Rate My Professor Monique Gagnon

Gagnon's research specializations encompass ecotoxicology, with emphasis on fish biomarkers, pollution from oil spills, petroleum exploration and production, urban runoffs, sewage treatment plants, endocrine disruptors, and toxicity of drilling muds used in the petroleum industry. She has led major research projects funded by industry, government agencies, and the Australian Research Council, advancing knowledge on impacts to fish health and marine environments. Key publications include "Fish Fingerprinting: Identifying Crude Oil Pollutants Using Bicyclic Sesquiterpanes (Bicyclanes) in the Tissues of Exposed Fish" (2022), "Characterizations and comparison of low sulfur fuel oils compliant with 2020 global sulfur cap regulation for international shipping" (2022), "Gut Microbiome as a Potential Biomarker in Fish: Dietary Exposure to Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Metals, Metabolic Functions and Cytokine Expression in Juvenile Lates calcarifer" (2022), "Phytoremediation Potential of Azolla filiculoides: Uptake and Toxicity of Seven Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) at Environmentally Relevant Water Concentrations" (2024), and "Very low sulfur fuel oil spilled from the MV Wakashio in 2020 remains in sediments in a Mauritius mangrove ecosystem nearly three years after the grounding" (2024). With 2846 citations on Google Scholar, her contributions have influenced environmental monitoring and oil spill response strategies. She has participated in public outreach, including a Curtin University podcast on marine biodiversity discussing oil spills and rising sea temperatures.