga. Environmental Science and Technology. 46 (21) : 12129-12136. DOI:10.1021/es302512r

Mueller, K.K., Lofts, S., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2012) Improving trace metal speciation predictions in natural aquatic systems: incorporation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) spectroscopic quality. Environmental Chemistry. 9 (4) : 356-368. DOI:10.1071/EN11156

Lavoie, M., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2012) Trace concentrations of cobalt and zinc alleviate cadmium-induced growth inhibition in a green unicellular alga. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31 (7) : 1445-1452. DOI:10.1002/etc.1855

Chen, Z., Campbell, P.G.C. & Fortin, C. (2012) Silver binding by humic acid as determined by equilibrium ion-exchange and dialysis. Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 116 (25) : 6532-6539. DOI:10.1021/jp212403r

Lavoie, I., Lavoie, M. & Fortin, C. (2012) A mine of information: benthic algal communities as biomonitors of metal contamination from abandoned tailings. Science of the Total Environment. 425 : 231-241. DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.057

Lavoie, M., Le Faucheur, S., Boullemant, A., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2012) The influence of pH on algal cell membrane permeability and its implications for the uptake of lipophilic metal complexes. Journal of Phycology. 48 (2) : 293-302. DOI:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2012.01126.x

Morin, S., Cordonier, A., Lavoie, I., Arini, A. Blanco, S., Duong, T.T., Tornés, E., Bonet, B., Corcoll, N., Faggiano, L., Laviale, M., Pérès, F., Becares, E., Coste, M., Feurtet-Mazel, A., Fortin, C., Guasch, H., Sabater, S. (2012) Consistency in diatom response to metal-contaminated environments. Dans : Emerging and Priority Pollutants in Rivers: Bringing science into River Management Plans. H. Guasch et al. (eds.), Handbook of Environmental Chemistry series vol. 19, Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 117-146. DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-25722-3_5

Mueller, K.K., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2012) Spatial variation of the optical properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in lakes on the Canadian Precambrian Shield and links to watershed characteristics. Aquatic Geochemistry, 18 (1) : 21-44. DOI:10.1007/s10498-011-9147-y

Fortin, C., Robin, M.-A., Rousseau, A.N. & Jutras, S.(2011) Lacs des Chic-Chocs – Impact de la coupe forestière? Bulletin Forêt Savoir, 47 : 2

Lavoie, I., Guéguen, C. & Fortin, C. (2011) Benthic diatom communities from rivers in close proximity to the Athabasca tar sands (Alberta, Canada). Water Quality Research Journal of Canada. 46 (4) : 355-365. DOI:10.2166/wqrjc.2011.019

Le Faucheur, S., Tremblay, Y., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2011) Acidification increases mercury uptake by a freshwater alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Environmental Chemistry, 8 (6) : 612-622. DOI: 10.1071/EN11006

Goulet, R., Fortin, C. & Spry, D.J.(2011) Uranium bioavailability, bioaccumulation and toxicity to fish. Dans : Metals: Homeostasis and Toxicology, C.M. Wood, A.P. Farrell & C.J. Brauner, Eds. Volume 31b, Homeostasis and Toxicology of Non-Essential Metals; Chapter 8; Fish Physiology Series. ISBN 978-0-12-378634-0. pp. 391-428

Boullemant, A., Le Faucheur, S., Fortin C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2011) Uptake of lipophilic cadmium complexes by three green algae: influence of humic acids and its pH-dependence. Journal of Phycology, 47 (4) : 784-791. DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2011.01013.x

Cattaneo, A., Couillard, Y., Wunsam, S. & Fortin, C. (2011) Littoral diatoms as indicators of recent water and sediment contamination by metals in lakes. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 13 (3) : 572-582. DOI: 10.1039/C0EM00328J

Perreault, F., Dewez, D., Fortin, C., Juneau, P., Diallo, A. & Popovic, R. (2010) Effect of aluminium on cellular division and photosynthetic electron transport in Euglena gracilis and Chlamydomonas acidophila. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29 (4) : 887-892. DOI:10.1002/etc.109

Cooper, S. & Fortin, C. (2010) Metal and metallothionein content in bullfrogs: study of a whole watershed impacted by agricultural activities. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 73 (3) : 391-399. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.12.006

Saison, C., Perreault, F., Daigle, J.-C., Fortin, C., Claverie, J., Morin, M., & Popovic, R. (2010) Effect of core shell copper oxide nanoparticles on cell culture morphology and photosynthesis (Photosystem II energy distribution) in the green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Aquatic Toxicology, 96 (2) : 109-114. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.10.002.

Fortin, C., Couillard, Y., Vigneault, B. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2010) Determination of free Cd, Cu and Zn concentrations in lake waters by in situ diffusion followed by column equilibration ion-exchange. Aquatic Geochemistry, 16 (1): 151-172. DOI: 10.1007/s10498-009-9074-3

Boullemant, A., Lavoie, M., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2009) Uptake of hydrophobic metal complexes by three freshwater algae: unexpected influence of pH. Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (9) : 3308-3314. DOI: 10.1021/es802832u

Lavoie, M., Bernier, J., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2009) Cell homogenization and subcellular fractionation in two phytoplanktonic algae: Implications for the assessment of metal subcellular distributions. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 7 (4) : 277-286. DOI: 10.4319/lom.2009.7.277

Lavoie, M., Le Faucheur, S., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2009) Cadmium detoxification strategies in two phytoplankton species: metal binding by newly synthesized thiolated peptides and metal sequestration in granules. Aquatic Toxicology, 92 (2) : 65-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.12.007

Boullemant, A., Gagné, J.-P., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2007) Interactions of hydrophobic metal complexes and their constituents with aquatic humic substances. Environmental Chemistry, 4 (5) : 323-333. DOI: 10.1071/EN07046

François, L., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2007) pH modulates transport rates of manganese and cadmium in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii through non-competitive interactions: implications for an algal BLM. Aquatic Toxicology, 84 (2) : 123-132. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.02.019

Fortin, C., Denison, F.H. and J. Garnier-Laplace. (2007) Metal – phytoplankton interactions: modeling the effect of competing ions (H⁺, Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺) on uranium uptake.Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26 (2) : 242-248. DOI: 10.1897%2F06-298R.1

Néron, R., Auclair, J.-C. & Fortin, C. (2006) Rate of Cd²⁺ release from dissolved fulvic acid and natural dissolved organic carbon as a function of UVB dose. Environmental Chemistry, 3 (6) : 433-438. DOI: 10.1071/EN06053

Hiriart-Baer, V., Fortin, C., Lee, D.-Y., and Campbell, P.G.C.(2006) Toxicity of silver to two freshwater algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, grown under continuous culture conditions: influence of thiosulphate. Aquatic Toxicology, 78 (2) :136-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2006.02.027

Morlon, H., Fortin, C., Adam, C. & Garnier-Laplace, J. (2006) Selenite transport and its inhibition in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25 (5) : 1408-1417. DOI: 10.1897/2512039.1

Lee, D.-Y., Fortin, C. & Campbell, P.G.C. (2005) Contrasting effects of chloride on the toxicity of silver to two green alga, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Aquatic Toxicology, 75 (2) : 127-135. DOI: 10.1897%2F2512039.1

Morlon, H., Fortin, C., Floriani, M., Adam, C., Garnier-Laplace, J. & Boudou, A. (2005) Toxicity of selenite in the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: Comparison between effects at the population and sub-cellular level. Aquatic Toxicology, 73 (1) : 65-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.02.007

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