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Émilie Bédard
B. Eng., M.Sc.A., Ph.D.
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Associate Professor
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
Phone: (514) 340-4711 Ext. 5223 Fax: (514) 340-3981 Room: B-630
Areas of expertise
Environmental engineering Civil engineering Water quality, pollution Microbiology
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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)
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
Succar, A., Lefebvre, X., Prévost, M., Bédard, E. & Robert, É. (2023). Characterization of the aerosol produced from an aerated jet. Water Research, 229, 15 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119432
Journal article
Ouradou, A., Veillette, M., Bélanger Cayouette, A., Corbin, S., Boulanger, C., Dorner, S., Duchaine, C. & Bédard, É. (2023). Effect of odor treatment systems on bioaerosol microbial concentration and diversity from wastewater treatment plants. Science of The Total Environment, 874, 12 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162419
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
Journal article
Matthews, S., Trigui, H., Grimard-Conea, M., Vallarino Reyes, E., Villiard, G., Charron, D., Bédard, É., Faucher, S. & Prévost, M. (2022). Detection of Diverse Sequence Types of Legionella pneumophila by Legiolert Enzymatic-Based Assay and the Development of a Long-Term Storage Protocol. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(6), 15 pages. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02118-22
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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

  • Post-doctoral fellowship (1)

    • Ashok, Vaishali.

  • Ph.D. (6)

    • Naserisafavi, Niloufar. Optimizing performance and planning of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in the Canadian urban context.
    • Harrabi, Malek. Impact wastewater disinfection on antimicrobial resistance genes and mycobacteria.
    • Cazals, Margot. Impacts of disinfection procedures on biofilms and Legionella bacteria in related elements of water systems in large buildings (co-direction).
    • Toledo, Helena. The dynamics of antimicrobial resistance in community settings: applying a One-Health approach.
    • Succar, Antonella. Bubble burst at the free surface of aerated jets: A route for the spread of microorganisms (co-direction).
    • Lefevbre, Xavier.

  • Master (thesis) (2)

    • Ouradou, Arthur. Occurrence and characterization of contaminated bioaerosols from wastewater treatment plants.
    • Guibert, Arnaud.

  • Professionnal master (2)

    • Rigamonti, Caroline.
    • Oviste, Nathan.

COMPLETED

  • Master's Thesis (2)

    • Abouelmakarim, A. (2021). Évaluation de l'occurrence de Legionella pneumophila en présence de concentrations élevées de métaux et de particules dans les réseaux de distribution (Master's Thesis, Polytechnique Montréal). Retrieved from https://publications.polymtl.ca/9916/
    • 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

News about Émilie Bédard

NEWS | June 22, 2021
Discovery grants: Polytechnique Montréal obtains nearly $3,9 million for research programs | Read