Birgit M. Braune
Research Scientist
Contaminant Monitoring and Surveys
Environment and climate change
Canada
Biography
Designated Contributing Expert for Canada, Mercury Expert Group and Persistent Organic Pollutants Expert Group for the international Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme(Lead author of the Temporal Trends chapter in AMAP Assessment 2011: Mercury in the Arctic) Assessment lead for the Canadian Arctic Contaminants Assessment Report III 2012: Mercury in Canada's North Research grant proposal reviewer for national and international granting agencies (e.g., U.S. National Science Foundation and North Pacific Research Board, Research Council of Norway) and for manuscripts submitted to scientific journals (e.g., Editorial Board Member, Environmental Pollution, Science of the Total Environment) Session organizer and co-chair for international scientific conferences
Research Interest
Contributing to Environment Canada’s mandate to ensure wildlife is conserved and protected
Publications
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Braune, B.M., A.J. Gaston, K.A. Hobson, H.G. Gilchrist and M.L. Mallory. 2015. Changes in trophic position affect rates of contaminant decline at two seabird colonies in the Canadian Arctic. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 115: 7-13.
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Braune, B.M., R.J. Letcher, A.J. Gaston and M.L. Mallory. 2015. Trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in eggs of Canadian Arctic seabirds reflect changing use patterns. Environmental Research, 142: 651-661.
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Braune, B.M., A.J. Gaston and M.L. Mallory. 2016. Temporal trends of mercury in eggs of five sympatrically breeding seabird species in the Canadian Arctic. Environmental Pollution, 214: 124-131.
