Regular Members

Name, First Name Institution Department Expertise
Amyot, Marc Université de Montréal Biology Arctic, Biogeochemistry, Bioaccessibility, Bioaccumulation, biomagnification, Estuaries, Rivers, Lanthanides, Lakes, Metals
Barbeau, Benoit École Polytechnique de Montréal Civil and Mine Engineering Water treatment, drinking water, ozonation, adsorption, membrane filtration, disinfection
Barzegar, Rahim Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Institut de recherche en mines et environnement

Hydro(ge)logical and water resources modeling, Artificial intelligence, Water quality monitoring, Environmental risk assessment, Impact of climate change on water resources
Basu, Niladri McGill University Dietetics and human nutrition Ecotoxicology of metals, fish, birds, marine and terrestrial mammals, in vitro toxicology; toxicogenomics, environmental regulations
Bayen, Stéphane McGill University Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry Analytical chemistry, bioaccumulation, sentinel species, fisheries and aquaculture resources, mass spectrometry, risk assessment
Bellenger, Jean-Philippe Université de Sherbrooke Chemistry Biogeochemistry, Analytical chemistry, Trace elements, Organic contaminants, Microorganisms, Plants
Bernier, Jacques INRS Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Marine mammals, immunotoxicology, nanotoxicology, heavy metals, insecticides, cell signaling.
Boily, Monique UQÀM Biology Biomarker development, environmental contamination, pesticides, retinoids, carotenoids, aquatic fauna (frogs and fish) and terrestrial fauna (birds and bees), high-performance liquid chromatography.
Cabana, Hubert Université de Sherbrooke Civil Engineering Environmental quality, emerging pollutants, micropollutants, lignivorous fungi, oxidative enzymes, enzymatic immobilization, bioreactors
Crémazy, Anne INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement Métals, biogeochemistry, ecotoxicology, physiology, natural waters.
Coudert, Lucie Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Institut de recherche en mines et en environnement Extractive metallurgy, hydrometallurgy, mine waste reprocessing, waste reclamation, metals, mining environment extractive
Couture, Patrice INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement Metals, hydrocarbons, municipal effluents, fish, invertebrates, metabolism, oxidative stress, growth, ecophysiology, multistress
Derome, Nicolas Université Laval Biology Host-microbiota interactions, metagenomics, molecular evolution, microbial ecology, aquaculture, beekeeping, microbiota dysbiosis, microbiota ecotoxicology
Dewez, David Université du Québec à Montréal Chemistry Emerging contaminants; chemical speciation; bioavailability; bioaccumulation; toxicity; bioassay; biomarkers; algae; plants; phytoremediation.
Dorner, Sarah École Polytechnique de Montréal Civil, geological and mining engineering Hydraulic engineering, hydrological engineering, water resources and supply, water quality, pollution
Drogui, Patrick INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement Industrial water treatment, electrochemistry, advanced oxidation processes, membrane treatments
Dubé, Jean-Sébastien École de technologie supérieure Building Engineering Environmental geotechnics, contaminated site characterization, representative soil sampling, sampling theory, in situ measurements, truncated data analysis, soil processing
Elliott Kyle McGill University Natural Resource Sciences Arctic, ecotoxicology, behavior, mercury, interactions between climate change and contaminants, seabirds
Fortin, Claude INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement Metals, bioavailability, biofilms, phytoplankton, biogeochemistry, toxicity, accumulation, speciation
Giovenazzo, Pierre Université Laval Biology

Apis mellifera, honey bee, bee science, beekeeping, genetic selection

Guigueno, Mélanie McGill University Department of Biology Cognitive ecology, spatial behavior, social learning, hippocampus, neurogenesis, migration, flame retardants, neurotoxicology
Hausler, Robert École de technologie supérieure Building Engineering Water treatment technology and processes; water and oxidant chemistry, system dynamics, 4R-VE, eco-responsible evolution
Hayes, Patrick Université de Montréal Chemistry Air quality, particulate matter, climate change, organic aerosols, arctic
Head, Jessica McGill University Natural Resources Sciences Molecular ecotoxicology, toxicogenomicsepigenetics, early exposure, development, fish, birds
Jumarie, Catherine UQÀM Biology Intestinal cell, in vitro models, cadmium toxicity, speciation, membrane transport, signaling pathways, cellular stress
Juneau, Philippe UQÀM Biology Pesticides, metals, environmental stress, interaction, protection, physiology, cyanotoxins
Lair, Stéphane Université de Montréal Veterinarey medecine Wildlife pathology, marine mammal health, endocrine disruptors, fish diseases, histopathological markers
Langlois, Valérie INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement Ecotoxicogenomics, endocrine disruption, fish, amphibians, reptiles, aquatic birds, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and household products, petroleum hydrocarbons, molecular biology, transcriptomics, thyroid and sex hormones, oxidative stress
Lavoie, Isabelle INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement Biofilms, algae, diatoms, bioswimming, rivers, fatty acids
Lemarchand, Karine UQAR ISMER Marine Bacetriology,marine microbial ecology,microbial ecotoxicology,structure and function of marine microbial communities,bioremediation of anthropic contaminants,marine biofouling control,antimicrobials from marine biomass,bivalve microbiota
Liu, Jinxia McGill University Civil Engineering Emerging pollutants, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), soil and groundwater remediation, environmental monitoring, environmental fate, biodegradation, microbial defluoridation, Urban and decentralized water supply systems
Lu, Zhe UQAR ISMER Environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, contaminants of emerging interest, bioaccumulation, biotransformation, industrial additives
Lucotte, Marc Michel UQAM Easth and atmospheric sciences Arable crops, pesticides, glyphosate, soil functions, agro-ecological transition, cover crops
McKinney, Melissa McGill University Natural Resource Sciences Arctic, biomagnification, contaminant-climate change interactions, foraging ecology, global change, marine fish and mammals, mercury, persistent organic pollutants, top predators
Monette, Frédéric École de technologie supérieure Building Engineering Water purification; removal of phosphorus and nitrogen compounds; mixed physical, chemical and biological routes; biological nitrification; coagulation-flocculationuration des eaux; enlèvement des composés phosphorés et azotés; voies mixtes physiques, chimiques et biologiques; nitrification biologique; coagulation-floculation; electroconversion
Neculita, Carmen Mihaela UQAT Institut de recherche en mines et environnement Mine water treatment, environmental biogeochemistry, mine reclamation
Noisel Nolwenn Université de Montréal École de santé publique – Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail Exposure biomarkers, contaminant exposure, metals, emerging contaminants, health risk assessment, biomonitoring
Parent, Lise TÉLUQ UER Science et Technologie Endocrine disruptors, pesticides, trace metals, aquatic environment, quality criteria, evidence-based risk, ecosystem approaches, ecosystem health, environmental management, training and knowledge transfer, e-learning.
Perreault François UQAM Chemistry Nanotoxicology, microplastics, water quality, water treatment, membrane processes
Ponsin, Violaine UQAM Earth and Atmospheric Science Water contamination, soil contamination, organic pollutants, hydrocarbons, pesticides, stable isotopes, mass spectrometry
Rosa, Éric UQAT Institut de recherche en mines et environnement Environmental geochemistry, mine effluents, hydrogeochemical balances in a mining context, assessment of anthropogenic impacts on water resources, hydrogeochemistry of wetlands
Rosabal, Maikel UQAM Biology Trace metals, subcellular toxicity, metal-biomolecule interaction, toxicity biomarkers, subcellular fractionation of contaminants, environmental metallomics
Sachetelli, Sébastien Collège Montmorency Biology Bioremediation and phytoremediation of contaminated soils, microorganisms, ecotoxicology of hydrocarbons and heavy metals, molecular biology, biosourced materials, optimization of composting methods.
Saint-Louis, Richard UQAR Biology, chemistry and geography Marine ecotoxicology, hydrocarbon pollution, analytical chemistry, isotope tracers, anthropogenic pressures
Sauvé, Sébastien Université de Montréal Chemistry Analytical chemistry, Mass spectrometry, Emerging contaminants, Trace elements, Water treatment, Contaminated soils
Segura, Pedro Université de Sherbrooke Chemistry Analytical chemistry, mass spectrometry, organic contaminants, emerging contaminants, pesticides, environmental fate, environmental metabolomics
Sleno, Lekha UQAM Chemistry Mass spectrometry, bioanalytical chemistry, metabolism, proteomics, drug metabolism, reactive metabolites, liquid chromatography, LC-MS
Soubaneh, Youssouf Djibril UQAR Biology, Chemistry and Geography Environmental chemistry, aquatic environment, bioavailability of pollutants,isotopic tracers, bio-based materials,,nanoparticles, microplastiques.
St-Pierre, Yves INRS Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologies Mussels, Mytilus edulis, climate change, biomarkers, cadmium, apoptosis, metagenomics, immunology
Tufenkji, Nathalie McGill University Chemical Engineering Nanomaterials, nanopesticides, plastics, biofilms, antimicrobial agents, bacterial pathogens, groundwater, filtration
Verreault, Jonathan UQÀM Biology Birds, marine mammals, flame retardants, endocrine disruptors, biotransformation, toxicity mechanisms
Whalen, Joann McGill Natural resource sciences Earthworms, toxic trace metals, nanomaterials, municipal sewage sludge, manure, soil, soil ecology, enzymatic activity, soil respiration
Wilkinson, Kevin Université de Montréal Chemistry Metals, nanomaterials, bioaccumulation, microorganisms, biomarkers, contaminant
Yargeau, Viviane McGill University Chemical engineering Bioassays, contaminants of emerging interest, estrogenicity, wastewater epidemiology, processing products, wastewater treatment technologies
Zhang Xianming U. Concordia Chemistry and Biochemistry

Environmental chemistry, environmental modeling, passive air and water sampling, organic contaminants of environmental concerns, environmental transport and transformation, bioaccumulation, chemical exposure and risk assessment, nontargeted contaminant analysis, chromatography, mass spectrometry