PhD, University of Toronto

Ecotoxicology aims to quantify the effects of stressors on natural populations, communities, or ecosystems. Ecotoxicology is a broadly defined discipline and includes (but not limited to) the study of the movement of inorganic and organic contaminants through ecosystems, anthropogenic disruption of nutrient cycles, oceanic acidification as a consequence of climate change and the consequences of a changing community structure to geochemical processes.

1. Boucher, C., Morin, M., Bendell, L.I. 2015. The influence of cosmetic microbeads on the sorptive behavior of cadmium and lead within intertidal sediments: a laboratory study. Regional Studies in Marine Science. 10.1016/j.rsma.2015.11.009. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352485515300025 2. Cluzaud, M., T. Kazmiruk, V. Kazmiruk, Bendell, L.I. 2015 Intertidal concentrations of microplastics and their influence on ammonium cycling as related to the shellfish industry DOI: 10.1007/s00244-015-0156-5 3. Bendell, L.I. 2015. Favored use of anti-predator netting (APN) applied for the farming of clams leads to little benefits to industry while increasing nearshore impacts and plastics pollution. View Point. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 91: 22-28. 4. St. Clair, T., Baird P.,Ydenberg, R., Elner, R., and Bendell, L.I. 2014. Trace elements in pacific Dunlin (Calidris alpina pacifica): patterns of accumulation and concentrations in kidneys and feathers. Ecotoxicology. DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1352-1 5. Bendell, L.I. 2014. Changes to the intertidal community as a result of the shellfish aquaculture industry. Aquaculture 433: 384-394 6. Bendell, L.I., K. Chan, S. Crevecoeur, and C. Prigent. 2014. The effects of invasive bivalves on the cycling of ammonium in the intertidal within a warming climate. Open Journal of Marine Science 4: 151-162 7. McKormick, J., St.Clair, T., and L.I. Bendell. 2013. Trace metal concentrations and partitioning in biofilm; implications for metal bioavailability to shorebirds. Ecotoxicology. DOI: 10.1007/s10646-013-1166-6 8. Barlow, C., L.I. Bendell, C. Duckham, and Koo, V. 2013. Trace metal concentrations and patterns within three urban aquatic ecosystems. Water Air and Soil Pollution. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1856-y 9. Duckham, C., L.I. Bendell. 2013. Legacy of anti-fouling paints in Vancouver Harbour. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology DOI:10.1007/s00128-013-1082-8 10. Bendell, L.I. 2013. Evidence for the decline of the native littleneck as a consequence of the intentional introduction of the Manila clam for shellfish aquaculture. Estuaries and Coasts http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12237-013-9677-1 11. Chan, K., L.I. Bendell 2013. Potential effects of an invasive bivalve, Nuttallia obscurata, on biogeochemical cycling in the intertidal. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.03.013 12. Brunham, W. and L.I. Bendell. 2011. The effect of temperature on the accumulation of cadmium, copper, zinc and lead by Typha latifolia and Scirpus acutus; a comparative analysis. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 19: 417-428 DOI: 10.1007/s11270-010-0717-1 13. Wan, P. and L.I. Bendell. 2011. Use of aerial photography and GIS to estimate the extent of an anthropogenic footprint. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 15: 417-431 On-line-DOI: 10.1007/s11852-010-0101-8 . 14. Bendell, L.L. 2011. Sea Ducks and Aquaculture-the cadmium connection. Ecotoxicology. 20:474-478: 10.1007/s10646-010-0584-y 15. Bendell L.I. 2011 Trace metal depositional patterns from an open pit mining activity as revealed by archived avian gizzard contents. Science of the Total Environment. 409:1193-1197:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.014 16. Feng, C.X., Cao, J and L.I Bendell 2010. Exploring spatial and temporal variations of cadmium concentrations in Pacific Oysters from British Columbia. Biometrics DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2010.01534.x 17. Bendell, L.I. 2010. Cadmium in shellfish-the British Columbian experience a mini-review. Invited contribution-Special issue on cadmium health aspects. Toxicology Letters. DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.04.102. 18. Bendell, L.I., C. Duckham, T. L’Eserpence, J. Whiteley. 2010. Changes in the geochemical attributes of the foreshore as a consequence of intertidal shellfish aquaculture. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 404:91-108. 19. Cook, N., and L.I. Bendell. 2010. Predator preference in the moonsnail I. Journal of Shellfish Research. 29: 223-232. 20. Bendell, L.I. 2009. Cadmium in shellfish from the Pacific Northwest. Food Additives and Contaminants. 2: 121-139