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My scientific interests navigate between limnology and ecotoxicology. Preserving the quality of fresh water and all that it shelters motivates my research journey. More specifically, my efforts are focused on understanding the fate of rare earth elements, these essential metals for the development of technologies, in the fluvial landscape of Quebec. The first rare earth […]

Natural biofilms are ubiquitous in aquatic environments and play key roles in the cycling of several elements, including metals. My studies focus on these biofilms, or periphyton, and their implications in the distribution, transformation and transmission of metals with a particular interest in mercury. My research mainly occurs in aquatic systems affected by hydroelectric constructions, […]

(direction; co-supervisor: Maikel Rosabal, UQAM)

Mostly all the ecotoxicological studies performed in the Yellowknife area (Northwest Territories, Canada) regarding the effects of the intensive gold mining legacy are limited to fish. To bridge the knowledge gaps on metal toxicity in invertebrates from this area, my MSc research will be focused on the subcellular distribution of As, Cd, Sb, Ag, and […]

From a perspective of assessing the environmental risk of metals, it is essential to take into account their speciation and bioavailability at the ecosystem level as well as their paritioning at the cellular level. My research tends to better understand the behavior of metals, especially mercury and selenium at the biogeochemical and cellular level. First, […]