The ASU has an active research program. The research has focused on phytoremediation and the environmental assessment and cleanup of contaminated sites in the Canadian North. Current arctic research topics include landfarming arctic soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, permeable reactive barriers for PCBs, and mercury in edible plants. Other research topics include development of methods for benzene metabolites in animal tissue, arsenic speciation, mercury in the environment and phytoremediation of organic contaminants.
Charnock, H. M., Cairns, G., Pickering, G. J., & Kemp, B. S. (2022). Production method and wine style influence metal profiles in sparkling wines. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 73(3), 170-182.
Pang, A., Rutter, A., Bordenave, S., Gainer, A., Haack, E., & Zeeb, B. (2022). Assessment of the toxicity of weathered petroleum hydrocarbon impacted soils to native plants from a site in the Canadian Subarctic. Ecotoxicology, 31(8), 1287-1298.
Bergin, R., Koch, I., Rutter, A., Shirley, J., & Zeeb, B. (2021). Evaluating mercury concentrations in edible plant and fungi species in the Canadian Arctic environment (Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 877-888).
Mann, E., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. (2020). Evaluating the efficacy of Atriplex spp. in the phytoextraction of road salt (NaCl) from contaminated soil. Environmental Pollution, 265, 114963.
Litalien, A. A., Raymond, W. D., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2020). Development of a Model for the Dispersal of Salts from Recretohalophytes. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 4(8), 1367-1374.
Litalien, A. A., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2020). The impact of soil chloride concentration and salt type on the excretions of four recretohalophytes with different excretion mechanisms. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 1-7.
Morris, L., Yun, K., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2019). Characterization of Excreted Salt from the Recretohalophytes Distichlis spicata and Spartina pectinata. Journal of Environmental Quality, 48(6), 1775-1780.
Yun, K. B. M., Koster, S., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2019). Haloconduction as a remediation strategy: Capture and quantification of salts excreted by recretohalophytes. Science of The Total Environment, 685, 827鈥835.
Yun, K., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2019). Composting of halophyte Phragmites australis following phytoaccumulation of chloride from a cement kiln dust (CKD)-contaminated landfill. Waste Management, 87, 119-124.
Dahmer, C. P., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2018). The fate of DDT in soils treated with hydroxypropyl-尾-cyclodextrin (HP尾CD). International journal of phytoremediation, 20(6), 523-529.
Dahmer, C. P., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2017). The Use of Zero鈥怴alent Iron (ZVI) Technology to Promote DDT and Dieldrin Degradation at Point Pelee National Park. Remediation Journal, 27(2), 65-76.
Denyes, M. J., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2016). Bioavailability assessments following biochar and activated carbon amendment in DDT-contaminated soil. Chemosphere, 144, 1428-1434.
McSorley, K. A., Rutter, A., Cumming, R., & Zeeb, B. A. (2016). Chloride accumulation vs chloride excretion: Phytoextraction potential of three halophytic grass species growing in a salinized landfill. Science of the Total Environment, 572, 1132-1137.
McSorley, K., Rutter, A., Cumming, R., & Zeeb, B. A. (2016). Phytoextraction of chloride from a cement kiln dust (CKD) contaminated landfill with Phragmites australis. Waste management, 51, 111-118.
Parisien, M. A., Rutter, A., Smith, B. M., & Zeeb, B. A. (2016). Ecological risk associated with phytoextraction of soil contaminants. Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 4(1), 651-656.
Parisien, M. A., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2015). Feasibility of using phytoextraction to remediate a compost-based soil contaminated with cadmium. International journal of phytoremediation, 17(11), 1137-1143.
Paul, S., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2015). Phytoextraction of DDT鈥怌ontaminated Soil at Point Pelee National Park, Leamington, ON, Using Cucurbita pepo Cultivar Howden and Native Grass Species. Journal of environmental quality, 44(4), 1201-1209.
Denyes, M. J., Parisien, M. A., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2014). Physical, chemical and biological characterization of six biochars produced for the remediation of contaminated sites. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), (93), e52183.
Denyes, M. J., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2013). In situ application of activated carbon and biochar to PCB-contaminated soil and the effects of mixing regime. Environmental pollution, 182, 201-208.
Kalinovich, I. K., Rutter, A., Rowe, R. K., & Poland, J. S. (2012). Design and application of surface PRBs for PCB remediation in the Canadian Arctic. Journal of environmental management, 101, 124-133.
脜slund, M. W., Simpson, M. J., Simpson, A. J., Zeeb, B. A., & Rutter, A. (2012). Earthworm metabolomic responses after exposure to aged PCB contaminated soils. Ecotoxicology, 21(7), 1947-1956.
Denyes, M. J., Langlois, V. S., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2012). The use of biochar to reduce soil PCB bioavailability to Cucurbita pepo and Eisenia fetida. Science of the Total Environment, 437, 76-82.
Greenwood, S. Rutter, A. and Zeeb, B.A. The Absorption and Translocation of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners by Cucurbita pepo ssp pepo. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45 (15), pp 6511鈥6516
Ficko, S., Rutter, A., and Zeeb, B.A. Phytoextraction and uptake patterns of weathered PCB-contaminated soils using three perennial weed species. J. Envt. Quality. 40:1870鈥1877 (2011)
Ficko, S., Rutter, A., and Zeeb, B.A. Effect of pumpkin root exudates on ex situ polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) phytoextraction by pumpkin and week species. Envt. Sci. & Poll. Res. 18: 1536-1543 (2011)
Langlois, V., Rutter, A., and Zeeb, B.A. Activated Carbon Immobilizes Residual Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) at Contaminated Terrestrial Sites. J. Envt. Quality 40:1130鈥1134 (2011)
Low, J., Whitfield 脜slund, M., Rutter, A., and Zeeb, B.A. The effects of pruning and nodal adventitious roots on polychlorinated biphenyl uptake by Cucurbita pepo grown in field conditions. Environmental Pollution 159: 769-775 (2011).
Ficko S, Rutter A and Zeeb B 鈥淧otential for Phytoextraction of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from Contaminated Soils using Weeds鈥 Science of the Total Environment408: 3469鈥3476 , (2010)
Manion NC , Campbell A and Rutter A 鈥 Historic brownfields and industrial activity in Kingston, Ontario: Assessing potential contributions to mercury contamination in sediment of the Cataraqui River鈥 Science of the Total EnvironmentVolume 408: 2060-2067 (2010)
Low,J, Rutter A and Zeeb BA "Effect of plant age on PCB accumulation by Cucurbita pepo ssp pepo" Journal of Environmental Quality 39: 245-250 (2010).
Whitfield 脜slund ML, Lunney AI, Rutter A, Zeeb BA 鈥淓ffects of amendments on the uptake and distribution of DDT in Cucurbita pepo ssp pepo plants鈥 accepted Env Pollution 158: 508-513 (2010)
Badham H J, LeBrun D, Rutter A, and Winn LM "Transplacental benzene exposure increases tumor incidence in mouse offspring: possible role of fetal benzene metabolism", Carcinogenesis 31(6):1142-8 (2010)
Lunney,A.I, Rutter A. and Zeeb B.A. 鈥淓ffect of Organic Matter Additions on Uptake of Weathered DDT by Cucurbita pepo ssp. pepo cv. Howden鈥 International Journal of Phytoremediation 12: 404-417 (2009)
Whitfield 脜slund, M., Rutter, A., and Zeeb, B.A. The effects of repeated planting, planting density, and specific transfer pathways on PCB uptake by Cucurbita pepo in field conditions. Sci. Total Env. (2008) 405: 14-25.
Kalinovich I., Rutter, A., Poland, J.S., Cairns, G., Rowe, R.K. Remediation of PCB Contaminated Soils in the Canadian Arctic: Excavation and Surface PRB Technology. Sci Total. Env. (2008) 407: 53-66.
Paudyn, K, Rutter A, Rowe RK, Poland JS, 鈥淩emediation Of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils In The Canadian Arctic By Landfarming鈥 Cold Regions Sci. and Tech. (2008) 53: 102-114.
Whitfield ML, Zeeb BA, Rutter A., and Reimer KJ 鈥淚n situ phytoextraction of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated soil鈥 Science of the Total Environment (2007) 374 1-12.
Mir KA, Rutter A, Koch I, Smith P, Reimer KJ and Poland JS, 鈥淓xtraction and speciation of arsenic in plants grown on arsenic contaminated soils, Talanta (2007) 72, 1507-1518.
Kalinovich I, Rutter A, Rowe RK, McWatters R and Poland JS, 鈥淭he Application of Geotextile and Granular Filters for PCB Remediation, Geosynthetics International (2007) Vol 15, No. 3. pp 173-183.
Zeeb, BA, Amphlett, J, Rutter A, and Reimer KJ, 鈥淧otential for phytoremediation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated soil鈥 Int. J. Phytoremediation (2006) 8, 199-221.
Rutter A, Cairns G, Plato N and Poland JS. Conducting environmental analyses at remote sites in cold climates. 2003. Polar Record 39 (210) 1-8.
Koch I, Hough C, Mousseau S, Mir KA, Rutter A, Ollson C, Lee D, Andrewes P, Granhchino S, Cullen B and Reimer K, Sample Extraction for Arsenic Speciation. 2002. Can. J. Anal. Sci. Spec. 47: 109-118.
Poland JS, Mitchell S and Rutter A.. Remediation of former military bases in the Canadian Arctic. 2001 Cold Regions Sci. Tech. 32: 93-105.
Ende D, Rutter A, Russell P and Mountford CE, Chemical Shift Imaging of Human Colorectal Tissue. 1996NMR in Biomed, 9:179-183.
Rutter A, Mackinnon W13, Huschtscha L, and Mountford CE. A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Ageing and Transformed Human Lung Fibroblasts 1996, Exp. Ger. 31(6): 669-686.
Rutter A, Kunnecke B, Russell P, Delbridge L and Mountford CE. Proton Magnetic Resonance and Human Thyroid Neoplasia 111. Ex vivo Chemical Shift Microimaging. 1996. J. Mag. Res. Series B 110(3): 240-248. Mountford CE, Mackinnon WB, Russel P, Rutter A and Delikatny EF. Human Cancers detected by proton MRS and chemical shift imaging ex vivo. 1996 Anticancer Research 16, 1521.
Rutter A, Hugenholtz H, Saunders X and Smith ICP. Classification of brain tumours by ex鈥 vivo 1H NMRSpectroscopy.1995. J. Neurochemistry 64, 1655.
Rutter A, Hugenholtz H, Saunders JK and Smith ICP. One dimensional 31 p chemical shift imaging of human brain tumours. 1995 Investigative Radiology.. 30: 359
Depew MC, Adeleke BB, Rutter A and Wan JKS. The Photoreactions of 2-isopropoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone in the presence of cobalt acetylacetonate and other organometallics: an esr and CIDEP study, 1985 Can. J. Chem. 2281, 1985.
Clow, R., Rutter, A., & Zeeb, B. A. (2016). Residual dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane distribution in the soils and sediments of Point Pelee National Park: Implications and tools for remediation. Canadian journal of soil science, 97(2), 178-187.
Indra K. Kalinovich, Allison Rutter, R. Kerry Rowe and John S. Poland. Design and Application of Surface PRBs for PCB Remediation in the Canadian Arctic. Journal of Environmental Management (in press, 2012)
Renaud, H.J., Rutter, A. and Winn, L.M. 鈥淎ssessment of xenobiotic biotransformation including reactive oxygen species generation in the embryo using benzene as an example鈥. In Developmental Toxicology: Methods and Protocols, Harris, C. and Hansen, J.M. (eds.), Humana Press, NY, USA. (in press).
Walworth JL, Reynolds CM, Rutter A and Snape I 鈥淟andfaming鈥 in Bioremediation of Peteroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions ed DM Filler, I Snape and DL Barnes Cambridge Univ Press 2008.
Resolution Island 2010: Monitoring and Research, prepared for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, March 2011, 221 pp.
Resolution Island Five Year Monitoring Report 2006-2010, prepared for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, March 2011, 101 pp.
Iqaluit Laboratory 2010, prepared for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, March 2011, 51 pp.
Resolution Island 2009: Monitoring and Research. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. pp 86.
Cape Dyer (DYE-M) 2009 Analysis at the Mobile Laboratory. Analytical Services Unit, Queen鈥檚 University, prepared for the Environmental Sciences Group, RMC. pp 25
Iqaluit Laboratory 2009-2010 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. pp 51.
Resolution Island 2008: Monitoring and Research. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. pp 92.
Cape Dyer (DYE-M) 2008 Analysis at the Mobile Laboratory. Analytical Services Unit, Queen鈥檚 University, prepared for the Environmental Sciences Group, RMC. pp 21
Iqaluit Laboratory 2008-2009 Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. pp 73.
Resolution Island 2007: Monitoring and Research. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. pp 91.
Cape Dyer (DYE-M) 2007 Mobile Laboratory Setup. Analytical Services Unit, Queen鈥檚 University, prepared for the Environmental Sciences Group, RMC. pp 28
Resolution Island 2006: Scientific Investigations and Research. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 128 pp.
Resolution Island 2005: Scientific Investigations and Research. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 230 pp.
Resolution Island 2004: Scientific Investigations and Research. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 236 pp.
Resolution Island 2003: Scientific Investigations. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 219 pp.
Resolution Island 2002: Scientific Investigations. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 115 pp.
Resolution Island 2001: Scientific Investigations. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 168 pp.
Resolution Island 2000: Scientific Investigations. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 121 pp.
Resolution Island 1999: Scientific Investigations. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 117 pp.
Resolution Island 1998: Scientific Investigations. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada 137 pp.
Rutter A. et al. 1998. Experimental Remediation Technologies for PCB Contaminated Soil in Remote Northern Sites 鈥揤olume Two, NWSO, Department of National Defense. 141 pp.
Poland J.S. and Rutter A. 1998. Resolution Island 1997: Scientific Investigations. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 110 pp.
Poland J.S. and Rutter A.1997. Environmental Study of a Military Installation at Resolution Island, BAF-5 Volume Four. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 83 pp.
Rutter A. et. al. 1997. Experimental Remediation Technologies for PCB Contaminated Soil in Remote Northern Sites. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 168 pp.
Poland J.S. and Rutter A. 1996. Environmental Study of a Military Installation at Resolution Island, BAF-5 Volume III鈥. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. 169 pp.
Poland J.S., A. Rutter and Reimer K. 1996. Investigation of PCB Contamination at Saglek (LAB-2) Long Range Radar Site. Department of National Defence, 120 pp.