Émilie Bédard
B. Eng., M.Sc.A., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
Areas of expertise
Environmental engineering Civil engineering Water quality, pollution Microbiology
Environmental engineering Civil engineering Water quality, pollution Microbiology
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Plumbing systems in large building
- Cooling towers
- Drinking water distribution systems
- Water and energy saving
- Rainwater reuse
- Opportunistic pathogens associated to water systems
- Legionella pneumophila
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Wastewater
- Bioaerosols
Affiliation(s)
- CentrEau, Member
- Research, development and validation center for water treatment technologies and processes (CREDEAU), Member
- Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Associate member
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1500 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
- 1501 Water quality, pollution
- 1000 CIVIL ENGINEERING
- 1007 Water resources and supply
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Cazals, M., Bédard, E., Doberva, M., Faucher, S. & Prévost, M. (2022). Compromised Effectiveness of Thermal Inactivation of Legionella pneumophila in Water Heater Sediments and Water, and Influence of the Presence of Vermamoeba vermiformis. Microorganisms, 10(2), 17 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020443
Bourdin, T., Monnier, A., Benoit, M.-E., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Quach, C., Déziel, E. & Constant, P. (2021). A High-Throughput Short Sequence Typing Scheme for Serratia marcescens Pure Culture and Environmental DNA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87(24). Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01399-21
Paranjape, K., Bédard, É., Shetty, D., Hu, M., Choon, F.C.P., Prévost, M. & Faucher, S.P. (2021). Complex microbial interactions affect colonization of cooling towers by Legionella. Research Square. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-275902/v1
Benoit, M.-È., Prévost, M., Succar, A., Charron, D., Deziel, É., Robert, É. & Bédard, É. (2021). Faucet aerator design influences aerosol size distribution and microbial contamination level. Science of The Total Environment, 775. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145690
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Teaching
CIV1210 Génie de l’environnement
DDI8001 Développement durable pour ingénieurs
DDI8001E Sustainable Development for Engineers
Education
- Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Environnement (Polytechnique Montréal)
- Master-PhD combined in Civil Engineering (Polytechnique Montréal)
Supervision at Polytechnique
IN PROGRESS
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Ph.D. (3)
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Cazals, Margot. Impacts of disinfection procedures on biofilms and Legionella bacteria in related elements of water systems in large buildings (co-direction).
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Toledo, Helena. The dynamics of antimicrobial resistance in community settings: applying a One-Health approach.
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Succar, Antonella. Bubble burst at the free surface of aerated jets: A route for the spread of microorganisms (co-direction).
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Master (thesis) (3)
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Abouelmakarim, Amira.
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Ouradou, Arthur. Occurrence and characterization of contaminated bioaerosols from wastewater treatment plants.
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Lefevbre, Xavier.
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COMPLETED
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Master's Thesis (1)
- Benoit, M.-É. (2021). Réingénierie de l'environnement évier afin de réduire la propagation des pathogènes opportunistes en milieu hospitalier (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/5556/
Other achievements
Visiting Scholar in Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University
