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Canada Research Chair, Assistant Professor at Nipissing University interested in ecohydrology, mercury, solute transport, and restoration in soils and wetlands.

Colin McCarter

Get your abstracts ready for the CGU/IAH-CNC Meeting May 24-27 in Halifax, NS. Deadline is January 10th! If you study streams, wetlands, forests, land-air fluxes, GHGs, carbon, soils, pollution, or nature-based climate solutions submit to exciting Biogeosciences sessions: tinyurl.com/CGUBGS2026

There is no better way to end two difficult weeks than a lab meeting with awesome scientists!

2025 #NobelPeatPrize (Outreach) Peat Colours! The “Tracking the Colours of Peatlands” outreach and citizen science initiative explores and communicates peatland science through peat pics. Congrats @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com The #NobelPeatPrize (McMaster) will be announced Dec 10th.

Check out our new paper "Ecohydrological drivers of Boreal Shield peatland fire refugia" in Ecohydrology. Authors: Alex Tekatch, Chantel Markle, Sophie Wilkinson, Paul Moore, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, @peatofmind.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Boreal wildfires are, yet again, raging near historical smelting toxic metal pollution sources. The peatlands, forests, and lakes near Flin Flon MB have elevated toxic metals (e.g. Hg, As, Pb) that current wildfires can remobilize to our air, land, and water (similar to tinyurl.com/yv7usr6b). 1/2

Tansley Review now out @newphyt.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.... big team effort involving @garethclay.bsky.social @jpritson.bsky.social @em-shuttleworth.bsky.social @queenofpeat.bsky.social @peatofmind.bsky.social @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social @adamjohnst.bsky.social (1/2)

While we have been working on these issues in the peatland-rich regions (tinyurl.com/ypamm7x7, tinyurl.com/3pdtwana), we urgently need to identify these historical (and current) toxic metal bullseyes to implement appropriate fire management and first responder mitigation measures. 2/2

COP15 of the Ramsar Convention starts today. Here in Canada we have the privilege of being home to a quarter of the world's remaining wetlands. Let's not forget what a treasure they are. theconversation.com/canadian-wet...

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The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual. A legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke. grist.org/climate/cana... #Wildfire #Smoke #Wildfires #Climate #Air #AQI

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2026 Session Descriptions

Jun 5, 2025

Globally-significant arsenic release by wildfires in a mining-impacted boreal landscape, Sutton, O F, McCarter, C P R, Waddington, J M

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Globally-significant arsenic release by wildfires in a mining-impacted boreal landscape - IOPscienceSearch

Pete Whittington, @wetland-ghg.bsky.social, @mercury-ecohydro.bsky.social, & I are working on the #peatland #ecohydrology chapter for a forthcoming ecohydrology book. Its been a pleasure writing with such knowledgeable and supportive colleagues. But I'm most proud of us meeting the 6,000 word limit!

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nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

The effects of drought on Sphagnum moss species and the implications for hydrology in peatlands

Peat fires and the unknown risk of legacy metal and metalloid pollution, McCarter, Colin P R, Clay, Gareth D, Wilkinson, Sophie L, Page, Susan, Shuttleworth, Emma L, Davidson, Scott J, Taufik, Muh, Sigmund, Gabriel, Waddington, James M

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Peat fires and the unknown risk of legacy metal and metalloid pollution - IOPscienceSearch

Canadian wetlands are treasures that deserve protection

Canada is home to a quarter of the world’s remaining wetlands. Despite decades of efforts, wetlands continue to be under threat around the world.

theconversation.com