Traçage des polluants dans
l'atmosphère et les systèmes aquatiques
Traçage agroalimentaire
widory.david [at] uqam.ca
I am an isotope geochemist. Since my PhD (1996-1999), I have studied several isotope systematics (both stable and radiogenic isotopes) trying to bring answers to environmental issues. My approach has always been in favour of a multi-isotope approach rather than working with a single proxy.
My 4 main domains of research are:
• Air pollution
High concentrations of fine particles are found in the air of big cities, which can be up to 300 µg.m-3 for PM10 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter <10 µm). As fine atmospheric particles have a damaging effect on Public Health, they have recently become a cause of major concern.
I used several isotope systematics (C, N, Pb, Sr, Cd, Zn, Hg and Cr isotopes) to better constrain the origin of TSP, PM10 and PM2.5 in the atmosphere of Paris (France) and Beijing (China). Among the different conclusions, we clearly demonstrated that air particles have to be regarded as a multi-layer agglomeration of elements from various origins that may even have undergone secondary processes.
• Water pollution
Current approach to environmental management and control of water quality is mainly based on monitoring concentrations. Chemical data alone do not permit to establish unambiguously the type, location and contribution of the different sources of pollution in a water basin. In particular, differentiating urban and agricultural origin is impossible (even by increasing the number of monitoring stations or samples). Thus, the design and implementation of specifically targeted management plans for pollution control is improbable.
My research mainly focused on using a multi-isotope approach (δ15N & δ18O of NO3 and δ11B) to constrain sources and processes controlling the NO3 pollution in surface and ground- water bodies. I coordinated between 2006 and 2010 the European LIFE ISONO3 project (http://isonitrate.brgm.fr).
More recently I turned my attention to the isotope compositions of organic compounds in water, and in particular the δ13C (and the δ15N in a near future) of the worldwide best seller Glyphosate herbicide (and its main metabolite AMPA).
• Forensic
The very first published isotope analysis of explosives dates back to 1975 (Nissenbaum, Journal of Forensic Sciences): the author used carbon isotope compositions for discriminating trinitrotoluene (TNT) samples from different countries. Since then, isotopes have clearly proved their added value for discriminating the different types of explosives as well as for potentially being used to retrace the geographical origin of ceased samples. My research first consisted in the multi-isotope characterisation (C, H, O and N isotope systematics) of TNT, PETN and ANFO explosives. More recently I have tried to extend this characterisation to other isotopes such as those of Li, Sr and Pb. The latest present the great advantage of not being isotopically shifted following the blast process, and could thus be directly used on residue samples collected on crime scenes.
I am a member of the steering group of the Forensic IRMS (FIRMS; http://www.forensic-isotopes.org), whose purpose is to raise awareness of the relevance and importance of IRMS in forensic science, crime detection and reduction.
• CO2 sequestration
The long-term safety of future carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in aquifers will not only rely on a comprehensive geological characterisation of the formation and capillary seal, but also on the monitoring of the underground migration of carbon dioxide (CO2). Remediation plans should be designed to perform necessary corrections to avoid CO2 escaping to the atmosphere in case leakage or any other undesired behaviour is observed. It is, however, necessary that deep-probing monitoring tools can detect any leakage early enough so that corrective effective measures can be taken.
I was part of the CO2FieldLab project (http://www.sintef.no/projectweb/co2fieldlab/) that gathered a consortium of industries and scientific institutes. This project consisted in a controlled release of CO2 in a shallow (20 m depth) sandy aquifer in a Norwegian field (in Svelvik). We monitored chemical parameters as well as the δ13C and δ18O of CO2 and the δD and δ18O of water to model the migration of the leaking CO2 bubble towards the surface.
During my career I also worked on diverse projects dealing with, among other topics, CO2 and CH4 emissions from landfills, CO2 in the urban atmosphere, human respiration, tree leaves, influence of hydraulic fracturation on the quality of the surrounding groundwater...
D’Antonio, M., Di Renzo, V., Arienzo, I., Widory, D., 2023. Isotopic Analysis Techniques Applied to Forensics: New Frontiers of Isotope Geochemistry. In Mineralogical Analysis Applied to Forensics, 251-290. Springer, Cham.
Górka, M., Trzyna, A., Lewandowska, A., Drzeniecka-Osiadacz, A., Miazga, B., Rybak, J., Widory, D., 2023. The impact of seasonality and meteorological conditions on PM2. 5 carbonaceous fractions coupled with carbon isotope analysis: Advantages, weaknesses and interpretation pitfalls. Atmospheric Research 290, 106800.
Au Yang, D., Chen, J., Zheng, W., Lang, Y., Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, K., Cai, H., Yuan, W., Widory, D., 2022. Seasonal Variations of the Mercury Multiple Isotopic Compositions of Subrural and Urban Aerosols Highlight an Additional Atmospheric Hg0 Oxidation Pathway. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9, 773327.
Ciężka, M. M., Górka, M., Trzyna, A., Modelska, M., Łubek, A., Widory, D., 2022. The multi-isotope biogeochemistry (S, C, N and Pb) of Hypogymnia physodes lichens: air quality approach in the Świętokrzyski National Park, Poland. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 58(4-6), 340-362.
Dasari, S., Paris, G., Saar, B., Pei, Q., Cong, Z., Widory, D., 2022. Sulfur Isotope Anomalies (Δ33S) in Urban Air Pollution Linked to Mineral-Dust-Associated Sulfate. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 9(7), 604-610.
Dasari, S., Widory, D., 2022. Radiocarbon (14C) Analysis of Carbonaceous Aerosols: Revisiting the Existing Analytical Techniques for Isolation of Black Carbon. Frontiers in Environmental Science 10, 907467.
Hussain, S.A., Feng-Qing, H., Yunqi, M., Khan, H., Jian, Y., Hussain, G., Widory, D., 2021. An Overview of Pakistan Rock Salt Resources and Their Chemical Characterization. Pakistan Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research Series A: Physical Sciences 64(2), 137-148.
Hussain, S.A., Han, F.Q., Ma, Z., Hussain, A., Mughal, M.S., Han, J., Alhassan, A., Widory, D., 2021. Origin and Evolution of Eocene Rock Salts in Pakistan and Implications for Paleoclimate Studies: Insights From Chemistry and Cl Stable Isotopes. Frontiers in Earth Science 9, 146.
Hussain, S.A., Han, F.Q., Ma, Z., Hussain, A., Mughal, M.S., Han, J., Alhassan, A., Widory, D., 2021. Unraveling Sources and Climate Conditions Prevailing during the Deposition of Neoproterozoic Evaporites Using Coupled Chemistry and Boron Isotope Compositions (δ11B): The Example of the Salt Range, Punjab, Pakistan. Minerals 11(2), 161.
Limon, A.W., Moingt, M., Widory, D., 2021. The carbon stable isotope compositions of glyphosate and AMPA: improved analytical sensitivity and first application to environmental water matrices. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 35(5), e9017.
Morera-Gómez, Y., Cong, Z., Widory, D., 2021. Carbonaceous Fractions Contents and Carbon Stable Isotope Compositions of Aerosols Collected in the Atmosphere of Montreal (Canada): Seasonality, Sources, and Implications. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9, 86.
Pei, Q., Saikawa, E., Kaspari, S., Widory, D., Zhao, C., Wu, G., Loewen, M., Wan, X., Kang, S., Wang, X., Zhang, Y.L., 2021. Sulfur aerosols in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Tibetan Plateau: Current knowledge and future perspectives. Earth-Science Reviews 220, 103753.
Stojanowska, A., Górka, M., Lewandowska, A.U., Wiśniewska, K., Modelska, M., Widory, D., 2021. Can Abies alba Needles Be Used as Bio-passive Samplers to Assess Air Quality? Aerosol and Air Quality Research 21(11), 210097.
Arteau, J., Boucher, É., Poirier, A., Widory, D., 2020. Historical smelting activities in Eastern Canada revealed by Pb concentrations and isotope ratios in tree rings of long-lived white cedars (Thuja occidentalis L.). Science of The Total Environment 740, 139992.
Bagur, M., Widory, D., 2020. Characterising the levels and sources of the historical metal contamination in the atmosphere of Montreal (Canada) from 1973 to 2013 by coupling chemistry and Lead and Osmium isotope ratios. Atmospheric Research 235, 104794.
Górka, M., Kosztowniak, E., Lewandowska, A.U., Widory, D., 2020. Carbon isotope compositions and TC/OC/EC levels in atmospheric PM10 from Lower Silesia (SW Poland): Spatial variations, seasonality, sources and implications. Atmospheric Pollution Research 11(7), 1099-1114.
Guibourdenche, L., Stevenson, R., Pedneault, K., Poirier, A., Widory, D., 2020. Characterizing nutrient pathways in Quebec (Canada) vineyards: Insight from stable and radiogenic strontium isotopes. Chemical Geology 532, 119375.
Hussain, S.A., Han, F.Q., Han, J., Khan, H., Widory, D., 2020. Chlorine isotopes unravel conditions of formation of the Neoproterozoic rock salts from the Salt Range Formation, Pakistan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 57(6), 698-708.
Morera-Gómez, Y., Alonso-Hernández, C.M., Cartas-Águila, H.A., Santamaría, J.M., Elustondo, D., Lasheras, E., Bagur, M., Widory, D., 2020. Elucidating the sources and dynamics of PM10 aerosols in Cienfuegos (Cuba) using their multi-stable and radioactive isotope and ion compositions. Atmospheric Research 243, 105038.
Morera-Gómez, Y., Alonso-Hernández, C.M., Santamaría, J.M., Elustondo, D., Lasheras, E., Widory, D., 2020. Levels, spatial distribution, risk assessment, and sources of environmental contamination vectored by road dust in Cienfuegos (Cuba) revealed by chemical and C and N stable isotope compositions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27, 2184–2196.
Morera-Gómez, Y., Alonso-Hernández, C.M., Widory, D., Lasheras, E., Santamaría, J.M., Elustondo, D., 2020. Contents, distribution and sources of lanthanoid elements in rural and urban atmospheric particles in Cienfuegos (Cuba). Atmospheric Pollution Research 11(7), 1091-1098.
Taillardat, P., Marchand, C., Friess, D.A., Widory, D., David, F., Ohte, N., Nakamura, T., Van Vinh, T., Thanh-Nho, N., Ziegler, A.D., 2020. Respective contribution of urban wastewater and mangroves on nutrient dynamics in a tropical estuary during the monsoon season. Marine Pollution Bulletin 160, 111652.
Au Yang, D., Cartigny, P., Desboeufs, K., Widory, D., 2019. Seasonality in the Δ33S measured in urban aerosols highlights an additional oxidation pathway for atmospheric SO2. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 19(6), 3779-3796.
Bhattarai, H., Zhang, Y., Pavuluri, C.M., Wan, X., Wu, G., Li, P., Cao, F., Zhang, W., Wang, Y., Kang, S., Ram, K., 2019. Nitrogen speciation and isotopic composition of aerosols collected at Himalayan forest (3326 m asl): Seasonality, sources and implications. Environmental Science & Technology 53(21), 12247-12256.
Hussain, S.A., Han, F.Q., Han, W., Rodríguez, A., Han, J.L., Han, J., Nian, X.Q., Yi, L., Ma, Z., Widory, D., 2019. Climate Change Impact on the Evolution of the Saline Lakes of the Soan-Sakaser Valley (Central Salt Range; Pakistan): Evidences from Hydrochemistry and Water (δD, δ18O) and Chlorine (δ37Cl) Stable Isotopes. Water 11(5), 912.
Au Yang, D., Bardoux, G., Assayag, N., Laskar, C., Widory, D. and Cartigny, P., 2018. Atmospheric SO2 oxidation by NO2 plays no role in the mass independent sulfur isotope fractionation of urban aerosols. Atmospheric Environment 193, 109-117. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.09.007
Brown, L., Rosabal, M., Sorais, M., Poirier, A., Widory, D. and Verreault, J., 2019. Habitat use strategy influences the tissue signature of trace elements including rare earth elements in an urban-adapted omnivorous bird. Environmental Research 168, 261-269.
Ciężka, M.M., Górka, M., Modelska, M., Tyszka, R., Samecka-Cymerman, A., Lewińska, A., Łubek, A., Widory, D., 2018. The coupled study of metal concentrations and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) of lichens (Hypogymnia physodes) from the Świętokrzyski National Park—environmental implications. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25 (25), 25348-25362. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2586-x
Morera-Gómez, Y., Santamaría, J.M., Elustondo, D., Alonso-Hernández, C.M., Widory, D., 2018. Carbon and nitrogen isotopes unravels sources of aerosol contamination at Caribbean rural and urban coastal sites. Science of the Total Environment 642, 723-732. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.106
Taillardat, P., Ziegler, A.D., Friess, D.A., Widory, D., Truong Van, V., David, F., Thành-Nho, N., Marchand, C., 2018. Carbon dynamics and inconstant porewater input in a mangrove tidal creek over contrasting seasons and tidal amplitudes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 237, 32-48. DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2018.06.012
Taillardat, P., Willemsen, P., Marchand, C., Friess, D.A., Widory, D., Baudron, P., Truong, V.V., Nguyễn, T.-N., Ziegler, A.D., 2018. Assessing the contribution of porewater discharge in carbon export and CO2 evasion in a mangrove tidal creek (Can Gio, Vietnam). Journal of Hydrology 563, 303-318. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.05.042
Widory, D., Vautour, G., Poirier, A., 2018. Atmospheric dispersion of trace metals between two smelters: An approach coupling lead, strontium and osmium isotopes from bioindicators. Ecological Indicators 84, 497-506.
Puig, R., Soler, A., Widory, D., Mas-Pla, J., Domènech, C., Otero, N., 2017. Characterizing sources and natural attenuation of nitrate contamination in the Baix Ter aquifer system (NE Spain) using a multi-isotope approach. Science of the Total Environment 580, 518-532.
Au Yang, D., Landais, G., Assayag, N., Widory, D., Cartigny, P., 2016. Improved analysis of micro- and nanomole-scale sulfur multi-isotope compositions by gas source isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 30 (7), 897-907.
Ciężka, M., Modelska, M., Górka, M., Trojanowska-Olichwer, A., Widory, D., 2016. Chemical and isotopic interpretation of major ion compositions from precipitation: a one-year temporal monitoring study in Wrocław, SW Poland. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 73 (1), 61-80.
Vinciguerra, V., Stevenson, R., Pedneault, K., Poirier, A., Hélie, J.-F., Widory, D., 2016. Strontium isotope characterization of wines from Quebec, Canada. Food Chemistry 210, 121-128.
Amiri, H., Zare, M., Widory, D., 2015. Assessing sources of nitrate contamination in the Shiraz urban aquifer (Iran) using the δ15N and δ18O dual-isotope approach. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 51(3), 392-410.
Vautour, G., Poirier, A., Widory, D., 2015. Tracking mobility using human hair: What can we learn from lead and strontium isotopes? Science & Justice 55 (1), 63-71
Humez, P., Négrel, P., Lagneau, V., Lions, J., Kloppmann, W., Gal, F., Millot, R., Guerrot, C., Fléhoc, C., Widory, D., Girard, J.F. 2014. CO2-water-mineral reactions during CO2 leakage: Geochemical and isotopic monitoring of a CO2 injection field test, Chemical Geology, vol. 368, pp. 11-30.
Jones, D.G., Barkwith, A.K.A.P., Hannis, S., Lister, T.R., Gal, F., Graziani, S., Beaubien, S.E., Widory, D. 2014, Monitoring of near surface gas seepage from a shallow injection experiment at the CO2 Field Lab, Norway, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, vol. 28, pp. 300-317.
Gal, F., Proust, E., Humez, P., Braibant, G., Brach, M., Koch, F., Widory, D., Girard, J.F. 2013. Inducing a CO2 leak into a shallow aquifer (CO2FieldLab EUROGIA+ project): Monitoring the CO2 plume in groundwaters, Energy Procedia, vol. 37, pp. 3538-3593.
Giustini, F., Blessing, M., Brilli, M., Lombardi, S., Voltattorni, N., Widory, D. 2013, Determining the origin of carbon dioxide and methane in the gaseous emissions of the San Vittorino plain (Central Italy) by means of stable isotopes and noble gas analysis, Applied Geochemistry, vol. 34, pp. 90-101.
Kujawinski, D.M., Wolbert, J.B., Zhang, L., Jochmann, M.A., Widory, D., Baran, N., Schmidt, T.C. 2013, Carbon isotope ratio measurements of glyphosate and AMPA by liquid chromatography coupled to isotope ratio mass spectrometry, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 405 (9), 2869-2878.
Widory, D., Petelet-Giraud, E., Brenot, A., Bronders, J., Tirez, K., Boeckx, P. 2013, Improving the management of nitrate pollution in water by the use of isotope monitoring: The δ15N, δ18O and δ11B triptych, Isotopes in environmental and health studies, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 29-47.
Bronders, J., Tirez, K., Desmet, N., Widory, D., Petelet-Giraud, E., Bregnot, A., Boeackx, P. 2012. Use of compond-specific nitrogen (δ15N), oxygen (δ18O) and bulk boron (δ11B) isotope ratio to identify sources of nitrate-contaminated waters: A guideline to identify polluters, Environmental Forensics, 13(1), pp. 32-38.
Widory, D., Proust, E., Bellenfant, G., Bour, O. 2012. Assessing methane oxidation under landfill covers and its contribution to the above atmospheric CO2 levels: The added value of the isotope (δ13C and δ18O CO2; δ13C and δD CH4) approach, Waste Management, 32, 1685-1692.
刘咸德，朱祥坤，董树屏，李玉武，Widory, D.，杨红霞，李冰. 2011. 北京市大气颗粒物分级样品的铅同位素丰度比测量与来源研究, 质谱学报, 32, 151-158.
Lerouge, C., Grangeon, S., Gaucher, E.C., Tournassat, C., Agrinier, P., Guerrot, C., Widory, D., Fléhoc, C., Wille, G., Ramboz, C., Vinsot, A., Buschaert, S. 2011. Mineralogical and isotopic record of biotic and abiotic diagenesis of the Callovian-Oxfordian clayey formation of Bure (France), Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 75, 2633-2663.
Widory, D., Xiande, L., Dong, S. 2010. Isotopes as tracers of sources of lead and strontium in aerosols (TSP & PM2.5) in Beijing, Atmospheric Environment, 44, 3679-3687.
Tirez, K, Wilfried Brusten, A, Widory, D. Petelet, E. Bregnot, A., Xue, D., Boeckxc, P., Bronders, J. 2010. Boron isotope ratio (d11B) measurements in WFD monitoring programs: comparison between double focusing sector field ICP (SF-ICP-MS) and thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS), Journal of Analytical Atomic. Spectrometry, 25, 964-974.
Widory, D., Petelet-Giraud, E., Le Bihan, O., Le Moullec, Y., Quetel, C., Snell, J., Van Bocxstaele, M., Hure, A., Canard, E., Joos, E., Forti, L., Bullen, T., Johnson, T. 2010. Les métaux dans les particules atmosphériques : les isotopes peuvent-ils aider à discriminer les pôles d’émission potentiels ?, Pollution Atmosphérique, Numéro Spécial – Septembre 2010, 75-81.
Widory, D., Minet, J.J., Barbe-Le Borgne, M. 2009. Fingerprinting explosives: A multi-isotope approach. Science & Justice, 49, 62-72.
Widory, D., Négrel, P. 2009. Urban aerosols, Géosciences, 10, 46-53.
Widory, D., Fiani, E. 2008. De l’intérêt des isotopes comme traceurs des sources et processus affectant les particules atmosphériques. Pollution Atmosphérique, 197, 93-104.
Widory, D. 2007. Nitrogen isotopes: tracers of origin and processes affecting PM10 in the atmosphere of Paris. Atmospheric Environment, 41, 11, 2382-2390.
Widory, D. 2006. Combustion, fuels and their combustion products (CO2 and particles): A view through carbon isotopes. Combustion Theory and Modelling, 10, 5, 831-841.
Widory, D. 2006. Lead isotopes decipher multiple origins within PM10 in the atmosphere of Paris. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies. 42, 1, 97-105.
Petelet-Giraud, E., Negrel, P., Widory, D. 2006 Caractérisation des circulations au sein d'une nappe alluviale à l'aide des isotopes du strontium : champ captant du Chambon (Allier), La Houille blanche, 1, 82-90.
Widory, D., Petelet-Giraud, E., Negrel, P., Ladouche, B. 2005. Tracking the sources of nitrate in groundwater using coupled nitrogen and boron isotopes: A synthesis. Environmental Science & Technology, 39, 539-548.
Fouillac, A.M., Cocherie, A., Girard, J.P., Guerrot, C., Innocent, C., Millot, R., Motelica, M., Sanjuan, B., Widory, D. 2005. Isotopic tracers: Sources and Processes. Oil & Gas Science and Technology, 60, 5, 923-935.
Negrel, PH., Petelet-Giraud, E., Widory, D. 2004. Strontium isotope geochemistry of alluvial groundwaters: a potential tracer for groundwater resources characterisation. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 8, 959-972.
Widory, D. 2004. Oxygen and nitrogen isotopic fractionations during human respiration. Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences - Biologies. 327, 729-734.
Widory, D, Kloppmann, W., Chery, L., Bonnin, J., Rochdi, H., Guinamant, J.L. 2004. Nitrates in groundwater : an isotopic multi-tracer approach. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 72, 165-188.
Widory, D., Roy, S., Le Moullec, Y., Goupil, G., Cocherie, A., Guerrot C. 2004. The origin of atmospheric particles in Paris: a view through carbon and lead isotopes. Atmospheric Environment, 38, 953-961.
Widory, D. 2004. Origine des particules atmosphériques à Paris : Utilisation des isotopes du carbone et du plomb. Pollution Atmosphérique, 181, 83-92.
Widory, D., Kiyosu, Y., 2003. Isotope composition of Zelkova Serrata leaves as an indicator of atmospheric pollution in Japan. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 39, 4, 281-287.
Widory, D., Javoy, M., 2003. Carbon isotopes composition of atmospheric CO2 in Paris. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 215, 289-298.
Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal
Codirection : Violaine Ponsin
Sujet de recherche : Impact environnemental des activités agricoles sur la qualité de l’habitat des salamandres au mont Covey Hill.
Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal
Codirection : Zhiyuan CONG, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sujet de recherche : Origins and processes controling sulfur in aerosols from the Hymalayas and the Tibetan Plateau
Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal
Codirection : Stéphane De Souza
Sujet de recherche : Géochimie isotopique du mercure et applications métallogéniques
Département des sciences de la Terre et de l'atmosphère, Université du Québec à Montréal
Sujet de recherche : Étude de la contamination atmosphérique en métaux à Cienfuegos (Cuba) à l’aide de bioindicateurs (Tillandsia recurvata L (L.))