The main research activities of the group, developed with the long-term objective of protecting our water resources, span four main research areas:

Treating Wastewaters

Developing and improving treatment technologies for wastewaters to mitigate the release and impacts of contaminants of emerging concerns. 

Wastewater-Based Epidemiology

Using wastewater as a complementary source of information on illicit drugs consumption providing data in quasi-real time for population of various sizes.

Assessing Fate & Exposure

Monitoring presence and fate of contaminants of emerging concerns in the environment and engineered systems and exposure through drinking water.

Assessing Effects

Studying the nature and toxicity of transformation products of contaminants of emerging concerns and of treated wastewaters.


Main Ongoing Projects

NSERC Discovery

2020-2025

Ozone-based wastewater treatment for disinfection and removal of micropollutants

Principle Investigator

V. Yargeau


 

NSERC Create

2019-2025

Persistent, Emerging, and Oil Pollution in cold marine Environments
(People Create)

Principle Investigator

B. Chen, Memorial University


 

AgriRisk Initiatives Program

2021-2024

Optimizing methods to monitor pesticides in agriculture-adjacent streams

Principle Instigator

V. Yargeau


 

Regional Municipality of York 

2022-2024

Prioritization of emerging substances of concern (ESOC) in water and wastewater

Principle Investigator

V. Yargeau


 

NSERC 

2023-2024

Fish Forever

Principle Investigator

M-C. Buell, Trent University


 

FRQNT

2023-2026

Nouveaux materiaux d'electrode pour le traitement electrochimique des PFAS

Principle Investigator

S. Omanovic