Julien Gigault

• Centre de recherche Québec-Océan-Laval
• Centre de recherche sur l’eau

Financements des 2 dernières années

• Adèle Luthi-Maire, Doctorat en chimie
• Anne-Sophie Cloutier, Maîtrise en biologie - avec mémoire
• Anne-Sophie Cloutier, Doctorat interuniversitaire en océanographie
• Antoine Félix Paul Fraisse, Doctorat interuniversitaire en océanographie
• Bérénice Boulant, Doctorat interuniversitaire en océanographie
• Chloé LeBlanc-Grant, Maîtrise en biologie - avec mémoire
• Indiana Bruzac, Doctorat en chimie
• Juliette Le Hec, Doctorat en chimie
• Manon Boulay, Doctorat en chimie
• Marie Le Bagousse, Doctorat en chimie
• Yanis Salomon Patrice Deat, Maîtrise en biologie - avec mémoire
• Yanis Salomon Patrice Deat, Doctorat interuniversitaire en océanographie

Encadrements des 5 dernières années

• Catherine Gagnon, Maîtrise en chimie - avec mémoire
• Charlotte Carrier-Belleau, Stage postdoctoral en chimie
• Huiwen Cai, Stage postdoctoral en chimie
• Mael Idir, Doctorat en chimie
• Nadia Bouzid, Stage postdoctoral en chimie

Travaux de recherche des 5 dernières années

Trophic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of nanoplastics induces slight modulation of the antioxidant system in the estuarine bivalve Scrobicularia plana Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2026. Oïhana Latchere, Isabelle Métais, Hanane Perrein-Ettajani, Magalie Lemoing, Agnès Feurtet-Mazel, Julien Gigault, Mohammed Mouloud, Amélie Châtel, Magalie Baudrimont. DOI 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.120217

Nanoplastic concentration and potential transport in the Arctic Ocean npj Emerging Contaminants, 2026. Huiwen Cai, Charlotte Carrier-Belleau, Caroline Guilmette, Philippe Massicotte, Adèle Luthi-Maire, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1038/s44454-025-00024-y

A combined thermodesorption and pyrolysis GC–MS approach reveals fragmentation and depolymerization products during plastic biodegradation npj Emerging Contaminants, 2026. Adèle Luthi-Maire, Mia Rondinelli, Sabhjeet Kaur, Saqib Ali, George C. diCenzo, Jesse Greener, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1038/s44454-025-00023-z

Multi-mechanistic silica core-gold nanoparticles satellites for efficient mercury trace characterization in environmental media. 2025. Brad Friant, Julien Gigault, Rémi Dreyfus. DOI 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-pp554

Bridging lab and field: Tracking environmentally relevant nanoplastics in crops using Py-GC/MS Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025. Nataliia Ryzhenko, Guillaume Pecheul, Aline Dia, Lionel Dutruch, Maxime Pattier, Mathieu Pédrot, Julien Gigault, Mélanie Davranche. DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139693

Accelerated Weathering of Microplastics: A Systematic Approach to Model Microplastic Production Environmental Science & Technology, 2025. Jasmine Hong, Olivia Hengelbrok, Julien Gigault, Subhasis Ghoshal, Audrey Moores. DOI 10.1021/acs.est.5c02872

Silver nanoparticles as antifungal agents in acrylic latexes: influence of initiator on nanoparticle encapsulation efficiency and leaching Colloid and Polymer Science, 2025. Gabrielle Boivin, Jingjjing Wang, Mohammed Baalousha, Julien Gigault, Véronic Landry, Anna M. Ritcey. DOI 10.1007/s00396-025-05390-y

Nanoplastics in focus: Exploring interdisciplinary approaches and future directions NanoImpact, 2025. Julien Gigault, Mélanie Davranche. DOI 10.1016/j.impact.2025.100544

Trophic transfer effects of PS nanoplastics and field-derived nanoplastics in the freshwater clam Corbicula fluminea Aquatic Toxicology, 2024. Oihana Latchere, Isabelle Métais, Hanane Perrein-Ettajani, Magalie Lemoing, Agnès Feurtet-Mazel, Patrice Gonzalez, Guillemine Daffe, Julien Gigault, Charlotte Catrouillet, Amélie Châtel, Magalie Baudrimont. DOI 10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.107160

Are nano-colloids controlling rare earth elements mobility or is it the opposite? Insight from A4F-UV-QQQ-ICP-MS Chemosphere, 2024. Yasaman Tadayon, Lionel Dutruch, Delphine Vantelon, Julien Gigault, Aline Dia, Maxime Pattier, Mélanie Davranche. DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143164

Waste Combustion Releases Anthropogenic Nanomaterials in Indigenous Arctic Communities Environmental Science & Technology, 2024. Julien Gigault, Caroline Guilmette, Huiwen Cai, Charlotte Carrier-Belleau, Marie Le Bagousse, Adèle Luthi-Maire, Manon Gibaud, Armelle Decaulne, Mahbub Alam, Mohammed Baalousha. DOI 10.1021/acs.est.4c02598

Role of Ripening in the Deposition of Fragments: The Case of Micro- and Nanoplastics Environmental Science & Technology, 2024. Alice Pradel, Nolwenn Delouche, Julien Gigault, Hervé Tabuteau. DOI 10.1021/acs.est.3c07656

Rare earth elements interaction with iron-organic matter colloids as a control of the REE environmental dissemination Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024. Yasaman Tadayon, Delphine Vantelon, Julien Gigault, Aline Dia, Maxime Pattier, Lionel Dutruch, Mélanie Davranche. DOI 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.10.110

Condition of composted microplastics after they have been buried for 30 years: Vertical distribution in the soil and degree of degradation Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024. Aurélie Wahl, Mélanie Davranche, Murielle Rabiller-Baudry, Mathieu Pédrot, Imane Khatib, Fabian Labonne, Marion Canté, Candice Cuisinier, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132686

Mechanistic description of lead sorption onto nanoplastics Environmental Science: Nano, 2024. Florent Blancho, Mélanie Davranche, Adrien Léon, Rémi Marsac, Stéphanie Reynauld, Bruno Grassl, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1039/D3EN00677H

The elemental fingerprint as a potential tool for tracking the fate of real-life model nanoplastics generated from plastic consumer products in environmental systems Environmental Science: Nano, 2024. Mohammed Baalousha, Jingjing Wang, Md Mahmudun Nabi, Mahbub Alam, Mahdi Erfani, Julien Gigault, Florent Blancho, Mélanie Davranche, Phillip M. Potter, Souhail R. Al-Abed. DOI 10.1039/D3EN00559C

Toxicity assessment of environmental MPs and NPs and polystyrene NPs on the bivalve Corbicula fluminea using a multi-marker approach Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2023. Oïhana Latchere, Coraline Roman, Isabelle Métais, Hanane Perrein-Ettajani, Mohammed Mouloud, Didier Georges, Agnès Feurtet-Mazel, Julien Gigault, Charlotte Catrouillet, Magalie Baudrimont, Amélie Châtel. DOI 10.1016/j.cbpc.2023.109714

Kinetics of metal and metalloid concentrations in holopelagic Sargassum reaching coastal environments Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023. Océanne-Amaya Cipolloni, Magalie Baudrimont, Benoît Simon-Bouhet, Émilie Pauline Dassié, Julien Gigault, Solène Connan, Pierre-Yves Pascal. DOI 10.1007/s11356-023-29782-1

Are nanoplastics potentially toxic for plants and rhizobiota? Current knowledge and recommendations NanoImpact, 2023. Delphine Masson, Mathieu Pédrot, Mélanie Davranche, Francisco Cabello-Hurtado, Nataliia Ryzhenko, Abdelhak El Amrani, Aurélie Wahl, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1016/j.impact.2023.100473

Identification of polystyrene nanoplastics from natural organic matter in complex environmental matrices by pyrolysis–gas chromatography–mass spectrometry Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2023. Corentin Le Juge, Bruno Grassl, Ian J. Allan, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1007/s00216-023-04609-7

Volatile organic compounds identification and specific stable isotopic analysis (δ13C) in microplastics by purge and trap gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry and combustion isotope ratio mass spectrometry (PT-GC-MS-C-IRMS) Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2023. Corentin Le Juge, David Point, Christelle Lagane, Stéphanie Reynaud, Bruno Grassl, Ian Allan, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1007/s00216-023-04595-w

Effect of size continuum from nanoplastics to microplastics on marine mussel Mytilus edulis: Comparison in vitro/in vivo exposure scenarios Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2023. Coraline Roman, Pauline Mahé, Oihana Latchere, Charlotte Catrouillet, Julien Gigault, Julien Gigault, Isabelle Métais, Amélie Châtel. DOI 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109512

Wildland-urban interface fire ashes as a major source of incidental nanomaterials Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023. Talal Alshehri, Jingjing Wang, Sheryl A. Singerling, Julien Gigault, Jackson P. Webster, Sandrine J. Matiasek, Charles N. Alpers, Mohammed Baalousha. DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130311

Continuum from microplastics to nanoplastics: effects of size and source on the estuarine bivalve Scrobicularia plana Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023. Isabelle Métais, Oihana Latchere, Coraline Roman, Hanane Perrein-Ettajani, Mohammed Mouloud, Didier Georges, Thybaud Audroin, Charlotte Catrouillet, Julien Gigault, Agnès-Feurtet-Mazel, Magalie Baudrimont, Amélie Châtel. DOI 10.1007/s11356-023-25588-3

The environmental fate of nanoplastics: What we know and what we need to know about aggregation NanoImpact, 2023. Alice Pradel, Charlotte Catrouillet, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1016/j.impact.2023.100453

Ecotoxicity of Heteroaggregates of Polystyrene Nanospheres in Chironomidae and Amphibian Nanomaterials, 2022. Florence Mouchet, Laura Rowenczyk, Antoine Minet, Fanny Clergeaud, Jérôme Silvestre, Eric Pinelli, Jessica Ferriol, Joséphine Leflaive, Loïc Ten-Hage, Julien Gigault, Alexandra Ter Halle, Laury Gauthier. DOI 10.3390/nano12152730

Early molecular responses of mangrove oysters to nanoplastics using a microfluidic device to mimic environmental exposure Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022. Adeline Arini, Zélie Venel, Hervé Tabuteau, Julien Gigault, Julien Gigault, Magalie Baudrimont. DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129283

The underestimated toxic effects of nanoplastics coming from marine sources: A demonstration on oysters (Isognomon alatus) Chemosphere, 2022. Adeline Arini, Julien Gigault, Zélie Venel, Anthony Bertucci, Magalie Baudrimont. DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133824

Metals and metalloids concentrations in three genotypes of pelagic Sargassum from the Atlantic Ocean Basin-scale Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022. Océanne-Amaya Cipolloni, Julien Gigault, Julien Gigault, Émilie Pauline Dassié, Magalie Baudrimont, Pierre-Yves Gourves, Linda Amaral-Zettler, Pierre-Yves Pascal. DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113564

Examining the Relevance of the Microplastic-Associated Additive Fraction in Environmental Compartments ACS ES&T Water, 2022. Ian John Allan, Saer Samanipour, Kyriakos Manoli, Julien Gigault, Despo Fatta-Kassinos. DOI 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00310

Nanoplastics: From model materials to colloidal fate Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2022. Stephanie Reynaud, Antoine Aynard, Bruno Grassl, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101528

Effect of the Surface Hydrophobicity–Morphology–Functionality of Nanoplastics on Their Homoaggregation in Seawater ACS ES&T Water, 2022. Cloé Veclin, Cloé Desmet, Alice Pradel, Andrea Valsesia, Jessica Ponti, Hind El Hadri, Thomas Maupas, Virginie Pellerin, Julien Gigault, Bruno Grassl, Stéphanie Reynaud. DOI 10.1021/acsestwater.1c00263

Toxicity of Environmental and Polystyrene Plastic Particles on the Bivalve Corbicula Fluminea: Focus on the Molecular Responses 2022. Oïhana Latchere, Coraline Roman, Isabelle Métais, Hanane Perrein-Ettajani, Mohammed Mouloud, Didier Georges, Agnès Feurtet-Mazel, Gonzalez Patrice, Daffe Guillemine, Julien Gigault, Charlotte Catrouillet, Magalie Baudrimont, Amélie Châtel. DOI 10.2139/ssrn.4254496

Metal-binding processes on nanoplastics: rare earth elements as probes Environmental Science: Nano, 2022. Florent Blancho, Mélanie Davranche, Rémi Marsac, Adrien Léon, Aline Dia, Bruno Grassl, Stéphanie Reynaud, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1039/D2EN00048B

Correction: Micro- and nanoplastic transfer in freezing saltwater: implications for their fate in polar waters Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022. Alice Pradel, Maud Gautier, Dominique Bavay, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1039/D1EM90040D

Nanoplastics Identification in Complex Environmental Matrices: Strategies for Polystyrene and Polypropylene Environmental Science & Technology, 2021. Florent Blancho, Mélanie Davranche, Hind El Hadri, Bruno Grassl, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1021/acs.est.1c01351

Stabilization of Fragmental Polystyrene Nanoplastic by Natural Organic Matter: Insight into Mechanisms ACS ES&T Water, 2021. Alice Pradel, Séléna Ferreres, Cloé Veclin, Hind El Hadri, Maud Gautier, Bruno Grassl, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1021/acsestwater.0c00283

Nanoplastics are neither microplastics nor engineered nanoparticles Nature Nanotechnology, 2021. Julien Gigault, Hind El Hadri, Brian Nguyen, Bruno Grassl, Laura Rowenczyk, Nathalie Tufenkji, Siyuan Feng, Mark Wiesner. DOI 10.1038/s41565-021-00886-4

Molecular Impacts of Dietary Exposure to Nanoplastics Combined or Not with Arsenic in the Caribbean Mangrove Oysters (Isognomon alatus) Nanomaterials, 2021. Marc Lebordais, Zélie Venel, Julien Gigault, Valerie S. Langlois, Magalie Baudrimont. DOI 10.3390/nano11051151

Environmental Fate Modeling of Nanoplastics in a Salinity Gradient Using a Lab-on-a-Chip: Where Does the Nanoscale Fraction of Plastic Debris Accumulate? Environmental Science & Technology, 2021. Zélie Venel, Hervé Tabuteau, Alice Pradel, Pierre-Yves Pascal, Bruno Grassl, Hind El Hadri, Magalie Baudrimont, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1021/acs.est.0c07545

Heteroaggregates of Polystyrene Nanospheres and Organic Matter: Preparation, Characterization and Evaluation of Their Toxicity to Algae in Environmentally Relevant Conditions Nanomaterials, 2021. Laura Rowenczyk, Joséphine Leflaive, Fanny Clergeaud, Antoine Minet, Jessica Ferriol, Laury Gauthier, Julien Gigault, Florence Mouchet, David Ory, Eric Pinelli, Magali Albignac, Clément Roux, Anne Françoise Mingotaud, Jérôme Silvestre, Loïc Ten-Hage, Alexandra ter Halle. DOI 10.3390/nano11020482

A reliable procedure to obtain environmentally relevant nanoplastic proxies Environmental Science: Nano, 2021. Florent Blancho, Mélanie Davranche, Francesco Fumagalli, Giacomo Ceccone, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1039/D1EN00395J

Nanoplastic occurrence in a soil amended with plastic debris Chemosphere, 2021. Wahl, A., Le Juge, C., Davranche, M., El Hadri, H., Grassl, B., Reynaud, S., Gigault, J.. DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127784

Fate of nanoplastics in the environment: Implication of the cigarette butts Environmental Pollution, 2021. El Hadri, H., Lisa, J.M., Gigault, J., Reynaud, S., Grassl, B.. DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115170

Metals in microplastics: determining which are additive, adsorbed, and bioavailable Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2021. Charlotte Catrouillet, Mélanie Davranche, Imane Khatib, Corentin Fauny, Aurélie Wahl, Julien Gigault. DOI 10.1039/D1EM00017A

Micro- and nanoplastic transfer in freezing saltwater: implications for their fate in polar waters Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2021. Pradel Alice, Gautier Maud, Bavay Dominique, Gigault Julien. DOI 10.1039/D1EM00280E