Profile
Simon Fraser University

Leah I. Bendell, Professor

PhD University of Toronto
Professor (Ecotoxicology), Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science
Director Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment
http://www.sfu.ca/evsc

Contact Info

Office778.782.5621
Lab778.782.5985
Locations
Office:SSB8109A
Lab:SSB6177
Emailbendell@sfu.ca
Web SiteCadmium in the Pacific Northwest

Research Interests

The Ecotox Lab

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.

 

Publications

 

100. Duckham, C., Bendell L.I. 2010. Impact of hull cleaning activities on the associated benthic community. in prep for Marine Pollution Bulletin.

99. Bendell, L.I. 2010. Influence of near-bottom mariculture on intertidal diversity. Coasts and Estuaries. submitted

98. Cook, N., and L.I. Bendell 2010. Role of the moonsnail instrcturing the intertidal region II Journal of Shellfish Research. under revision

97. Bendell, L.I. 2010. Trace metal atmospheric deposition patterns as revealed by grit ingestion by the blue grouse. Science of the Total Environment

96. Bendell, L.I. 2010. Sea Ducks and Aquaculture-the cadmium connection. Ecotoxicology.

95. Brunham, W. and L.I. Bendell. 2010. 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.

94. 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.  

93. Bendell, L.I. 2010. Cadmium in shellfish-the British  Columbian experience a mini-review. Invited contribution-Special issue on cadmium health aspects.  Toxicology Letters. 198: 7-12.

92. Wan, P. and L.I. Bendell. 2010. Use of aerial photography and GIS to estimate the extent of an anthropogenic footprint. Journal of Coastal Conservation..  On-line-DOI: 10.1007/s11852-010-0101-8 .

91. 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.

90. Cook, N., and L.I. Bendell. 2010. Predator preference in the moonsnail I. Journal of Shellfish Research.  29: 223-232.

89. Bendell, L.I. 2009. Cadmium in shellfish from the Pacific Northwest. Food Additives and Contaminants. 2: 121-139

88. Christie, J. and L.I. Bendell-Young 2009. Using C and N stable isotopes to determine the role of diet variability on cadmium exposure in oysters located in Barkley Sound (Canada). Marine Environmental Research. 68: 97-105.

87. Bendell, L.I., and Feng. C. 2009. Spatial and temporal variation in cadmium concentrations and burdens in the Pacific oysters sampled form the Pacific Northwest. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58: 1137-1143.

86. Widmeyer, J., and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2008. Use of stable isotopes to indicate feeding preferences in the pacific oyster. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 55: 442-452

85. Widmeyer, J. and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2007. Contrasting cadmium uptake by filter-feeding mussels between two ecosystems; the role of salinity. Aquatic Toxicology. 81 (2): 144-151

84. Whiteley, J., and L.I. Bendell-Young 2007. Ecological Implications of Intertidal Mariculture: Observed Differences in Bivalve Community Structure between Farm and Reference Sites.  Journal of Applied Ecology. 44: 495-505.

83. Bendell, J.F., and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2006. Eggs of Spruce Grouse lose water at a faster rate than those of Ruffed Grouse. Can. J. Zool. 11:1688-1692.

82. Bendell-Young, L. I. 2006. Contrasting the community structure and select geochemical characteristics of three intertidal regions in relation to shellfish farming. Environmental Conservation, 33: 21-27.

81. Morrissey, C.A., L.I. Bendell-Young and J.E. Elliott. 2005. Biomagnification of persistent organic contaminants in a lotic food chain of southwestern B.C. Canada. Environmental Science and Technology. 39: 8090-8098.

80. Morrissey, C., L.I. Bendell-Young, J.E.Elliott. 2005.  Assessing exposure to trace metals in mountain streams using the diet, feather and feces of the American Dipper. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 24: 836-845.

79. Gurney, K., T.D. Williams, J. Smit, M. Wayland and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2005. Impact of oil sands based wetlands on the growth of mallard ducklings. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24: 457-563.

78. Widmeyer, J., Crozier, E.D., Moore, M.M., Jurgensen, A. and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2004. Role of Leptothrix discophora in mediating metal uptake in the filter-feeding bivalve Mytilus trossulus (edulis). Environmental Science and Technology 38: 769-774.

77. Morrissey, C. L.I. Bendell-Young, J. E. Elliott. 2004. Linking contaminant profiles to the diet and breeding locations of American dippers using stable isotope analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology. 41: 502-512.

76. Morrissey, C.A., L.I. Bendell-Young and J.E. Elliott. 2004. Seasonal trends in population density, distribution and movement of American dippers within a watershed of southwestern B.C., Canada. Condor. 106: 815-825.

75. Bendell-Young, L.I. and Z. Arifin. 2004. Importance of mussel feeding behaviour as a variable in a predictive model of metal accumulation  by bivalves. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 298: 21-33.

74. Jurgensen, A., J.R.M. King, R.A. Gordon, L.I. Bendell-Young, M. Moore, E.D. Crozier. 2003. The MnOx casing of Leptothrix Discophora, Crystalline or Amorphous? American Minerologist. 89: 1110-1118. Article used as "press-banner" to highlight July Issue.

73. Bendell-Young, L.I. 2003. Role of groundwater in contributing to the geochemical composition of peat. Water Air and Soil Pollution. 143:363-375.

72. McFarland, C. L.I. Bendell-Young, C. Guglielmo and T.D. Williams. 2002. Kidney, liver and bone cadmium content in the western sandpiper in relation to migration. J. Environ. Monit. 4: 791-795

71. L. Barjaktarovic, and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2002.  Factors contributing to the salininty of lakes, Riske Creek region, south-central B.C., Canada. Applied Geochemistry. 17: 605-619

70. O'Keeffe, J. and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2002. Uptake of cadmium by the invasive perennial weeds, Ranunculus repens and Geranium robertianum under laboratory conditions. J. Environ. Monit. 4: 413-416

69. Bendell, L.I., C. Thomas and J.R. Stecko. 2002. Contrasting the geochemistry of oxic sediment across ecosystems. Applied Geochemistry; 17:1563-1582. Top 25 most requested articles: May 2002-2003.

68. Arifin, Z., L.I. Bendell-Young. 2001.  Metabolic cost of feeding by the blue mussel under a selective and non-selective feeding behaviour. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 260:259-269.

67. Norton, M., Bendell, J.F., L.I. Bendell-Young and C. LaBlanc. 2001. Secondary effects of a larvicide on chicks of spruce grouse. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 41: 369-373.

66. Barjaktarovic, L., and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2001. Uptake of Cd by second generation chironomids propagated from adults sampled from low, mid and high saline environments. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 3:339-344.

65. Kambay, J., A.P. Farrell and L. I. Bendell-Young. 2001. Influence of illegal gold mines on fish tissue mercury levels in Northern Sulewasi, Indonesia. A commentary. Environmental Pollution. 114: 299-302

64. Crowe, A., H. Binn, A. Kermode, L.I. Bendell-Young and A. Plant. 2001. Impact of an industrial effluent on photosynthesis and stress protein synthesis in cattail and clover. Environmental Pollution. 113:311-322

63. Pollet, I. and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2000. Amphibians as indicators of wetland quality. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 19 (10) 2589-2597

62. King, J. and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2000. The toxicological significance of grit ingestion to juvenile mallard ducklings. Journal of Wildlife Management. 192: 181-193.

61. Stecko, P.J., and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2000. Uptake of 109Cd from sediments by Protothacea staminea and Macoma balthica. Aquatic Toxicology 47:147-159.

60. Bendell-Young, L.I., Bennett, K., Crowe, A. Kennedy, C.J., Kermode, A., Moore, M., Plant, A.L., and A. Wood. 2000 Ecological characteristics of wetlands receiving oil sands effluent. Ecological Applications. 10:310-322.

59. Stecko, J.R.P., and L.I. Bendell-Young.2000. Contrasting the geochemistry of suspended versus deposited sediments within an estuary. Applied Geochemistry. 15: 753-775.

58. Arifin, Z. and L.I. Bendell-Young. 2000. Influence of a selective feeding strategy by the blue mussel on the assimilation of 109Cd from environmentally relevant seston matrices. Marine Ecology Progess Series. 192: 181-193.

57. Bendell-Young. L. I. 1999.  Contrasting the geochemistry of Fe, Mn, and Zn along a fen to bog gradient.  Applied Geochemistry. 14:719-734.

56. Pollet, I. and L. I. Bendell-Young. 1999.  Uptake of 109Cd by the blue mussel from natural sediment. Archives Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 36:288-294.

55. Bendell-Young, L.I., and J. F. Bendell 1999.  Importance of grit as a source of trace metal exposure to the Spruce Grouse. Environmental Pollution.106:405-413

54. Bendell-Young, L.I. 1999.  Application of a kinetic model for predicting cadmium accumulation in the benthic dwelling Chironomidae. Environmental Science and Technology. 33: 1501-1508.

53. Thomas, C., and L.I. Bendell-Youn