Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Lescord Lab
Led by Gretchen Lescord · Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
What we study
The Lescord Lab studies contaminants like mercury and PFAS in freshwater ecosystems, using fieldwork, chemistry, and participatory science. They collaborate with volunteers and agencies to monitor lakes and rivers.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Florida LAKEWATCH
A large participatory science program monitoring inland waters in Florida.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Effect of chromate and chromite in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at environmentally relevant concentrations
2026 · Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- The use of stable isotopes to infer food web dynamics in a hypereutrophic subtropical lake
2026 · Food Webs
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- Multi-decadal water level fluctuations and flooding events drive mercury concentrations in fish in a coastal subtropical blackwater river
2026 · Environmental Pollution
- Making waves: Report your quality assurance and control (QA/QC) information when publishing analytical data
2025 · Water Research
- Mixed Model Approaches Can Leverage Database Information to Improve the Estimation of Size-Adjusted Contaminant Concentrations in Fish Populations
2025 · Environmental Science & Technology
Compares methods to adjust contaminant levels in fish for size differences.
Plain-language summaries are AI-written and reviewed by us; check the paper for details.
How to reach out
Gretchen Lescord hasn't set up this page yet. Their UF Scholars profile lists their publications.