This summer, I am studying the impact of extreme weather events on the water quality of Ours Creek, an important tributary of the Hurons River. Located in Montérégie, the river is labelled as having a very bad water quality in the province of Québec. I am analyzing 44 different water quality parameters, including total dissolved phosphorus, trace metals, and isotopic signatures, to better understand contaminant transport mechanisms. One of the parameters I’m focusing on is the concentration of fecal coliforms in the water, which serves as an indicator of contamination from fecal matter such as manure and sewage.
LAB NEWS
New group members: May 2024 | Nouvelles additions au groupe : Mai 2024
In anticipation of a very busy summer 2024 with lots of field installations to complete and science communication initiatives to push forward, we made a call for 2 to 4 undergraduate research assistants. As of this month, we are extremely pleased to have Olivier Grégoire, Seonaid Newell-Macintosh, Corinne Arson and Gabriel Morales-Guillén join our team.… Continue reading New group members: May 2024 | Nouvelles additions au groupe : Mai 2024
Congratulations, Jack!
Jack Moore successfully defended his M.Sc. thesis at the University of Guelph today. Congratulations! More details on Jack's research project can be found here: https://agsoilwater.wordpress.com/
New science communication project: Because each river has its own rhythm…
Rivers have played a central role in the historical, cultural, and economic development of Quebec. The current and future ability of rivers to support both human life and wildlife depends on the quantity (flow) and the quality (chemistry) of the water that moves in river channels. While all Quebecers know about major water extremes, from… Continue reading New science communication project: Because each river has its own rhythm…
Nouveau projet de communication scientifique : Parce que les rivières ont chacune leur rythme…
Les rivières ont joué un rôle central dans le développement historique, culturel et économique du Québec. La capacité actuelle et future des rivières à préserver la vie humaine et la biodiversité dépend de la quantité (débit) et de la qualité (chimie) de l’eau qui y circule. Les Québécois connaissent bien les extrêmes hydrologiques majeurs qui… Continue reading Nouveau projet de communication scientifique : Parce que les rivières ont chacune leur rythme…
Nouvelle subvention de recherche en lien avec la connectivité écohydrologique
Nous sommes ravis – et reconnaissants – que notre demande de financement auprès de la Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation et du ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation du Québec ait été approuvée. Ce nouveau financement nous permettra de déployer une gamme d'instruments sur le terrain pour étudier la connectivité écohydrologique. Plus de détails à venir… Continue reading Nouvelle subvention de recherche en lien avec la connectivité écohydrologique
New funding for ecohydrological connectivity research
We are excited - and thankful - that our funding application to the Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation du Québec was successful. This new funding will allow us to deploy a range of instruments in the field to monitor ecohydrological connectivity. More details to come in 2024 when… Continue reading New funding for ecohydrological connectivity research
New group members: September 2023 | Nouvelles additions au groupe : Septembre 2023
We are pleased to welcome three new members to the group this fall. Leila Khalid is an undergraduate student in Environment at McGill, starting an Honours thesis research project focused on fecal coliforms and their variation across five dozens of Quebec river locations in southern and northern Quebec. Liya Miliya is starting a M.Sc. in… Continue reading New group members: September 2023 | Nouvelles additions au groupe : Septembre 2023
Congratulations, Steven!
Steven Mugisha Mizero successfully defended his M.Sc. thesis at the University of Guelph today. Congratulations!
New group member: July 2023 | Nouvelle addition au groupe : Juillet 2023
Dr. Dawn URycki is coming from Oregon State University and will be a great addition to the team, with her tremendous big data handling skills and her unique expertise in the use of microbial DNA to infer hydrological processes. Bienvenue au Québec, Dawn ! -- Dawn URycki, Ph.D., nous arrive de l'Oregon State University et… Continue reading New group member: July 2023 | Nouvelle addition au groupe : Juillet 2023
Ecohydrological Systems Laboratory - Laboratoire sur les systèmes écohydrologiques 