Publications

Ayotte P, Gagnon S, Riva M, Muckle G, Hamel D, Bélanger RE, Fletcher C, Furgal C, Dawson A, Galarneau C, Lemire M, Gauthier MJ, Labranche E, Grey L, Rochette M, Bouchard F. (2024). The Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Health Survey: design, methods, and lessons learned. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 115(1): 7-19. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00846-6 

Bolduc S, Lemire M*, Tremblay JE, Falardeau M, Dallaire X, Brochu M, Legros J, Moore JS*. (2024). Assessment of inter-regional dietary differences in anadromous Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) in Nunavik, Canada, and links with flesh quality indicators. Arctic Science, DOI: 10.1139/AS-2023-0018

Little M, Achouba A, Ayotte P, Lemire M. (2024). Emerging evidence on selenoneine and its public health relevance in coastal populations: A review and case study of dietary Se among Inuit populations in the Canadian Arctic. Nutrition Research Reviews, 8:1-27. DOI: 10.1017/S0954422424000039.

Little M, Brockington M, Aker A, Kenny TA, Andrade-Rivas F, Ayotte P, Lemire M. (2024). Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec. Public Health Nutrition, 1–39. DOI:10.1017/S1368980024000491

Aker A, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin É, Ricard S, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. (2023). Cardiometabolic health and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an Inuit population. Environment International, 181:108283. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108283

Allaire J, Lévesque B, Poirier P, Gagnon C, Auclair G, Lemire M, Ayotte P. (2024). Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in the adult Inuit population of Nunavik (northern Quebec, Canada). Canadian Journal of Public Health, 115 (Suppl 1):168–179. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00774-5

Lavoie A, Lemire M*, Lévesque B, Ayotte P*. (2023). Determinants of iron deficiency and anemia among Nunavimmiut: results from the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Nunavik Health Survey. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 115 (Suppl 1):152-167. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00775-4

Aker A, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin E, De Silva A, Ricard S, Lemire M. (2023). Associations between dietary profiles and perfluoroalkyl acids in Inuit youth and adults. Science of the Total Environment. 857:159557. DOI:1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159557

Aker A, Caron-Beaudoin E, De Silva A, Ayotte P, Lemire M. (2023). Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in an Arctic region: An update to the latest trends in exposure and exposure sources. Chemosphere. 310:136797. DOI: 1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136797

Brockington M, Beale D, Gaupholm J, Naylor A, Kenny TALemire MFalardeau-Cote M, Loring P, Parmley J, Little M. (2023). Identifying barriers and pathways linking fish and seafood to food security in Inuit Nunangat: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3); 2629. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032629

Little M, Winters N, Achouba A, Magesky A, Ayotte P, Palliser T, Naylor T, Jararuse W, Lemire M. (2023). Weaving together Inuit knowledge and western science: A mixed-methods case study of qilalulaq (beluga whale) in Quaqtaq, Nunavik. Arctic Science. 00:1-19. DOI: 10.1139/as-2022-0039

Paquin V* & Falardeau M*. (2023). The complex impacts of climate change on ecosystems, food (in)security, and mental health. In Moore R (ed) Climate change and mental health equity, Springer. Preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/dqjf6 (Full book to be published in 2024).

Pedro SLemire M, Hoover C, Saint-Béat B, Janjua MY, Herbig J, Geoffroy M, Yunda-Guarin G, Moisan MA, Boissinot J, Tremblay JE, Little M, Chan L, Babin M, Kenny TA, Maps F. (2023). Structure and function of the western Baffin Bay coastal and shelf ecosystem. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. 11 (1): 00015. DOI: 10.1525/elementa.2022.00015

Aker A, Ayotte P, Furgal C, Kenny TA, Little M, Gauthier MJ, Bouchard A, Lemire M. (2022). Sociodemographic patterning of dietary profiles among adults in Nunavik, Canada: A cross-sectional study. Canadian Journal of Public Health. DOI: 17269/s41997-022-00724-7

Aker A, Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Ricard S, Gilbert V, Avard E, Lemire M. (2022). Non-persistent exposures from plasticizers or plastic constituents in remote Arctic communities: A case for further research. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 32: 400–407. DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00425-w

Allaire J, Johnson-Down L, Little M, Ayotte P, Lemire M. (2022). Country and Market Foods Consumption and Nutritional Status. Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017 Qanuilirpitaa? How are we now? Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) & INSPQ.

Burger J, Greenberg M, Lowrie K with Lemire M. (2022). Editorial: Mélanie Lemire—Be honest, transparent, culturally relevant, and take time, and then more time. Risk Analysis; 42: 2520–2524. DOI: 10.1111/risa.14063

Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Aker A, Blanchette B, Ricard S, Gilbert V, Avard E, Lemire M. (2022). Exposure to benzene, toluene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds in Nunavimmiut aged 16 years and over (Nunavik, Canada) – Qanuilirpitaa 2017 Survey. Environmental Research. 206: 112586. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112586

Dade MC, Downing AS, Benessaiah K, Falardeau M, Lin M, Rieb JT, Rocha JC. (2022). Inequalities in the adaptive cycle: reorganizing after disasters in an unequal world. Special feature on Panarchy: the Metaphor, the Theory, the Challenges, and the Road Ahead. Ecology and Society. 27(4):10.  DOI: 10.5751/ES-13456-270410

Dubeau C, Aker A, Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Blanchette C, Gros-Louis N, Lemire M. (2022). Perfluoroalkyl acid and bisphenol-A exposure via food sources in four First Nation communities in Quebec, Canada. Public Health Nutrition. 26(1): 106-121. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980022000581

Falardeau-Côté, M. (2022). Trandisciplinary marine sciences: beneath the tip of the iceberg. MEOPAR Blog, English.

Falardeau M, Bennett EM, Else BGT, Fisk AT, Mundy CJ, Choy ES, Ahmed MMM, Harris LN, Moore J-S. (2022). Biophysical indicators and Indigenous and local knowledge reveal climatic and ecological shifts with implications for Arctic Char fisheries. Global Environmental Change. 74: 102469. DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102469

Fallon C, Lemire M, Dumont D, Parent E, Figueroa E, Cummings I, Brousseau J, Marquis M, Paquet N, Plante S, Witteman H. (2022). Toward food sovereignty for coastal communities of Eastern Quebec: Co-designing A website to support consumption of edible resources from the St. Lawrence. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 7(1): 23814683221094477. DOI: 1177/23814683221094477

Galappaththi EK*, Falardeau M*, Harris LN, Rocha JC, Moore JS, Berkes F. (2022). Resilience-based steps for adaptive co-management of Arctic small-scale fisheries. Environmental Research Letters. 17. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac7b37

Harris LN, Moore JS, Dunmall K, Evans M, Falardeau M, Gallagher C, Gilbert M, Kenny T, McNicholl D, Norman M, Lyall G, Kringayark L. (2022). Arctic Char in a rapidly changing North, Polar Knowledge: Aqhaliat Report. Volume 4, Polar Knowledge Canada, 34–57. (Available in four languages: English, French, Inuktitut, and Inuinnaqtun)

Houde M, Krümmel EM, Mustonen T, Brammer J, Brown TM, Chételat J, Dahl PE, Dietz R, Evans M, Gamberg M, Gauthier MJ, Gérin-Lajoie J, Hauptmann AL, Heath JP, Henri DA, Kirk J, Laird B, Lemire M, Lennert AE, Letcher RJ, Lord S, Loseto L, MacMillan GA, Mikaelsson S, Mutter EA, O’Hara T, OstertagS, Robards M, Shadrin V, Smith M, Stimmelmayr R, Sudlovenick E, Swanson H, Thomas PJ, Walker VK, Whiting A. (2022). Contributions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples to the study of mercury in the Arctic. Science of the Total Environment. 841: 156566.  DOI: 1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156566

Lebel L, Paquin V, Kenny TA, Fletcher C, Nadeau L, Chachamovich E, Lemire M. (2022). Climate change and mental health in the Circumpolar North: a systematic review and commentary to inform clinical practice. Transcultural Psychiatry. 59(3): 1-25. DOI: 10.1177/13634615211066698

MacMillan G, Amyot M, Daoust PY, Lemire M. (2022). Age-specific trace element bioaccumulation in grey seals from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Chemosphere. 294: 133640. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133640

MacMillan G, Amyot M, Lemire M, Daoust P-Y. (2022). Pour une consommation éclairée du phoque gris. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/pour-une-consommation-eclairee-du-phoque-gris-184228

Adlard B, Lemire M, Bonefeld-Jørgensen E, Long M, Ólafsdóttir K, Odland J, Rautio A, Myllynen P, Sandanger T, Dudarev AD, Bergdahl IA, Wennberg M, Berner J, Ayotte P. (2021). MercuNorth – Monitoring Mercury in Pregnant Women from the Arctic as a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the Minamata Convention. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 80: 1881345. DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2021.1881345

Aker ALemire M, Ayotte P. (2021). Environmental Contaminants: Persistent Organic Pollutants and Contaminants of Emerging Arctic Concern. Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017 Qanuilirpitaa? How are we now?. Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) & INSPQ.

Allaire J, Ayotte P, Lemire M, Lévesque B. (2021). Cardiometabolic Health. Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017 Qanuilirpitaa? How are we now?. Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) & INSPQ.

Amiraux R, Archambault P, Moriceau B, Lemire, M, Babin M, Memery L, Massé G, Tremblay JÉ. (2021). Efficiency of sympagic-benthic coupling revealed by analyses of n-3 fatty acids, IP25 and other highly branched isoprenoids in two filter-feeding Arctic benthic molluscs: Mya truncata and Serripes groenlandicus. Organic Geochemistry. 151: 104160. DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2020.104160

Ducrocq J, Lévesque B, Lemire M, de Serres, G. (2021). Zoonotic and Gastrointestinal Diseases. Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017 Qanuilirpitaa? How are we now?. Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) & INSPQ.

Ducrocq J, Simon A, M. Lemire, De Serres G, Lévesque B. (2021). Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii through consumption of raw or undercooked meat: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 21(1): 40-49. DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2639

Frederick C, Girard C, Wong G, Lemire M, Martin MC and Legagneux P. (2021). Communicating with Northerners on the absence of of SARS-CoV-2 in migratory snow geese. Ecoscience. 28(3-4): 217-223. DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2021.1885803

Kenny TA, Bishop M, Lemire M. (2021). 5 ways climate-driven ocean change can threaten human health. The Conversationtheconversation.com/5-ways-climate-driven-ocean-change-can-threaten-human-health-162341.

Lefebvre MC, Archambault P, Lemire M. (2021). État des connaissances sur les nutriments et les contaminants biologiques et chimiques pouvant être présents dans les moules bleues de l’estuaire du Saint-Laurent ainsi que leurs effets potentiels sur la santé humaine. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 60p. 

Lefebvre MC, Archambault P, Truchon-Savard A, Weiner GP, Grant C, Lacourse I, Hennigs R and Lemire M. (2021). Autocueillette durable et sécuritaire de moules bleues du Saint-Laurent en collaboration avec les Wolastoqiyik Wahsipekuk (Québec, Canada). Vertigo. 21(1). DOI: 10.4000/vertigo.30915

Lemire M, Lavoie, A, Pontual M, Little M, Lévesque B, Ayotte P. (2021). Environmental Contaminants: Metals. Nunavik Inuit Health Survey 2017 Qanuilirpitaa? How are we now?. Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services (NRBHSS) & INSPQ.

Lemire M, Dumont D, L’Italien F, Figueroa E, Marquis M, Saint-Pierre C, Raymond H, Morin E, Witteman HO, Cummings I, Fallon C, Bourgault-Faucher G, Gauthier S, Valade T, Ferry PO, Ouellet Y, Brousseau J, Leblanc-Florent S, Arbour ME. (2021). Manger notre Saint-Laurent : un projet de société alimenté par la science. ACFAS

Parajulic R, Goodrichb JM, Chan HM, Lemire M, Ayotte P, Hegelee RA, and Basu N. (2021). Genetic polymorphisms are associated with body burden of metals, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and omega-3 fatty acids among Inuit in Nunavik, Canada. Environmental Research. 200(111393): 1-9. DOI: 10.1289/isesisee.2018.P03.3720

Pontual M, Ayotte P, Little M, Furgal C, Boyd A, Muckle G, Avard E, Ricard S, Gauthier MJ, Laouan Sidi EA, Lemire M. (2021). Seasonal variations in exposure to methylmercury and its dietary sources among pregnant Inuit women in Nunavik, Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 755(2). 143196.  DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143196

Steiner NS, Bowman J, Campbell K, Chierici M, Eronen-Rasimus E, Falardeau M, Flores H, Fransson A, Herr H, Insley S, Kauko HM, Lannuzel D, Loseto L, Lynnes A, Majewski A, Meiners KM, Miller LA, Michel LN, Moreau S, Nacke M, Nomura D, Tedesco L, van Franeker JA, van Leeuwe MA, Wongpan P. (2021). Climate change impacts on sea ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 9(1):00007. Special feature ‘Biogeochemical exchange processes at sea-ice interfaces (BEPSII)’. DOI: 10.1525/elementa.2021.00007

Adamou T, Riva M, Muckle G, Laouan Sidi E, Lemire M, Ayotte P. (2020). Blood mercury and plasma polychlorinated biphenyls concentrations in pregnant Inuit women from Nunavik: Temporal Trends, 1992-2017. Science of the Total Environment. 743: 140495. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140495

Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Blanchette C, Muckle G, Avard E, Ricard S, Lemire M. (2020). Perfluoroalkyl acids in pregnant women from Nunavik (Quebec, Canada): trends in exposure and associations with country foods consumption. Environment International. 145: 106169. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106169

Cordier S, Laouan-Sidi EA, Lemire M, Costet N, Lucas M, Ayotte P. (2020). Association between exposure to persistent organic pollutants and mercury, and glucose metabolism in two Canadian Indigenous populations. Environmental Research. 184: 109345. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109345

Kenny T-A, Archambault P. Ayotte P, Batal M, Chan HM, Cheung W, Eddy TD, Little M, Ota Y, Pétrin-Desrosiers C, Plante S, Poitras J, Polanco F, Singh G, Lemire M. (2020). Oceans and human health – navigating changes on Canada’s coasts. FACETS. 5: 1037-1070. DOI: 10.1139/facets-2020-0035

Kenny T-A, Little M, Lemieux T, Griffin PJ, Wesche SD, Ota Y, Batal M, Chan HC and Lemire M. (2020). The retail food sector and Indigenous Peoples in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(23): 8818.  DOI: 10.3390%2Fijerph17238818

Little M, Hagar H, Zivot C, Dodd W, Skinner K, Kenny T.-A, Caughey A, Gauphilm J, Lemire M. (2020). Drivers and health implications of the dietary transition among Inuit in the Canadian Arctic: a scoping review. Public Health Nutrition. 24(9): 2650-2668. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980020002402

Martinez-Levasseur LM, Furgal C, Burness G, Simard M, Avard E, Lemire M. (2020). Towards a better understanding of the benefits and risks of country food consumption using the case of walrus in Nunavik (Northern Quebec, Canada). Science of the Total Environment. 719: 137307. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137307

Massicotte P (…), Lemire M (…), Babin M. (2020). Green Edge ice camp campaigns: understanding the processes controlling the under-ice Arctic phytoplankton spring bloom. Earth System Science Data (ESSD). 12: 151-76. DOI: 10.5194/essd-12-151-2020

Paquin V, Lemire M, King S. (2020). Ecosystem approaches to the risk for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research. 278-280. DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.03.057

Tahir E, Ayotte P, Little M, Bélanger R, Lucas M, Mergler D, Laouan Sidi EA, Community of Winneway – Long Point First Nation, Community of Lac Simon, CSSS Tshukuminu Kanani of Nutashkuan, Community of Unamen Shipu, Gros-Louis McHugh N, Lemire M. (2020). Determinants of iron status and anemia, and their associations with divalent metals among children aged 3 to 19 years old from four First Nations communities in Quebec. Canadian Journal of Public Health. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-020-00304-7

Achouba A, Dumas P, Ouellet N, Little M, Ayotte P*, Lemire M*. (2019). Selenoneine is a major selenium species in beluga skin and red blood cells of Inuit in Nunavik. Chemosphere. 229: 549-558. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.191

Caron-Beaudoin E, Ayotte P, Laouan Sidi E, Community of Winneway-Long Point First Nation, Community of Lac Simon, CSSS Tshukuminu Kanani of Nutashkuan, Community of Unamen Shipu, Gros-Louis McHugh N, Lemire M. (2019). Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and associations with thyroid parameters in First Nation children and youth from Quebec. Environment International. 128, 13-23. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.029

Ducrocq J, Lévesque B, De Serres G, Wood H, Proulx JF, Lemire M. (2019). Assessment of naturally acquired neutralizing antibodies against rabies Lyssavirus in a subset of Nunavik’s Inuit population most at risk of being exposed to rabid animals. Zoonoses and Public Health. 66(5): 533-539. DOI: 10.1111/zph.12561

Ducrocq J, Simard M, Community of Inukjuak, Avard E, Proulx JF, Lévesque B, Lemire M. (2019). The unique contribution of a local intervention group in the field investigation and management of a trichinellosis outbreak in Nunavik (Québec, Canada). Canadian Journal of Public Health. 111(1): 31-39. DOI: 10.17269/s41997-019-00255-8

Little M, Achouba A, Dumas P, Ouellet N, Ayotte P*, Lemire M*. (2019). Determinants of selenoneine concentration in red blood cells of Inuit from Nunavik (Northern Québec, Canada). Environment International. 127: 243-252. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.077

Paquin V, Sandy G, Perreault-Sullivan G, Fortin G, Cauchon M, Fletcher C, Ouellet J, Lemire M. (2019). Twenty ‘must-read’ research articles for primary care providers in Nunavik: selective literature review and development of an information tool. International Journal of Circumpolar Health. 78(1): 1578638. DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2019.1578638

Anhê F, Varin T, Le Barz M, Pilon G, Dudonné S, St-Pierre P, Dewailly E, Harris C, Lucas M,  Lemire M, Desjardins Y, Roy D, Marette A. (2018). Arctic berry extracts target the gut-liver axis to alleviate metabolic endotoxemia, insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in diet-induced obese mice. Diabetologia. 61(4): 919-31. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4520-z

Parajuli J, Goodrich J, Chan LH, Ayotte P, Lemire M, Hegele RA, Basu N. (2018). Genetic Polymorphisms are Associated with Exposure Biomarkers for Metals and Persistent Organic Pollutants among Inuit from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 634: 569-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.331

Rapinski M, Cuerrier A, Harris C, Lemire M. (2018). Inuit perception of marine organisms: from folk classification to food harvest. Journal of Ethnobiology. 38(3): 333-355. DOI: 10.2993/0278-0771-38.3.333

Witol A, Lemire M, Dudonné S, Walshe-Roussel B, Desjardins Y, Cuerrier A, Harris CS. (2018). Profiling the phenolic acids, flavonoids and tannins in skunk currants (Ribes glandulosum) of Northern Québec, Canada. Journal of Berry Research. 8 (2): 119-27. DOI: 10.3233/JBR-170282

Achouba A, Dumas P, Ouellet N, Ayotte P*, Lemire M* (2016). Plasma levels of selenium-containing proteins in Inuit adults from Nunavik. Environment International. 96: 8-15. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.08.015 

Pirkle C, Muckle G, Lemire M. (2016). Managing mercury exposure in Northern Canadian communities: State of the evidence and guidance for health professionals. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 188(14): 1015–1023. DOI:10.1503/cmaj.151138

Dudonné S, Dubé P, Anhê FF, Pilon G, Marette A, Lemire M, Harris C, Dewailly E, Desjardins Y. (2015). Comprehensive analysis of phenolic compounds and abscisic acid profiles of twelve native Canadian berries. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 44: 214-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2015.09.003

Lemire M, Kwan M, Laouan-Sidi AE, Muckle G, Pirkle C, Ayotte P, and Dewailly E. (2015). Local country food sources of methylmercury, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids in Nunavik, northern Quebec. Science of the Total Environment – Special issue on mercury Canada’s North. 509-510: 248-259. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.102.

Lemire M, Riva M, Ruiz M. (2015). Our living ecosystem: what are the interconnections among the elements surrounding us? A class-based activity in Nunavik. Int.Journal of Indigenous Health – Journal of Aboriginal Health. 9(2):25-30. DOI: 10.18357/ijih92201214359

Fillion M, Lemire M, Philibert A, Frenette B, Weiler HA , Deguire JR , et al. (2013). Toxic risks and nutritional benefits of traditional diet on near visual contrast sensitivity and color vision in the Brazilian Amazon. Neurotoxicology. 37: 173-181. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.04.010.

Philibert A, Fillion M, Lemire M, Weiler HA, DeGuire JR, Guimaraes JR, et al. (2013). Plasma phospholipid omega-3 fatty acids and freshwater fish consumption in the Brazilian Amazon. Food and Nutrition Sciences. 4(9A):137-149. DOI: 10.4236/fns.2013.49A1021.

Sampaio da Silva D, Lucotte M, Paquet S, Lemire M. (2013). Inverse bioaccumulation patters between mercury and selenium in five dominant species of the Tapajós River Bassin, Amazon. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 97: 17-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.06.025.

Lemire M, Philibert A, Fillion M, Passos CJS, Guimarães JRD, Barbosa Jr F, Mergler D. (2012). No evidence of selenosis from a selenium-rich diet in the Brazilian Amazon. Environment International. 40:128-136. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.07.005.

Riva M and Lemire M. (2012). Plan Nord et santé au Nunavik : au-delà de l’accès aux soins, l’importance des conditions de logement et de l’alimentation traditionnelle. Bulletin Dialogue – Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique. 04, 107-120. ISSN: 2291-4196 (online).

Fillion M, Lemire M, Philibert A, Frenette B, Weiler HA, DeGuire JR, et al. (2011). Visual acuity in fish-consumers of the Brazilian Amazon: Risks and benefits from local diet. Public Health Nutrition.  14(12): 2236-2244. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001765.

Fillion M, Philibert A, Mertens F, Lemire M, Passos CJ, Frenette B, et al. (2011). Neurotoxic sequelae of mercury exposure: An intervention and follow-up study in the Brazilian Amazon. EcoHealth. 8(2): 210-22. DOI: 10.1007/s10393-011-0710-1.

Lemire M, Fillion M, Frenette B, Passos CJS, Guimarães JRD, Barbosa Jr F, Mergler D. (2011). Selenium from dietary sources and motor functions in the Brazilian Amazon. Neurotoxicology. 32(6): 944-53. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.04.005.

Nyland JF, Fillion M, Barbosa F Jr, Shirley DL, Chine C, Lemire M, Mergler D, Silbergeld EK. (2011). Biomarkers of methylmercury exposure immunotoxicity among fish consumers in Amazonian Brazil. Environmental Health Perspectives. 119(12): 1733-1738. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1103741.

Lemire M, Fillion M, Barbosa Jr F, Guimarães JRD, Mergler D. (2010).  Elevated levels of selenium in the typical diet of Amazonian riverside populations. Science of the Total Environment. 408: 4076–4084. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.05.022.

Lemire M, Fillion M, Frenette B, Mayer A, Philibert A, Passos CJS, et al. (2010). Selenium and mercury in the Brazilian Amazon: opposing influences on age-related cataracts. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(11): 1584–1589. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901284.

  • Lubick N. (2010). A balanced diet? Selenium may offset the effects of methylmercury on cataract development. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(11): a491-a491. DOI: 10.1289/ehp.118-a491b.
  • Lemire M and Mergler D. (2011). Influence of Selenium: Lemire et. al – Response to comment. Environmental Health Perspectives. 119 (4): A159 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1003242.

Barbosa Jr F, Fillion M, Lemire M, Sousa Passos CJ, Lisboa Rodrigues J, Philibert A, et al. (2009). Elevated blood lead levels in a riverside population in the Brazilian Amazon. Environmental Research. 109(5): 594-599. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.03.005.

Fillion M, Passos CJS, Lemire M, Fournier B, Mertens F, Guimarães JRD, Mergler D. (2009). Quality of life and health perceptions among fish-eating communities of the Brazilian Amazon: An ecosystem approach to well-being. EcoHealth. 6(1): 121-134. DOI: 10.1007/s10393-009-0235-z.

Jacob-Ferreira ALB, Passos CJS, Jordão AA, Fillion M, Mergler D, Lemire M, et al. (2009). Mercury exposure increases circulating net matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 activities. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 105: 281-288. DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2009.00443.x.

Lemire M, Mergler, D, Huel, G, Passos, CJS, Fillion, M, Guimarães, JRD, et al. (2009). Biomarkers of selenium in the Amazonian context: blood, urine and sequential hair segments. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 19: 213-222. DOI: 10.1038/jes.2008.

Passos CJS, Mergler D, Fillion M, Lemire M, Mertens F, Guimarães JRD, Philibert A. (2008). Epidemiologic confirmation that fruit consumption influences mercury exposure in riparian communities in the Brazilian Amazon. Environmental Research. 105: 183-93. DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.01.012

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