Collaborating members

Name, First Name Categorie Institution Department Country Expertise
Afif, Charbel Researcher outside Quebec Saint Joseph University, Lebanon Faculté des sciences Liban Qualité de l’air, émissions atmosphériques, sources de polluants atmosphériques, matières particulaires, aérosols organiques, composés organiques volatils.
Auffret, Michel Researcher outside Québec Université de Bretagne Occidentale France Ecotoxicology of aquatic environments (marine environment), toxicology of the environment (immunotoxicology),
quality assessment of anthropized marine ecosystems, chemical contamination and global change.

Baudiffier, Damien Researcher oustide Québec Fondation de Coopération Scientifique Rovaltain France

Aquatic ecotixocology, endocrine disruptors, biomarkers, biotests, xenobiotics mode of action, Adverse Outcome Pathway, molecular biology.

Baudrimont, Magalie Researcher outside Quebec Université de Bordeaux UMR EPOC France Aquatic ecotoxicology, metal trace elements, nanoparticles, nanoplastiques, bivalves, fishes, transcriptomique, detoxication.

Beaufils, Pierre Government researcher Transports Canada Clean water policies Canada Management, monitoring program, marine biology, whales, rorquals, belugas, clams, toxic algae.
Beaulieu, Joanie Non-profit organization researcher Nature Action Québec Canada Chorus frog, amphibians, temporary ponds, invasive alien plant species, conservation, emodin, ecotoxicology
Bergeron, Patrick Quebec researcher Université Bishop’s Département des sciences biologiques Canada Limnaea stagnalis, mesocosm, bio-accumulation, pesticides, traits d’histoire de vie
Blewett, Tamzin Researcher oustide Québec Université d’Alberta Canada Marine, metals, freshwater, invertebrates, fish, biochemistry, organics, oil, contaminants
Blier, Pierre Quebec professor Université du Québec à Rimouski Biology, chemistry and geography Animal bioenergetics, mitochondrial physiology, oxidative stress management, evolution of the mitochondrial genome and functions in ectotherms, physiology of cellular aging.

Bonnineau, Chloé Researcher outside Quebec INRAE UR RiverLy France Écotoxicologie microbienne aquatique, périphyton, sédiment, mesures fonctionnelles, PICT : Pollution Induced Community Tolerance.
Boué, Cédric Non-profit organization Researcher Nature Action Québec Canada Chorus frog, amphibians, temporary ponds, invasive alien plant species, conservation, emodin, ecotoxicology.
Brar, Satinder Kaur Professor York University Civil Engineering Canada Contaminants émergents, traitement biologique, effluents, boues d’épuration, valorisation des déchets, biodégradation, biotransformation.
Burgeot, Thierry Researcher outside Quebec IFREMER Ressources Biologiques et Environnement France Marine ecotoxicology, monitoring the biological effects of historical and emerging chemical contaminants in the North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean, development of biomarker and bioassay thresholds, genotoxicity, metabolic mechanisms.
Campbell, Peter G.C. Retired professor INRS ETE Canada Biogéochimie et écotoxicologie des métaux (algues; macrophytes; invertébrés; poissons).
Cachot, Jérôme Researcher outside Quebec Université de Bordeaux UMR EPOC France Écotoxicologie aquatique, multi-stress, évaluation des risques environnementaux, pesticides, HAP, microplastiques, stades précoces de développement, génotoxicité, embryotoxicité, comportement.
Cledon, Maximiliano Researcher outside Québec CIMAS Argentine Biosurveillance,
waste treatment,
risk assessment,
sanitation.
Comeau, Yves Quebec researcher Polytechnique Montréal Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines Canada Épuration des eaux usées, récupération des ressources, phosphore, azote, modélisation.

Comte, Jerôme Quebec researcher Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Centre Eau Terre Environnement Canada Environmental genomics, molecular biology, microbial ecology, microbial diversity and function, biogeography.
Dang, Huy Researcher outside Quebec Université Trent École de l’environnement et Département de chimie Canada Contamination inorganique, source d’émission, transformation, devenir, transfert trophique, spéciation chimique, bioaccumulation
Desrosiers, Mélanie Government researcher MELCC CEAEQ Canada Évaluation du risque écotoxicologique, sédiments, toxicité, bioaccumulation, communauté benthique, contaminants d’intérêt émergent.
Fernie, Kim Government researcher Environnement et Changement climatique Canada Canada Avian toxicologist, environmental contaminants, endocrine disruption, avian reproduction, behaviour, PFAS, flame retardants, microplastics
Fleury, Carole Assistant manager Ville de Montréal Wastewater treatment department Canada Écologie aquatique, poissons, qualité de l’eau, microbiologie, réglementation environnementale.

Fournier, Valérie Quebec researcher Université Laval Département de phytologie Canada Abeilles sauvages, abeille domestique, pesticides, néonicotinoides, entomologie agricole, services écosystémiques, biodiversité.
Gailer, Jürgen Researcher outside Quebec University of Calgary Département de Chimie Canada Toxic metal(loid)s, adverse health, mechanism of action, blood plasma, red blood cells, bioinorganic chemistry, organ damage
Gagné, François Government Researcher Environnement et Changement climatique Canada Canada Biochemical ecotoxicology, mechanisms of action, emerging substances, multistress, neuro-endocrine disruption, genotoxicity, immunotoxicity, xenobiotic metabolism and oxidative stress, toxicogenomics, metabolomics, metallomics.
Gagné, Jean-Pierre Quebec researcher Université du Québec à Rimouski ISMER Canada Hydrophobic organic contaminants
common pesticides, toxaphene
nanoparticles, humic substances and natural organic matter, sorption of contaminants on natural organic matter, transport and sequestration of contaminants, three-dimensional fluorescence (Fluo 3D or MEEF), analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry
Gagnon, Christian Government Researcher Environnement et Changement climatique Canada Canada Biogeochemistry, metals, nanomaterials, lanthanides, pharmaceuticals, algal toxins, municipal effluents, transformation, bioavailability.
Gagnon, Claudie Government researcher Administration portuaire de Trois-Rivières Développement durable Canada Industrial and mining environments, water quality, bioaccumulation, aquatic fauna.
Geffard, Olivier Researcher outside Québec INRAE France Aquatic ecotoxicology, invertebrates, diagnostic tools, active biomonitoring, large-scale approach, environmental contamination and toxicity.

Gomes, Marcelo Researcher outside Quebec Université fédérale du Parana Département de botanique Brésil Plantes, antibiotiques, physiologie, xénobiotiques
Gruyer, Nicolas Government researcher MELCC CEAEQ Canada Écotoxicologie aquatique et terrestre, microbiologie, biologie, microscopie et génomique.
Houde, Magali Government researcher Environment and Climate Change Canada Division de la recherche sur les contaminants aquatiques Canada Bioaccumulation, emerging substances, toxicogenomics, fish, invertebrates, marine mammals.
Juteau, Pierre Scientific advisor Ville de Montréal Wastewater treatment department Canada Traitement des eaux usées, microbiologie, devenir des modulateurs endocriniens, devenir des contaminants d’intérêt émergent.
Kédoté, Marius Researcher oustide Québec Université d’Abomey-Calavi
Bénin Public health, evaluation, air pollution, West Africa, participatory and interdisciplinary approach, research ethics.
Kerric, Anaïs Governmental researcher Environnement et Changement climatique Canada Canada Birds, organic contaminants, mercury, spatio-temporal monitoring
Lajeunesse, André Chemist Ville de Montréal Canada Development of new analytical methods using various chromatographic techniques and mass spectrometry, characterization of drugs, poisons, toxins and metabolites contained in biological or environmental matrices, forensic toxicology, forensic environmental chemistry.
Laurion, Isabelle Quebec researcher INRS ETE Canada Limnology, biooptics, microbial ecology, carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, dissolved organic matter, algal blooms, ponds, permafrost, arctic.
Laviale, Martin Researcher outside Québec Université de Lorraine France Aquatic ecotoxicology, bioassessment, microalgae, biofilms, diatoms, functional approaches, photosynthesis, imaging.
Lavoie, Raphaël Governement researcher Environnement et Changement climatique Canada Canada Birds, Biomagnification, Food webs, Mercury, Organohalogens, Stable isotopes, Space-time monitoring.
Le Faucheur, Séverine Researcher outside Quebec Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour IPREM France Metals, bioavailability, effects, bioindicators, biofilms, microalgae.
Lecomte, Vivien Researcher outside Québec INRAE France Scientific mediation, popularization, territorial strategy, urban micropollutants, non-domestic effluent management, active biomonitoring
Letcher, Robert Government researcher Environment and Climate Change Canada Direction des sciences et de la technologie Canada Chemical Pollutants; Ecotoxicology (including Wildlife Toxicology); Environmental, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry; in vivo and in vitro toxicology; Aquatic Toxicology; Fate, Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification; Metabolism and Biotransformation; Environmental Biomarkers; Aquatic and Terrestrial and Ecosystems
Martel, Louis Retired government researcher Retired from MELCCFP/CEAEQ Canada
Martineau, Daniel Retired professor Université de Montréal Faculté de médecine vétérinaire Canada Belugas, cancer, contaminants, immunology, marine mammals, veterinary pathology, toxicology, virology.
Martin-Laurent, Fabrice Researcher outside Québec INRAE UMR Agroécologie France
Michaud, Robert Non-profit organization researcher GREMM Canada Behavioral ecology, ecotoxicology, assessment and monitoring of endangered populations, conservation and education, marine mammals.
Moingt, Matthieu Associate professor Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Geochemistry, Analytical chemistry, Environmental contaminant monitoring, Stable isotopes
Morin, Soizic Researcher outside Quebec INRAE UR Écosystèmes aquatiques et changements globaux France Écotoxicologie aquatique, biofilms, diatomées, métaux, pesticides, multistress.
Mueller, Kristin Government researcher MELCC CEAEQ Canada Métaux, minéraux critiques et stratégiques, biogéochimie, écotoxicologie, évaluation du risque écotoxicologique.
Olsen, Caroline Private-sector researcher SGS Ressources naturelles – Métallurgie et Conseil Canada Métallurgie extractive, hydrométallurgie, flottation, chimie, spéciation, procédés propres, projets collaboratifs.
Pain-Devin, Sandrine Researcher outside Quebec Université de Lorraine Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC) France Ecotoxicologie Aquatique – Biosurveillance – Biomarqueurs physiologiques – Mollusques Bivalves (dreissènes et corbicules)
Palace, Vince Non-profit organization researcher IISD-Experimental Lakes Area
(IISD)
Canada Aquatic ecotoxicology, fish physiology, thyroid disruption, oil spills, remediation.
Paris Louise-Emmanuelle Consultant Sanexen Services Environnementaux Inc. risk assessment Canada
(Eco)toxicological risk assessment, Environmental modeling, Biotests, Soil, Water, Air.
Paquet, Nathalie Government researcher MELCC CEAEQ Canada Ecotoxicological risk assessment, remediation of contaminated land, radionuclides, metals, emerging contaminants.
Pelletier, Émilien Emerit professor Université du Québec à Rimouski ISMER Canada

Marine ecotoxicology, sequestration and bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, environmental risk assessment, molecular and cellular mechanisms of toxicity

Pierron, Fabien Researcher outside Quebec CNRS UMR EPOC France Aquatic ecotoxicology, molecular biology, transcriptomics, epigenetics, fish.
Pitre, Frédéric Quebec researcher Université de Montréal Institut de recherche en biologie végétale Canada Toxicogénomique, Traitement des eaux usées, phytoremédiation de sols contaminés, Contaminants dans les végétaux, Contaminants émergents, Phytotechnologies, Infrastructures vertes et naturelles.
Renoux, Agnès Consultant Sanexen Services Environnementaux Inc. Analyse de risques Canada (Eco)toxicological risk assessment, Environmental modeling, Biotests, Soil, Water, Air.
Robidoux, Pierre Yves Government researcher MELCCFP Canada Environmental assessment, toxicological and ecotoxicological risk assessment, aquatic toxicology, terrestrial toxicology, genotoxicity/mutagenicity, aquatic and terrestrial environments, environmental biotechnologies, emerging contaminants, life cycle analysis.
Robitaille, Julie Government researcher MELCCFP CEAEQ Canada Ecotoxicological risk assessment, in vitro bioassay, fish, endocrine disruption, wastewater, pesticides
Slaveykova, Vera Researcher outside Quebec Université de Genève Department
F.-A. Forel
of environmental and water sciences
Suisse Speciation, bioavailability
uptake, oxidative stress, phytoplancton, biofilms,
algal transcriptomics,
biomarkers, mercury and nanoparticles, aquatic systems.
Smith, Scott Researcher outside Quebec Wilfrid Laurier University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Canada Metal speciation, dissolved organic matter, nutrient removal and recovery.
Tremblay, Louis Researcher outside Quebec University of Auckland School of Biological Sciences Nouvelle-Zélande Aquatic ecotoxicology, emerging pollutants, multigenerational effects, fish, evolutionary toxicology, transcriptomics, toxicity mechanisms, comparative physiology, anthropogenic stressors.
Trudeau, Vance Researcher outside Quebec University of Ottawa Département de biologie Canada Pertubateurs endocrinniens, pesticides, acides naphtheniques, estrogènes, poissons, amphibiens
Triffault-Bouchet, Gaëlle Government researcher MELCCFP CEAEQ Canada Biodisponibilité des contaminants, écotoxicologie aquatique et terrestre, évaluation du risque.
Vaillancourt, Cathy Québec Professor Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologies Canada Ecosystem approach to health, pregnancy, placenta, natural disaster, endocrine disruptor, serotonin, stress, melatonin.
Zbinden, Dany Non-profit organization researcher Mériscope Canada Marine mammals, minke whale biopsy sampling, behavioral ecology, polar biology.