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Tony R. Walker

Dalhousie University

Professor

6225 University Avenue

Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4H7

Canada

http://https://www.dal.ca/

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

22

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1,817

TOTAL CITATIONS

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Scholarly Papers (22)

1.

COVID-19 Plastic Pollution Pandemic

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 01 Dec 2020
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 291 (261,408)

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COVID-19 pandemic; Personal protective equipment (PPE); Plastic pollution; Sustainability

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Sustainable Plastic: is it Achievable?

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 11 Mar 2021
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 179 (424,491)

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Plastic pollution, Single-use plastic, Sustainability, Recycling, Zero-plastic waste.

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Enforcement Required to Control Sources of Ganges River Pollution

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 15 May 2020 Last Revised: 20 May 2020
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 153 (488,442)

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The Ganges, Water pollution, Contaminants, Monitoring, Pollution control, Enforcement

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The Maldives Should Not Become the World's Garbage Dump by Importing Plastic Waste

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 20 Jan 2023
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 136 (540,814)

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Maldives, Waste-to-Energy incineration, Global plastic waste trade, plastic waste, Plastic marine pollution

5.

Challenges and Opportunities to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions in Shipping Ports

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Jun 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Dalhousie University
Downloads 115 (617,542)

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Shipping ports, Net-Zero, Decarbonization, GHG emissions

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Acute Toxicity of Triclosan, Caffeine, Nanoplastics, Microplastics, and Mixtures of Them on Daphnia Magna

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 26 Apr 2023
Klaipeda University - Marine Research Institute, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda University, Klaipeda University, University of Gdansk and Dalhousie University
Downloads 114 (621,896)

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Emerging pollutants, Single/mixture toxicity, Daphnia magna, Acute toxicity, Environmental stressors, Environmental impact

7.

What Not to Do with Dog Poop

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 May 2023
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 97 (704,534)

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single-use plastic, plastic bags, dog faeces, plastic pollution.

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Uncertainties About Waste Using an Online Survey and Review Approach: Environmentalist Perceptions, Waste Compositions and Views from Media and Science

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Jan 2023
Laura A. T. Markley, Maja Grünzner and Tony R. Walker
Syracuse University, University of Vienna and Dalhousie University
Downloads 96 (715,072)

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Waste generation, Plastic pollution, survey, misinformation, public perceptions

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Negotiations for a Global Instrument on Plastic Pollution

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 31 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 04 Apr 2022
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 73 (852,604)

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Plastic production, Plastic mismanagement, Plastic pollution, Circular economy, United Nations, Governance

10.

Growth of Thick-Lipped Grey Mullet, Mugil cephalus (Linnaeus) Using Different Diet Treatments

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Apr 2021
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 67 (899,324)

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Feeding trials, Growth rates, Thick-lipped Grey Mullet, Mugil cephalus L.

Biomonitoring of Honey Metal Pollution by Citizen Scientists

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 28 Mar 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Manchester - School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and Dalhousie University
Downloads 40 (1,224,220)

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Honeybees, Air pollution, Pollution biomonitoring, Metal contaminants‎, Honey, Citizen science

Biomonitoring of Honey Metal Pollution by Citizen Scientists

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Jun 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, The University of Manchester - School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, The University of Manchester and Dalhousie University
Downloads 26 (1,430,393)

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Honeybees, Air pollution, Pollution biomonitoring, Metal contaminants‎, Honey, Citizen science

12.

Pandemic Planning Requires Funding for the World Health Organization

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 15 May 2020
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 63 (933,592)
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Global pandemics, COVID-19, World Health Organization (WHO)

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Future position of hydrogen fuels in maritime transport under the International Maritime Organization (IMO) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions pricing mechanism targeting net-zero

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 15 Oct 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Dalhousie University
Downloads 54 (1,041,696)

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Hydrogen, Emissions pricing, IMO MEPC 83, Maritime Transport, Maritime decarbonization, net-zero

Microplastic Contamination in American Lobster (Homarus Americanus) Muscle Tissue

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Jun 2025
Dalhousie University, University of Waikato, Memorial University, Dalhousie University, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dalhousie University and Dalhousie University
Downloads 40 (1,224,220)

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Plastic pollution, Ingestion, Lobster, Nile red, raman spectroscopy

Microplastic Contamination in American Lobster (Homarus Americanus) Muscle Tissue

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 12 Jul 2025
Dalhousie University, University of Waikato, Memorial University, Dalhousie University, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dalhousie University and Dalhousie University
Downloads 14 (1,579,999)

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plastic pollution, Ingestion, Lobster, Nile Red, Raman Spectroscopy

15.

Publishers Need to Replace X With Bluesky

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 03 Jun 2025
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University
Downloads 53 (1,031,043)

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Twitter, Social media, X, Bluesky, Dissemination, Science communication

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Baseline metal concentrations in fish tissue in the Kara, Bolshoi Patok, and Maly Patok River basins, North-Eastern European Russia

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Mar 2022
Dalhousie University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Dalhousie University
Downloads 51 (1,052,702)

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Metal contaminants, Freshwater fish tissue, Baseline assessment, Environmental effects monitoring, Subpolar Urals

17.

Assessing the Impact of Chronic and Acute Plastic Pollution from Construction Activities: A Case Study from the Coast of Antofagasta, Chile

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Jun 2023
University of Warwick, Dalhousie University, Dalhousie University, Universidad de Antofagasta, Universidad de Antofagasta, University of the Balearic Islands and Universidad de Antofagasta
Downloads 45 (1,133,231)

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Plastics pollution, microplastic pollution, polystyrene, EPS, littering, construction

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Multiple Contaminant Ecological Risk Evaluation in Small Craft Harbour Sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Feb 2022
Myriam Mora, Tony R. Walker and Rob Willis
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Dalhousie University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 45 (1,121,190)

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Ecological risk, Sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Metal contaminants, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

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Downloads 34 (1,263,436)

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Microplastics, Mesoplastics, The Bahamas, Caribbean SIDS, Monitoring, Global Plastics Treaty.

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Assessing Spatial Impacts of Historical Pulp Mill Effluent on Trophic Dynamics in a Coastal Marine Ecosystem Using Stable Isotope (Δ13c and Δ15n) Analysis

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 21 Apr 2023
Megan Fraser, Tony R. Walker, Owen Sherwood and Ken D. Oakes
Dalhousie University, Dalhousie University, Dalhousie University and Cape Breton University - Department of Biology
Downloads 31 (1,304,549)

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Stable isotopes, coastal pollution, Pulp mill effluent, food webs, Trophic dynamics, Nutrient enrichment

21.

U.S. Supports Caps on Plastic Production

Posted: 24 Sep 2024
Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University

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Global Plastics Treaty, Plastic Pollution, United Nations, Plastic Production

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Fossil-fuel plastic production; plastic incineration; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; climate change.

Other Papers (1)

Total Downloads: 83
1.

U.S. Seeks Weaker Global Plastics Treaty

Number of pages: 2 Posted: 04 Nov 2022 Last Revised: 28 Jan 2026
Justine Ammendolia and Tony R. Walker
Dalhousie University and Dalhousie University
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United Nations Environment Assembly, Plastics Treaty, Plastic Pollution, People and Planet