Name
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Dr. Ulysses Klee |
School
| School of Health & Life Sciences
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Program
| Bachelor of Environmental Public Health
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Academic and Professional Designations
| - Ph. D (Biology/Environmental Toxicology)
- M.Sc. (Biology/Cell Regulation)
- H.B.Sc. (Biology/Chemistry)
- Member of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
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Title
| Professor |
Courses Taught
| - Environmental Chemistry (CHEM 71000)
- Introductory Chemistry (CHEM 71050)
- Introduction to Environmental Science (ENVR 71020)
- Environmental Toxicology (ENVR 72015)
- Waste Management (ENVR 72040)
- Advanced Toxicology (ENVR 73020)
- Air Quality (ENVR 73050)
- Risk Assessment and Risk Communication (ENVR 74020)
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Areas of Expertise & Interest | - Human and Ecological Toxicology
- Environmental Risk Assessment and Risk Communication
- Environmental Science
- Sustainable Systems
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Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities
| - 21 years of experience investigating contaminant spills and contaminated sites using environmental toxicology and risk assessment
- 10 years of experience teaching environmental toxicology, risk assessment and risk communication
- Long-standing member of the Atlantic Eco-RBCA Task group that recently developed a novel risk assessment approach for addressing petroleum hydrocarbons in the environment
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Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications | Selection of conference presentations:
- Klee, U., A. Sparks (2014). Defining Background Conditions and Using Background Concentrations in Ecological Risk Assessment. RPIC Conference, Ottawa, Ontario
- Klee. U (2013). Panel Discussion on Unconventional Gas Exploration. Potential Environmental Risk Associated with Fracking Chemicals. Aquatic Toxicity Workshop, Fredericton, NB.
Selection of recent publications:
- Hull, R., Stephenson, G. and Klee, U. 2008. Technical Update: Use of the Weight-of-Evidence Approach in Ecological Risk Assessment under Ontario Regulation 153/04. Ontario Ministry of the Environment
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