Viviane Yargeau
Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering | McGill University
Montreal, QC, CANADA
Yargeau's research focuses on the protection of water resources, wastewater treatment and monitoring of wastewater quality and contaminants.
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Biography
Viviane Yargeau serves as Professor at McGill University. Yargeau also serves as the Chief Technology Officer and Director at Earth Alive Clean Technologies inc. She is a chemical engineer, she serves on various committees including the international management committees of the Advanced Oxidation Processes specialist group of the International Water Association (IWA) and on several journal editorial boards. Her expertise is in chemical and environmental engineering. She is a leader in the control and assessment of environmental pollutants and her research focuses on both fundamental and technological aspects leading to improvement of technologies to mitigate the release of pollutants in the environment. Dr. Yargeau has established strong research collaborations in Canada and internationally as well as industrial collaboration. Her multidisciplinary research program also includes working closely with toxicologists in order to assess the impact of pollutants and their transformation products on the environment and public health.
Industry Expertise (4)
Education/Learning
Research
Renewables and Environmental
Chemicals
Areas of Expertise (8)
Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Bioassay Tools
Wastewater Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Ecotoxicology
Chemical Pollutants
Chemical Engineering
Environment
Accomplishments (2)
Award, Gerald W. Farnell Teaching Scholar (professional)
2016-09-01
Award to recognize teaching excellence and novel initiatives, $13,500
Distinction, Ministère de l'éducation, des loisirs et du sport, Quebec (professional)
2009-10-01
Five year of funding to acknowledge quality of teaching, $105,000
Education (3)
Université de Sherbrooke: PhD, Chemical Engineering 2002
Université de Sherbrooke: Master's, Chemical Engineering 1997
Université de Sherbrooke: Bachelor's, Chemical Engineering 1995
Affiliations (1)
- Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
Links (2)
Languages (2)
- French
- English
Media Appearances (3)
Illicit Drugs in Wastewater
Télé-Québec tv
2016-03-01
6-minute documentary on our research on sewage epidemiology
Pharmaceuticals in the environment
Télé-Québec tv
2012-11-01
6-minute documentary on our research on the presence of pharmaceuticals water
Drogues illégales dans les eaux usées
Radio Web UQAM radio
2016-02-15
Interviewed by Carine Monat-Reliat of L'oeuf ou la poule?
Event Appearances (1)
#FlushGate 100 days later
Canadian Water Network public event Montreal
2016-11-02
Patents (2)
Dust suppressant
PCT/EP2014/062265
2014-01-02
Inventor
New soil activator containing ammonium lignosulfonate and uses thereof
PCT/CA2015/050313
2014-01-01
Inventor
Research Grants (6)
Evidencing that improvements to wastewater treatment and use of fate models protect sources of drinking water
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) $175,000
2015-04-01
Principal Applicant, Operating grant
Development of a novel ozonation system at pilot scale for wastewater disinfection and removal of contaminants of emerging concern
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) $624,700
2014-06-24
Principal Investigator, Operating grant
Conventional and advanced wastewater treatment: Providing secure sources of drinking water by removing contaminants of emerging concern
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) $606,133
2012-10-01
Principal Investigator, Operating grant
Application of Bioanalytical Tools for the Rapid Assessment of Residual Biological Activity of Wastewater Using in vitro Cell Based Assays
Ontario Ministry of the Environment $30,000
2015-09-01
Principal Applicant, Contract
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Towards Responsible Replacements
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) $2000000
2016-10-01
Co-applicant, Operating grant Principal Investigator - Barbara Hales McGill University
Wastewater in Small, Rural Communities: Integrated Sewage Lagoon and Ozone Treatment
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) $478800
2016-09-01
Co-Investigator, Operating grant Principal investigator - Chris Metcalfe Trent University Partner - Aclarus Ozone Water Systems
Articles (5)
Linking drugs of abuse in wastewater to contamination of surface and drinking water
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry2016-04-01
The study demonstrate the importance of improving wastewater treatment in order to protect our drinking water sources.
Development of a facile and high-throughput bioluminescence assay using Vibrio fischeri to determine the chronic toxicity of contaminated samples
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology2016-12-01
This study emphasizes the need for additional chronic toxicity testing to further evaluate the toxicity of compounds or unknown samples.
Comparative measurement and quantitative risk assessment of alcohol consumption through wastewater-based epidemiology: An international study in 20 cities
Science of the Total Environment2016-09-15
This study shows that wastewater-bred epidemiology can provide timely and complementary information on alcohol use and alcohol associated risks in terms of exposure at the community level.
Analysis of drugs of abuse in wastewater from two Canadian cities
Science of The Total Environment2014-07-15
Highlights •One of only a few reports on community use of opioid drugs; first for North America. • Evidence of high oxycodone use and consumption of ketamine is found in selected communities. • Sampling rates for passive samplers are determined for the first time for 7 drugs. • POCIS is useful for monitoring in treated WW, but has limited applicability in untreated WW.
Water and Wastewater Treatment: Chemical Processes in Metropolitan Sustainability: Understanding and Improving the Urban
Elsevier2012-09-11
Book Chapter
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