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Tony Walker

Dalhousie University

Dr. Walker’s research efforts cover a wide range of biophysical sciences related to resource and environmental management and closely reflect Dalhousie’s priority research areas in oceans, energy and the environment including: monitoring human impacts on the natural world; remediation of contaminated sites; policies to mitigate plastic marine pollution; ecological risk assessment (ERA); environmental effects monitoring (EEM); environmental impact assessment (EIA); management of natural resources; air pollution impacts on ecosystems. Most of his recent research has been in partnership with industry related to environmental management and monitoring across Canada.

Project Clusters

Results

A pilot study of small craft harbors in Nova Scotia, Canada: Examining livelihoods associated with the facilities

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Blue Economy for Sustainable Future

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Spatiotemporal characterization of petroleum hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in small craft harbour sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Development of Framework for Improved Sustainability in the Canadian Port Sector

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Evaluating the Efficacy of Sustainability Initiatives in the Canadian Port Sector

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The role of sustainability in global seaports

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Benthic marine debris in the Bay of Fundy, Eastern Canada: Spatial distribution and categorization using seafloor video footage

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A ghostly issue: managing abandoned, lost and discarded lobster fishing gear in the Bay of Fundy in Eastern Canada

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Source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in small craft harbor (SCH) surficial sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Estimating PAH sources in harbor sediments using diagnostic ratios

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Marine transportation and energy use

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Ecological risk assessment of metals in small craft harbour sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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A review of corporate sustainability drivers in maritime ports: A multi-stakeholder perspective

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Sustainability Initiatives in Canadian ports

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Environmental effects of marine transportation

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Spatiotemporal characterization of metals in small craft harbour sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Ports modernization: Balancing economic prosperity and environmental sustainability

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Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in small craft harbour (SCH) sediments in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Green Marine: An environmental program to establish sustainability in marine transportation

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Harbour Divestiture in Canada: Implications of Changing Governance

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Projects

The greening of shipping: business as usual or the future of business? The motivations for the adoption of sustainable initiatives

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Comparison of Green Marine to other port certification programs around the world to achieve global standardization
Project Cluster: Green Port Governance,

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