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Bédard, Émilie

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Bédard, Émilie

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Émilie Bédard (106)

Journal articles (48)
- 2025
  - Lefebvre, X., Ashok, V., Claveau-Mallet, D., Robert, É., & Bédard, É. (2025). Data-driven cooling tower optimization: A comprehensive analysis of energy savings using microsand filtration. Applied Thermal Engineering, 258(Part C), 124736 (13 pages).
  - Watson, S., Abdelmalek, F., Larouche, É., Généreux, M., Monette, J., Côté, C., Bédard, É., Tavares, J. R., Wertheimer, M. R., & Reuter, S. (2025). Electrifying Greenhouse Agriculture: Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Technology for Pythium ultimum Control. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 104222.
  - Lefebvre, X., Chartray-Pronovost, M., Duchaine, C., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Robert, É. (2025). Evaporation of aerosol droplets from contaminated cooling tower water. Physics of Fluids, 37(2), 023365 (16 pages).
  - Alfredo, K., Bédard, É., Buse, H. Y., Cazals, M., Francisco, P. W., Lee, J., Masters, S., Osann, E., Stillwell, A. S., Westerhoff, P., & Bartrand, T. (2025). Ten questions concerning water quality in building hot water systems. Building and Environment, 275, 112803 (14 pages).
  - Cazals, M., Bédard, É., Guerra Maldonado, J. F., & Prévost, M. (2025). What happens in your water system? Impact of materials, temperature, stagnation and chlorination on water quality and biofilm formation. Chemosphere, 376, 144248 (11 pages).
- 2024
  - Trigui, H., Matthews, S., Bédard, É., Charron, D., Chea, S., Fleury, C., Maldonado, J. F. G., Rivard, M., Faucher, S. P., & Prévost, M. (2024). Assessment of monitoring approaches to control Legionella pneumophila within a complex cooling tower system. Science of The Total Environment, 175136 (42 pages).
  - Grimard-Conea, M., Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2024). Can free chlorine residuals entering building plumbing systems really be maintained to prevent microbial growth? Science of the Total Environment, 939, 173651 (9 pages).
  - Lefebvre, X., Succar, A., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Robert, É. (2024). Comparison of aerosol spectrometers: Accounting for evaporation and sampling losses. Measurement Science and Technology, 35(4), 15 pages.
  - Ashok, V., Absalan, F., Silverwood, A., Robert, É., Claveau-Mallet, D., & Bédard, É. (2024). Crossflow microsand filtration in cooling tower systems to control fouling in heat exchanger devices. Journal of Building Engineering, 95, 110167 (11 pages).
  - Bourdin, T., Benoit, M.-È., Prévost, M., Charron, D., Quach, C., Déziel, E., Constant, P., & Bédard, É. (2024). Disinfection of sink drains to reduce a source of three opportunistic pathogens, during Serratia marcescens clusters in a neonatal intensive care unit. PLOS ONE, 19(6), 0304378 (24 pages).
  - Bourdin, T., Benoit, M.-È., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Quach, C., Déziel, É., & Constant, P. (2024). High-throughput short sequence typing schemes for pseudomonas aeruginosa and stenotrophomonas maltophilia pure culture and environmental DNA. Microorganisms, 12(1), 48 (15 pages).
  - Succar, A., Prévost, M., Bédard, É., & Robert, É. (2024). Size and velocity of jet drops produced by bursting bubbles at the interface of a water jet. Physics of Fluids, 36(9), 092119 (21 pages).
  - Bolufer Cruañes, C., Ouradou, A., Pineault, S., Boivin, M.-C., Huot, C., & Bédard, É. (2024). Uncovering wastewater treatment plants as possible sources of legionellosis clusters through spatial statistics approach and environmental analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 12 pages.
- 2023
  - 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).
  - Cazals, M., Bédard, É., Faucher, S. P., & Prévost, M. (2023). Factors Affecting the Dynamics of Legionella pneumophila, Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, and Their Host Vermamoeba vermiformis in Premise Plumbing. ACS ES&T Water, 3(12), 3874-3883.
  - Cazals, M., Bédard, É., Soucy, C., Savard, P., & Prévost, M. (2023). How clean is your ice machine? Revealing microbial amplification and presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice-water machines. Journal of Hospital Infection, 141, 9-16.
  - 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).
- 2022
  - Cazals, M., Bédard, É., Doberva, M., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2022). Compromised Effectiveness of Thermal Inactivation of Legionella pneumophila in Water Heater Sediments and Water, and Influence of the Presence of Vermamoeba vermiformis. Microorganisms, 10(2), 17 pages.
  - Matthews, S., Trigui, H., Grimard-Conea, M., Vallarino Reyes, E., Villiard, G., Charron, D., Bédard, É., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2022). Detection of Diverse Sequence Types of Legionella pneumophila by Legiolert Enzymatic-Based Assay and the Development of a Long-Term Storage Protocol. Microbiology Spectrum, 10(6), e0211822 (15 pages).
  - Bourdin, T., Benoit, M.-È., Charron, D., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Quach, C., Déziel, E., & Constant, P. (2022). 1193. Disinfection of the Sink Drains to Reduce a Source of Serratia marcescens During Infection Outbreaks in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9(Supplement).
  - Bélanger Cayouette, A., Ouradou, A., Veillette, M., Turgeon, N., George, P. B. L., Corbin, S., Boulanger, C., Duchaine, C., & Bédard, É. (2022). Effect of Odor-Treatment Biofilter on Bioaerosols from an Indoor Wastewater Treatment Plant. Atmosphere, 13(10), 1723 (15 pages).
  - Ferreira Leal, H., Mamani, C., Quach, C., & Bédard, É. (2022). Survey on antimicrobial resistance knowledge and perceptions in university students reveals concerning trends on antibiotic use and procurement. Official Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada, 7(3), 220-232.
  - Faucher, S. P., Matthews, S., Nickzad, A., Vounba, P., Shetty, D., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Dézièl, E., & Paranjape, K. (2022). Toxoflavin secreted by Pseudomonas alcaliphila inhibits the growth of Legionella pneumophila and Vermamoeba vermiformis. Water Research, 216, 118328 (11 pages).
- 2021
  - Bourdin, T., Monnier, A., Benoit, M.-È., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Quach, C., Déziel, E., & Constant, P. (2021). A High-Throughput Short Sequence Typing Scheme for Serratia marcescens Pure Culture and Environmental DNA. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87(24).
  - Paranjape, K., Bédard, É., Shetty, D., Hu, M.Q., Choon, F. C. P., Prévost, M., & Faucher, S. P. (2021). Complex microbial interactions affect colonization of cooling towers by Legionella. Research Square.
  - Benoit, M.-È., Prévost, M., Succar, A., Charron, D., Deziel, É., Robert, É., & Bédard, É. (2021). Faucet aerator design influences aerosol size distribution and microbial contamination level. Science of The Total Environment, 775.
  - Bédard, É., Trigui, H., Liang, J., Doberva, M., Paranjape, K., Lalancette, C., Allegra, S., Faucher, S. P., & Prévost, M. (2021). Local adaptation of legionella pneumophila within a hospital hot water system increases tolerance to copper. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 87(10).
- 2020
  - Bourdin, T., Bédard, É., Benoit, M.-È., Prévost, M., Robert, É., Quach, C., Deziel, E., & Constant, P. (2020). Development of a New High-Throughput Multilocus Sequence Typing Method to Monitor Causative Agents of Nosocomial Infections. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 41(S1), S187-S187.
  - Paniagua, A. T., Paranjape, K., Hu, M., Bédard, É., & Faucher, S. P. (2020). Impact of temperature on Legionella pneumophila, its protozoan host cells, and the microbial diversity of the biofilm community of a pilot cooling tower. Science of The Total Environment, 712, 136131 (12 pages).
  - Paranjape, K., Bédard, É., Whyte, L. G., Ronholm, J., Prévost, M., & Faucher, S. P. (2020). Presence of Legionella spp. in cooling towers: the role of microbial diversity, Pseudomonas, and continuous chlorine application. Water Research, 169, 11 pages.
  - Paranjape, K., Bédard, É., Shetty, D., Hu, M., Choon, F. C. P., Prévost, M., & Faucher, S. P. (2020). Unravelling the importance of the eukaryotic and bacterial communities and their relationship with Legionella spp. ecology in cooling towers: a complex network. Microbiome, 8(1), 19 pages.
- 2019
  - Dias, V. C. F., Durand, A.-A., Constant, P., Prévost, M., & Bédard, É. (2019). Identification of factors affecting bacterial abundance and community structures in a full-scale chlorinated drinking water distribution system. Water, 11(3).
  - Bédard, É., Paranjape, K., Lalancette, C., Villion, M., Quach, C., Laferriere, C., Faucher, S. P., & Prévost, M. (2019). Legionella pneumophila levels and sequence-type distribution in hospital hot water samples from faucets to connecting pipes. Water Research, 156, 277-286.
  - Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Gagnier, É. (2019). Using the wrong type of flux can cause serious risk. Plumbing + HVAC, 29(2), 39-40.
- 2018
  - Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Gagnier, É. (2018). Effets dangereux d'utiliser du flux à base de produits pétroliers dans les réseaux de plomberie en cuivre. Inter-mécanique du bâtiment, 33(2), 22-23.
  - Bédard, É., Laferriere, C., Déziel, É., & Prévost, M. (2018). Impact of stagnation and sampling volume on water microbial quality monitoring in large buildings. PLOS One, 13(6).
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2018). Robinets électroniques et thermostatiques alliés ou ennemis du contrôle des infections? Inter-mécanique du bâtiment, 33(3), 12-16.
- 2017
  - Lalancette, C., Charron, D., Laferriere, C., Dolcé, P., Déziel, É., Prévost, M., & Bédard, É. (2017). Hospital drains as reservoirs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Multiple-locus variable-number of tandem repeats analysis genotypes recovered from faucets, sink surfaces and patients. Pathogens, 6(3), 36 (12 pages).
  - Wang, H., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Camper, A. K., Hill, V. R., & Pruden, A. (2017). Methodological approaches for monitoring opportunistic pathogens in premise plumbing: A review. Water Research, 117, 68-86.
- 2016
  - Bédard, É., Boppe, I., Kouamé, S., Martin, P., Pinsonneault, L., Valiquette, L., Racine, J., & Prévost, M. (2016). Combination of heat shock and enhanced thermal regime to control the growth of a persistent Legionella pneumophila strain. Pathogens, 5(2).
  - Bédard, É., Lévesque, S., Martin, P., Pinsonneault, L., Paranjape, K., Lalancette, C., Dolce, C.-É., Villion, M., Valiquette, L., Faucher, S. P., & Prévost, M. (2016). Energy conservation and the promotion of Legionella pneumophila growth: The probable role of heat exchangers in a nosocomial outbreak. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 37(12), 1475-1480.
  - Boppe, I., Bédard, É., Taillandier, C., Lecellier, D., Nantel-Gauvin, M.-A., Villion, M., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2016). Investigative approach to improve hot water system hydraulics through temperature monitoring to reduce building environmental quality hazard associated to Legionella. Building and Environment, 108, 230-239.
  - Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Déziel, É. (2016). Pseudomonas aeruginosa in premise plumbing of large buildings. MicrobiologyOpen, 5(6), 937-956.
- 2015
  - Charron, D., Bédard, É., Lalancette, C., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2015). Impact of Electronic Faucets and Water Quality on the Occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Water: A Multi-Hospital Study. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 36(3), 311-319.
  - Bédard, É., Laferrière, C., Charron, D., Lalancette, C., Renaud, C., Desmarais, N., Dézièl, E., & Prévost, M. (2015). Post-Outbreak Investigation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Faucet Contamination by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction and Environmental Factors Affecting Positivity. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 36(11), 1337-1343.
  - Bédard, É., Fey, S., Charron, D., Lalancette, C., Cantin, P., Dolcé, P., Laferrière, C., Déziel, É., & Prévost, M. (2015). Temperature diagnostic to identify high risk areas and optimize Legionella pneumophila surveillance in hot water distribution systems. Water Research, 71, 244-256.
- 2014
  - Bédard, É., Charron, D., Lalancette, C., Déziel, E., & Prévost, M. (2014). Recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa culturability following copper- and chlorine-induced stress. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 356(2), 226-234.
Conference papers (55)
- 2023
  - Lefebvre, X., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Robert, É. (2023, November). Evaporation dynamics of airborne water-based droplets with contaminants [Abstract]. 76th annual Meeting of Division of Fluid Dynamics, Washington, DC, USA.
  - Ashok, V., Claveau-Mallet, D., Robert, É., Silverwood, A., & Bédard, É. (2023, June). Impact of crossflow microsand filtration on particle removal in cooling tower circuit [Paper]. 2023 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, USA.
  - 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.
- 2022
  - Cazals, M., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Savard, P. (2022, April). CORRIGENDUM: Is your ice machine really clean? Uncovering the presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice machines [Abstract]. SHEA Spring 2022, Colorado Springs, CO, USA (1 page). Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2(1).
  - Cazals, M., Bédard, É., Prévost, M., & Savard, P. (2022, April). Is your ice machine really clean? Uncovering the presence of opportunistic pathogens in hospital ice machines [Abstract]. SHEA Spring 2022, Colorado Springs, CO, USA. Published in Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2(S1).
- 2021
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2021, June). Impact of stagnation on building water quality : commissioning and low usage in new buildings [Paper]. ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference.
  - Bédard, É., Benoit, M.-È., Bourdin, T., Charron, D., Delisle, G., Daraîche, S., Gravel, S., Robert, É., Constant, P., Déziel, E., Quach, C., & Prévost, M. (2021, April). Implementation of a low-cost method to reduce bacterial load in patient room sink drains [Presentation]. In Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Spring 2021. Published in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1(S1).
- 2020
  - Bédard, É., & Gagnier, E. (2020, January). Conception et dimensionnement d'un réseau de distribution d'eau potable : conséquences possibles sur le risque sanitaire [Paper]. Souper-conférence de l'American Society of Plumbing Engineers, Montréal, Québec.
  - Bédard, É. (2020, January). Guide de recommandations pour la remise en service des réseaux d'eau des bâtiments inoccupés [Presentation]. In Souper-conférence ASPE, Montréal, Québec.
- 2019
  - Doberva, M., Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2019, November). Effect of plumbing material on the integration of Legionella pneumophila environmental strains in drinking water natural biofilm [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2019), Dallas, TX, USA.
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2019, November). Thermal inactivation of Legionella pneumophila in residential water heater sediments [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2019), Dallas, TX, USA.
- 2018
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2018, November). Building water quality gone bad - real world studies (Canada) [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2018), Toronto, ON, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., Doberva, M., Allegra, S., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2018, May). Impact of Legionella pneumophila strain isolation site on its persistence in water after heat shock or prolonged copper exposure [Presentation]. In 2018 Water Microbiology Conference, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
  - Bédard, É., Doberva, M., Paranjape, K., Lalancette, C., Quach, C., Laferrière, C., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2018, August). Legionella pneumophila population in a hospital premise plumbing [Presentation]. In 5th Meeting of the ESCMID Study Group for Legionelle Infections, Lyon, France.
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2018, November). Management of Legionella in Canadian HCFs : from commissioning to outbreak response [Presentation]. In 2018 Managing Legionella and Other Pathogens in Building Water Systems Conference, Baltimore, Maryland.
  - Bédard, É., Taillandier, C., Daraiche, S., Lefebvre, M., Quach, C., Laferriere, C., & Prévost, M. (2018, October). Qualité d'eau dans les nouveaux bâtiments : mise en service et opération des réseaux d'eau pour minimiser les problèmes microbiens et chimiques futurs [Paper]. 21e annuel colloque de L'AGPI, Boucherville, Qc, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2018, October). Réglementation et recommandations pour la gestion de la qualité d'eau dans les grands bâtiments [Paper]. 21e annuel colloque de L'AGPI, Boucherville, Qc, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2018, November). Review of energy and water conservation measures and devices in buildings : how does it affect water quality? [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2018), Toronto, ON, Canada.
  - Paranjape, K., Bédard, É., Ronholm, J., Prévost, M., & Faucher, S. (2018, November). The importance of the bacterial community of cooling towers in legionnaires' disease outbreak [Poster]. 1er Symposium sur le microbiote, Montréal, Qc, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., Taillandier, C., Daraiche, S., Lefebvre, M., Qach, C., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2018, November). Water quality in new buildings : does the commissioning procedure determine future microbial and chemical problems? [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2018), Toronto, ON, Canada.
- 2017
  - Bédard, É., Lalancette, C., Charron, D., Laferrière, C., Déziel, E., & Prévost, M. (2017, May). Do electronic faucets cause Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreaks in hospital environments? [Presentation]. In 19th International Symposium on Health-related Water Microbiology (WATERMICRO 2017), Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  - Taillandier, C., Bédard, É., Mendis, N., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2017, March). Efficacité du cuivre pour le contrôle de Legionella pneumophila dans l'eau : réalité ou fiction? [Presentation]. In Americana 2017, Montréal, Qc, Canada.
  - Prévost, M., Doberva, M., Allegra, S., Faucher, S., & Bédard, É. (2017, September). Impact of temperature, copper and chlorine exposure on the viability and recovery of clinical and environmental strains of Legionella pneumophila [Presentation]. In 9th International Conference on Legionella, Rome, Italy.
  - Doberva, M., Bédard, É., Wauquiez, C., Mendis, N., Faucher, S., Allegra, S., & Prévost, M. (2017, November). Innovative flow cytometry to show resistance of Legionella pneumophila environmental strains to different disinfectants [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2017), Portland, OR, USA.
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2017, August). Optimizing water sampling in large building premise plumbing for the detection of opportunistic pathogens [Paper]. National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC 2017), Washington, DC, USA.
  - Bédard, É., Doberva, M., Lalancette, C., Qach, C., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2017, November). What determines the population breakdown of Legionella pneumophila in large buildings : the faucet or the distribution piping? [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2017), Portland, OR, USA.
- 2016
  - Bédard, É., Lévesque, S., Paranjape, K., Lalancette, C., Dolcé, C.-É., Villion, M., Valiquette, L., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2016, June). Dispositifs d'économie d'énergie pour les réseaux d'eau chaude : conséquences sur la prolifération de la bactérie Legionella pneumophila [Presentation]. In Journées annuelles de la formation de l'AMMIQ (JAFA 2016), Estérel, Qc, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., Taillandier, C., Mendis, N., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2016, November). Effect of copper on Legionella pneumophila culturability of premise plumbing-adapted strains [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2016), Indianapolis, IN, USA.
  - Bédard, É., Boppe, I., Koame, S., Valiquette, L., Racine, J., & Prévost, M. (2016, November). Long term impact of thermal control on Legionella levels in large building premise plumbing [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2016), Indianapolis, IN, USA.
  - Bédard, É., Boppe, I., Skouame, S., Valiquette, L., Racine, J., & Prévost, M. (2016, October). Long term impact of thermal control on Legionella levels in large building premise plumbing [Presentation]. In 17th Canadian National Conference on Drinking Water (NDWC 2016), Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., Lévesque, S., Paranjape, K., Lalancette, C., Dolcé, C.-É., Villion, M., Valiquette, L., Faucher, S., & Prévost, M. (2016, October). Unintended consequences of energy conservation devices on Legionella proliferation [Presentation]. In 17th Canadian National Conference on Drinking Water (NDWC 2016), Ottawa, ON, Canada.
  - Prévost, M., & Bédard, É. (2016, November). Use of molecular techniques for detecting Legionella in environmental samples [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2016), Indianapolis, IN, USA.
- 2015
  - Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2015, May). Biocides and disinfectants : microbial survival strategies [Presentation]. In Pathogen Risk Management and Control in Building Water Systems, Portland, Oregon.
  - Bédard, É., Prévost, M., Boppe, I., Charron, D., Lalancette, C., & Dolcé, C. E. (2015, September). Conséquences des mesures de conservation d'eau et d'énergie sur l'exposition aux bactéries opportunistes en milieu hospitalier [Presentation]. In 18e annuel colloque de L'AGPI, Boucherville, Qc, Canada.
  - Charron, D., Bédard, É., Lalancette, C., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2015, May). Electronic faucets and Pseudomonas aeruginosa : uncovering the role of water quality and faucet design [Presentation]. In Journées annuelles de la formation de l'AMMIQ (JAFA 2015), Québec, Qc, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., Charron, D., Lalancette, C., Lafferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2015, April). Electronic faucets and Pseudomonas aeruginosa : uncovering the role of water quality and faucet design [Presentation]. In 6th International Waterborne Pathogen Symposium, Savannah, GA, USA.
  - Bédard, É., Laferrière, C., Diézel, E., & Prévost, M. (2015, November). Impact of surface-to-volume ratio on biofilm release in drinking water at the tap [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2015), Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  - Bédard, É., Charron, D., Lalancette, C., Laferrière, C., Diézel, E., & Prévost, M. (2015, September). Is Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurrence in hospital water underestimated [Presentation]. In 2015 AMS Conference on Pseudomonas, Washington, D.C., USA.
  - Prévost, M., Bédard, É., Charron, D., & Fey, S. (2015, October). Legionella : experiences in managing pathogens in large buildings [Presentation]. In 2014 Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, Whistler, BC, Canada.
  - Boppe, I., Bédard, É., Valiquette, L., Racine, J., & Prévost, M. (2015, November). Légionnelles : déterminer les zones a risques par un diagnostic de réseau d'eau chaude [Presentation]. In 38e Symposium sur la gestion de l'eau, Rivière-du-Loup, Qc, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., Charron, D., Lalancette, C., Laferrière, C., Diézel, E., & Prévost, M. (2015, October). Novel tools to detect Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water from premise plumbing [Paper]. 2016 Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, Whistler, BC, Canada.
  - Lalancette, C., Charron, D., Dolcé, P., Bédard, É., Lafferrière, C., Déziel, É., & Prévost, M. (2015, April). Pseudomonas aeruginosa : investigating relationships between strains found in water system biofilms and on infected patients [Presentation]. In 6th International Waterborne Pathogen Symposium, Savannah, GA, USA.
  - Dias, V., Prévost, M., Bédard, É., Durand, A.-A., Diézel, E., & Lamarre, J. (2015, November). Shifts in bacterial diversity composition in a full scale distribution system [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2015), Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
- 2014
  - Fey, S., Bédard, É., Parent, C., Dolce, P., Rhéaume, P., & Prévost, M. (2014, May). Évaluation du risque de prolifération de légionelles dans des réseaux d'eau chaude sanitaire de grands bâtiments par une méthode innovatrice [Presentation]. In 10e édition du Salon des technologies environnementales du Québec (STEQ), Québec, Qc, Canada.
  - Bédard, É., Fey, S., Lalancette, C., Dolce, P., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2014, November). Risk assessment of Legionella pneumophila amplication in sanitary hot water distribution systems [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference (WQTC 2014), New Orleans, LA, USA.
- 2013
  - Bédard, É., Fey, S., Lalancette, C., Laferriere, C., Deziel, E., & Prévost, M. (2013, November). An innovative and simple approach to identify bacterial amplification risk areas in large building water distribution systems [Presentation]. In 2013 Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition, WQTC 2013, Long Beach, CA, United states.
  - Lalancette, C., Bédard, É., Laferrière, C., Déziel, E., & Prévost, M. (2013, November). Do drinking water system biofilms act as reservoirs for hospital-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections? [Presentation]. In 2013 Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition (WQTC 2013), Long Beach, CA, United States (25 pages).
  - Charron, D., Bédard, É., Lalancette, C., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2013, October). Impact des différents types de robinets sur l'occurence de Pseudomonas aeruginosa dans l'eau des grands bâtiments [Paper]. 25e Atelier sur l'eau potable, Boucherville, Qc, Canada.
  - Charron, D., Bédard, É., Lalancette, C., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2013, October). Impacts des différents types de robinets sur l'occurrence de Pseudomonas aeruginosa dans l'eau des grands bâtiments [Presentation]. In 25e Atelier sur l'eau potable, Boucherville, Qc, Canada.
  - Laferrière, C., Bédard, É., & Prévost, M. (2013, May). L'environnement des centres de santé à la hauteur des interventions médicales des années 2010-2050 [Presentation]. In 35e journées scientifiques, Boucherville, Québec.
  - Prévost, M., Bédard, É., Dolcé, C.-É., Fey, S., Rhéaume, P., Parent, C., Bérubé, C., Blanchette, J., & Lévesque, S. (2013, May). Mise en évidence de contamination des réseaux d'eau chaude en milieu hospitalier par Legionella [Presentation]. In Journées annuelles de la formation de l'AMMIQ (JAFA 2013), Québec, Qc, Canada.
  - Prévost, M., Bédard, É., Fey, S., Lalancette, C., Laferrière, C., & Déziel, E. (2013, October). Using temperature profiling in sanitary hot water systems of hospitals to identify hight sites for L. pneumophila [Paper]. 8th International legionella conference, Melbourne, Australia.
- 2012
  - Bédard, É., Chapalain, A., Déziel, E., Laferrière, C., & Prévost, M. (2012, November). Bacterial diversity survey and pseudomonas aeruginosa quantification in a hospital water distribution system [Presentation]. In AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition (WQTC 2012), Toronto, Ontario.
  - Bédard, É., Doré, E., Laferrière, C., Déziel, É., & Prévost, M. (2012, October). Évaluation de la qualité microbiologique de l'eau aux points d'utilisation d'un réseau d'eau interne de grand bâtiment [Presentation]. In 24e Atelier sur l'eau potable, Laval, Qc, Canada.
- 1997
  - Rompré, A., Prévost, M., Bédard, É., Brisebois, P., Lavoie, J., & Lafrance, P. (1997, January). Sélection d'une stratégie de contrôle de la corrosion: essais de laboratoire [Paper]. 9e atelier sur l'eau potable de l'AQTE, Montréal, Québec.
Reports (1)
- 2013
  - Pruden, A., Edwards, M., Falkinham, J. O., Arduino, M., Bird, J., Birdnow, R., & Bédard, É. (2013). State of the science and research needs for opportunistic pathogens in premise plumbing. (Technical Report).
Theses (1)
- 2015
  - Bédard, É. (2015). Operational Factors Influencing Occurrence and Risk Exposure to Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Legionella Pneumophila from Hospital Water Systems [Ph.D. thesis, École Polytechnique de Montréal].
Datasets (1)
- 2025
  - Bourdin, T., Déziel, E., Constant, P., & Bédard, É. (2025). Supplementary tables [Dataset].

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