Carl Mitchell

Professor
Environmental Science and Chemistry Building, UTSC, 1265 Military Trail
(416) 208-2744

Campus

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

Biogeochemistry, hydrology, contaminants, mercury.

Biography

Professor Carl Mitchell’s research group at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC) studies the ways in which hydrology influences biogeochemical processes and contaminant fate and transport. The group is particularly interested in mercury cycling, urban ecosystems, watershed and hilllslope hydrology, stable isotope applications in hydrology, wetland ecotoxicology, passive sampling, and fluvial transport of contaminants. Our research employs state-of-the-art physical and chemical techniques, both in the field and in the laboratory. The lab is home to the CFI and MRI-funded “Integrated Watershed Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Research Facility for the Study of Contaminant Transport and Transformation”.

Publications 

Naccarato, A.; Tassone, A.; Martino, M.; Moretti, S.; Macagnano, A.; Zampetti, E.; Papa, P.; Avossa, J.; Pirrone, N.; Nerentorp, M.; Munthe, J.; Wangberg, I.; Mitchell, C.P.J.; Stupple, G.W.; Martin. A.R.; Steffen, A.; Babi, D.; Prestbo, E.; Sprovieri, F.; Wania, F. (2021) A field intercomparison of three passive air samplers for gaseous mercury in ambient air. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 14, 3657-3672.

Lane, D.; McCarter, C.P.R.; Richardson, M.; McConnell, C.; Field, T.; Yao, H.; Arhonditsis, G.; Mitchell, C.P.J. (2020) Wetlands and low gradient topography are associated with longer hydrologic transit times in Precambrian Shield headwater catchments. Hydrological Processes, 34(3), 5989-614.

Hsu-Kim, H.; Eckley, C.S.; Acha, D.; Feng, X.; Gilmour, C.C.; Jonsson, S.; Mitchell, C.P.J. (2018) Challenges and opportunities for managing aquatic mercury pollution in altered landscapes. Ambio, 47(2), 141-169.

Education

PhD, University of Toronto (2007)