Émilie Bédard
B. Eng., M.Sc.A., Ph.D.
Associate 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
Primary sphere of excellence in research
Human Health
Human Health
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)
- Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Adjunct professor
- 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
Conference paper
Journal article
Succar, A., Lefebvre, X., Prévost, M., Bédard, É., & Robert, É. (2023). Characterization of the aerosol produced from an aerated jet. Water Research, 229, 119432 (15 pages).
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, 162419 (12 pages).
Bédard, É., Ashok, V., Claveau-Mallet, D., Robert, É., & Silverwood, A. (2023, June). Impact of crossflow microsand filtration on particle removal in HVAC circuit [Paper]. ASHRAE annual Conference, Tampa, Florida.
Bourdin, T., Benoit, M.-È., Monnier, A., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Charron, D., Audy, N., Gravel, S., Sicard, M., Quach, C., Déziel, E., & Constant, P. (2023). Serratia marcescens Colonization in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Has Multiple Sources, with Sink Drains as a Major Reservoir. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 89(5).
See all publications (85)
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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Post-doctoral fellowship (1)
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Ashok, Vaishali.
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Ph.D. (6)
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Naserisafavi, Niloufar. Optimizing performance and planning of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in the Canadian urban context.
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Harrabi, Malek. Impact wastewater disinfection on antimicrobial resistance genes and mycobacteria.
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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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Lefevbre, Xavier.
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Master (thesis) (2)
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Ouradou, Arthur. Occurrence and characterization of contaminated bioaerosols from wastewater treatment plants.
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Guibert, Arnaud.
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Professionnal master (2)
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Rigamonti, Caroline.
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Oviste, Nathan.
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COMPLETED
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Master's Thesis (3)
- Ouradou, A. (2023). Impact microbiologique des systèmes de traitement des odeurs sur les bioaérosols émis par les stations de traitement des eaux usées [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- 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].
- Benoit, M.-È. (2021). Réingénierie de l'environnement évier afin de réduire la propagation des pathogènes opportunistes en milieu hospitalier [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
Other achievements
Visiting Scholar in Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University
