Welcome
The Environmental Geochemistry Group at the University of Saskatchewan is led by Dr. Matthew Lindsay, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and the NSERC/Syncrude Industrial Research Chair in Mine Closure Geochemistry. Our research is focused on understanding biogeochemical controls on water quality within geohydrological systems. More specifically, we study how interactions among chemical, biological and physical process influence the occurrence and mobility of dissolved constituents in groundwater and surface water systems. Much of our research is aimed at constraining relationships between minerals, metal(loid)s, and the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, sulfur and iron. The overall goal of our research is to develop strategies for reducing impacts of mining and other industrial activities on water resources.​
News
  • 9-Jun-17: New paper by Dr. Dompierre examining mass transport in an oil sands end pit lake now out in Water Resources Research.
  • 17-Apr-17: New open access paper "Dissolved selenium(VI) removal by zero-valent iron under oxic conditions: Influence of sulfate and nitrate" in ACS Omega.
  • 09-Feb-17: New paper "Vanadium geochemistry of oil sands fluid petroleum coke" published in Environmental Science and Technology.
  • 04-Jan-17: New paper "Geochemical characteristics of oil sands fluid petroleum coke" published in Applied Geochemistry.
Contact
Dr. Matthew B. J. Lindsay
Department of Geological Sciences
​University of Saskatchewan
114 Science Place
Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5E2 
Contact

Office: +1 (306) 966-5693
Lab: +1 (306) 966-7991
Fax: +1 (306) 966-8593
Email: matt.lindsay "at" usask.ca