Amila O. De Silva

8.1k citations

94 papers · 6.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 45

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.05%
Environmental Chemistry top 0.05%
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
Pollution top 1%
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering top 5%

Co-authors: Derek C. G. Muir Scott A. Mabury Magali Houde Jonathan W. Martin Christine Spencer Robert J. Letcher Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen David Ellis
Topics: Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (67 papers)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (58 papers)Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (37 papers)
Cited by: Environmental Chemistry Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Atmospheric Science
Journals: Environmental Science & Technology The Science of The Total Environment Water Research
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Amila O. De Silva

91 papers receiving 6.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Degradation of Fluorotelomer Alcohols: A Likely Atmospheric Source of Perfluorinated Carboxylic Acids

2004 829 citations Amila O. De Silva et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Monitoring of Perfluorinated Compounds in Aquatic Biota: An Updated Review

2011 697 citations Magali Houde, Amila O. De Silva et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding

2020 546 citations Amila O. De Silva et al. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Acute toxicity of three alkylbenzene sulfonates in six freshwater aquatic species 2025 ·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety ·Houda Hanana,(unknown),Adrienne J. Bartlett,Chris J. Bennett,(unknown),Lorraine L. Brown,Stacey Clarence,Amila O. De Silva,Patricia L. Gillis,(unknown),Hilal Musadiq Khan,Carlo Lavalle,Joanne L. Parrott,(unknown),Joseph Salerno,(unknown),Magali Houde	0
2	Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) response after induction FOLFIRINOX for locally advanced pancreatic cancer identifies patients who may benefit from surgical exploration: multicentre, observational cohort study 2025 ·British journal of surgery ·(unknown),David van Klaveren,(unknown),Roeland F. de Wilde,Marc G. Besselink,Eileen M. O’Reilly,Alessandro Paniccia,Matthew H. G. Katz,Ching‐Wei D. Tzeng,Alice C. Wei,Amer H. Zureikat,Bas Groot Koerkamp,(unknown),Amila O. De Silva,Dana Haviland,(unknown),Quisette P. Janssen,Sarah McIntyre,(unknown),(unknown)	0
3	A 50 year record for perfluoroalkyl acids in the high arctic: implications for global and local transport 2024 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·(unknown),Alison S. Criscitiello,Christine Spencer,Igor Lehnherr,Derek C. G. Muir,Amila O. De Silva,Cora J. Young	3
4	Nontarget analysis and fluorine atom balances of transformation products from UV/sulfite degradation of perfluoroalkyl contaminants 2023 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·(unknown),Zimo Lou,(unknown),Amila O. De Silva,Xinhua Xu,Gregory V. Lowry,Ryan C. Sullivan	12
5	Canadian high arctic ice core records of organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers 2023 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Amila O. De Silva,Cora J. Young,Christine N. Spencer,Derek C. G. Muir,Martin Sharp,Igor Lehnherr,Alison S. Criscitiello	6
6	Climate change influence on the levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) in the Arctic physical environment – a review 2022 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·Hayley Hung,Crispin Halsall,Hollie Ball,Terry F. Bidleman,Jordi Dachs,Amila O. De Silva,Mark H. Hermanson,Roland Kallenborn,Derek C. G. Muir,Roxana Sühring,Xiaoping Wang,Simon Wilson	54
7	Presence, Sources and Transport of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Arctic Ocean 2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown),Yuxin Ma,Šimon Vojta,(unknown),Mario Hoppmann,Thomas Soltwedel,Jane L. Kirk,Amila O. De Silva,Derek C. G. Muir,Rainer Lohmann	12
8	Widening the Lens on PFASs: Direct Human Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Acid Precursors (pre-PFAAs) 2022 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Carrie A. McDonough,(unknown),Heather N. Bischel,Amila O. De Silva,Jamie C. DeWitt	57
9	Which of the (Mixed) Halogenated n-Alkanes Are Likely To Be Persistent Organic Pollutants? 2021 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown),(unknown),Amila O. De Silva,Derek C. G. Muir,Sonya Kleywegt,André J. Simpson,Myrna J. Simpson,Karl J. Jobst	18
10	Investigation of perfluoroalkyl substances in proglacial rivers and permafrost seep in a high Arctic watershed 2021 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·John J. MacInnis,Amila O. De Silva,Igor Lehnherr,Derek C. G. Muir,Kyra A. St. Pierre,Vincent L. St. Louis,Christine Spencer	14
11	Glacial Melt Inputs of Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants to the Largest High Arctic Lake 2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Yuxin Sun,Amila O. De Silva,Kyra A. St. Pierre,Derek C. G. Muir,Christine Spencer,Igor Lehnherr,John J. MacInnis	47
12	Ice Core Record of Persistent Short‐Chain Fluorinated Alkyl Acids: Evidence of the Impact From Global Environmental Regulations 2020 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Heidi M. Pickard,Alison S. Criscitiello,(unknown),Christine Spencer,Derek C. G. Muir,Igor Lehnherr,Martin Sharp,Amila O. De Silva,Cora J. Young	80
13	Advances in Distinguishing Groundwater Influenced by Oil Sands Process-Affected Water (OSPW) from Natural Bitumen-Influenced Groundwaters 2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·L. Mark Hewitt,James W. Roy,Steve Rowland,Greg Bickerton,Amila O. De Silva,John V. Headley,(unknown),Alan G. Scarlett,Susan Brown,Christine Spencer,Charles E. West,Kerry M. Peru,Lee Grapentine,Jason M. E. Ahad,Hooshang Pakdel,Richard Frank	52
14	Fate and Transport of Perfluoroalkyl Substances from Snowpacks into a Lake in the High Arctic of Canada 2019 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·John J. MacInnis,Igor Lehnherr,Derek C. G. Muir,Kyra A. St. Pierre,Vincent L. St. Louis,Christine Spencer,Amila O. De Silva	68
15	Continuous non-marine inputs of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to the High Arctic: a multi-decadal temporal record 2018 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Heidi M. Pickard,Alison S. Criscitiello,Christine Spencer,Martin Sharp,Derek C. G. Muir,Amila O. De Silva,Cora J. Young	72
16	Distribution and fate of synthetic phenolic antioxidants in various wastewater treatment processes in Canada 2018 ·Chemosphere ·Zhe Lu,Shirley Anne Smyth,Amila O. De Silva	72
17	Emerging investigator series: a 14-year depositional ice record of perfluoroalkyl substances in the High Arctic 2017 ·Environmental Science Processes & Impacts ·John J. MacInnis,Katherine French,Derek C. G. Muir,Christine Spencer,Alison S. Criscitiello,Amila O. De Silva,Cora J. Young	79
18	Transcriptional and cellular effects of benzotriazole UV stabilizers UV-234 and UV-328 in the freshwater invertebrates Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Daphnia magna 2017 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·Maeva Giraudo,(unknown),Marta Esperanza,Pierre Gagnon,Amila O. De Silva,Magali Houde	44
19	Elevated levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in estuarine sediments of Charleston, SC 2015 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Natasha D. White,(unknown),Kurunthachalam Kannan,Amila O. De Silva,Qian Wu,Katherine French,James W. Daugomah,Christine Spencer,Patricia A. Fair	58
20	Transcriptional and cellular responses of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to perfluoroalkyl phosphonic acids 2014 ·Aquatic Toxicology ·(unknown),Magali Houde,Mélanie Douville,Amila O. De Silva,Christine Spencer,Jonathan Verreault	35

About Amila O. De Silva

Amila O. De Silva is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Atmospheric Science, having authored 94 papers that have together received 6.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (67 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (58 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (4.8k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (5.1k citations) and Atmospheric Science (3.0k citations). Amila O. De Silva has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Derek C. G. Muir, Scott A. Mabury, Magali Houde, Jonathan W. Martin, Christine Spencer, Robert J. Letcher, Mads P. Sulbæk Andersen, David Ellis, M. D. Hurley and Timothy J. Wallington. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

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