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Marc Habash

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Associate ProfessorSchool of Environmental SciencesUniversity of Guelph

Marc Habash

Associate Professor

School of Environmental Sciences

Ontario Agricultural College

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 7 research grants (5 NSERC, 1 ONTARIO, 1 CFI), most recently in 2018.

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water quality microbial source tracking waterborne pathogens microbial biofilms

Latest papers

Coffee cartridge filtration: a rapid, inexpensive, and easy method to concentrate nucleic acids from pathogens and fecal biomarkers in wastewater.
Journal of applied microbiology · 2026
One for all and all for one health: Harmonizing SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance results across a laboratory network.
The Science of the total environment · 2025
Corrigendum to 'Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2' [Environ. Res., 204 Part-B (2022) 112058].
Environmental research · 2025

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Long Term Care Disinfection Protocols for COVID-19 _x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$49,927
Evaluation and adaptation of a mobile eDNA system to detect human enteric viruses in water**
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Urban stormwater and municipal effluents: innovative solutions for source water protection
NSERC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$560,940

All 11 grants and awards

18 publications.

Coffee cartridge filtration: a rapid, inexpensive, and easy method to concentrate nucleic acids from pathogens and fecal biomarkers in wastewater.

Chettleburgh C, Chiappe C, Davidson H, Taggar G, Zhao A, Habash M, Landgraff C, Parreira VR, Lévesque RC, Goodridge L

Journal of applied microbiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/jambio/lxag037 PMID: 41671170

One for all and all for one health: Harmonizing SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance results across a laboratory network.

Chik AHS, Adam C, Ho JJY, Aris T, Arts EJ, Brown RS, Bulir D, Corchis-Scott R, DeGroot CT, Delatolla R, Dennis P, Dhiyebi HA, Gedge A, Geng Q, Gilbride KA, Habash M, Harnden MB, Kibbee R, Knockleby J, Kyle CJ, Mangat CS, Marttala S, McDougall H, Mejia EM, Mercier É, Örmeci B, Oswald C, Payne SJ, Servos MR, Sun J, Yang IM, Ybazeta G, Wastewater Surveillance Consortium

The Science of the total environment2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180200 PMID: 40857943

Corrigendum to 'Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2' [Environ. Res., 204 Part-B (2022) 112058].

Habtewold J, McCarthy D, McBean E, Law I, Goodridge L, Habash M, Murphy HM

Environmental research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122503 PMID: 40764235

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.

Hegazy N, Peng KK, D'Aoust PM, Pisharody L, Mercier E, Ramsay NT, Kabir MP, Nguyen TB, Tomalty E, Addo F, Wong CH, Wan S, Hu J, Dean C, Yang MI, Dhiyebi H, Edwards EA, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon AFY, Arts EJ, Brown S, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons DBD, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride KA, Oswald CJ, Peng H, DeGroot C, WSI Consortium, Renouf E, Delatolla R

ACS ES&T water2025

DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00958 PMID: 40242342

Seasonality of enteric viruses and correlation of hepatitis a virus in wastewater with clinical cases.

Chettleburgh C, McDougall H, Parreira V, Goodridge L, Habash M

The Science of the total environment2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178862 PMID: 39955939

SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

D'Aoust PM, Hegazy N, Ramsay NT, Yang MI, Dhiyebi HA, Edwards E, Servos MR, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L, Poon A, Arts E, Brown RS, Payne SJ, Kirkwood A, Simmons D, Desaulniers JP, Ormeci B, Kyle C, Bulir D, Charles T, McKay RM, Gilbride K, Oswald C, Peng H, Pileggi V, Wang ML, Tong A, Orellano D, WSI Consortium, DeGroot CT, Delatolla R

Scientific data2024

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-024-03414-w PMID: 38906875

Evaluation of four human-associated fecal biomarkers in wastewater in Southern Ontario.

Chettleburgh C, Ma SX, Swinwood-Sky M, McDougall H, Kireina D, Taggar G, McBean E, Parreira V, Goodridge L, Habash M

The Science of the total environment2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166542 PMID: 37660819

Metagenomics of Wastewater Influent from Wastewater Treatment Facilities across Ontario in the Era of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.

Lawal OU, Zhang L, Parreira VR, Brown RS, Chettleburgh C, Dannah N, Delatolla R, Gilbride KA, Graber TE, Islam G, Knockleby J, Ma S, McDougall H, McKay RM, Mloszewska A, Oswald C, Servos M, Swinwood-Sky M, Ybazeta G, Habash M, Goodridge L

Microbiology resource announcements2022

DOI: 10.1128/mra.00362-22 PMID: 35638829

Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.

Habtewold J, McCarthy D, McBean E, Law I, Goodridge L, Habash M, Murphy HM

Environmental research2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112058 PMID: 34516976

Terrestrial Isopods Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus (Crustacea: Isopoda) Increase Bacterial Abundance and Modify Microbial Community Structure in Leaf Litter Microcosms: a Short-Term Decomposition Study.

Des Marteaux LE, Kullik SA, Habash M, Schmidt JM

Microbial ecology2020

DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01527-4 PMID: 32440700

Long Term Care Disinfection Protocols for COVID-19 _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: McBean, Edward

$49,927

Evaluation and adaptation of a mobile eDNA system to detect human enteric viruses in water**

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Habash, Marc

$25,000

Urban stormwater and municipal effluents: innovative solutions for source water protection

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Dorner, Sarah

$560,940

Enhancing nutraceutical formulations by examining the proteome response of probiotics to intestinal human pathogens

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Habash, Marc

$25,000

Stantec-University of Guelph: Using qPCR to Assess Waterborne Pathogens in Source Waters for QMRA Implementation in Water Treatment Facility Design

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Habash, Marc

$25,000

The Riveal Contrast Imaging System for High-Resolution Cellular Microscopy

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Khursigara, Cezar

$144,600

Determining the efficacy of capacitive deionization for removal of viruses and bacteria from water

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Habash, Marc

$25,000

Microbial desulfurization of biogas

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Habash, Marc

$25,000

Infrastructure to assess microbial biofilm contamination of drinking water distribution systems

Principal investigatorONTARIO2008Ontario Research Fund - Research Infrastructure: Small Infrastructure Fund - Round 011 - 2007 - October

Principal investigators: Habash, Marc

Keywords: drinking water, biofilms, risk, pathogens, water distribution system, ecology, gene expression, antibiotic resistance genes, biocide tolerance,water, wastewater

$124,350

Infrastructure to Assess Microbial Biofilm Contamination of Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Principal investigatorCFI2007John R. Evans Leaders Fund: John R. Evans Leaders Fund – Funding for research infrastructure

Principal investigators: Habash, Marc

Keywords: drinking water, biofilms, risk, pathogens, water distribution system, ecology, gene expression, antibiotic resistance genes, biocide tolerance

$124,350

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Marc Habash

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Coffee cartridge filtration: a rapid, inexpensive, and easy method to concentrate nucleic acids from pathogens and fecal biomarkers in wastewater.

One for all and all for one health: Harmonizing SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance results across a laboratory network.

Corrigendum to 'Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2' [Environ. Res., 204 Part-B (2022) 112058].

Variability of Clinical Metrics in Small Population Communities Drive Perceived Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Data Quality: Ontario, Canada-Wide Study.

Seasonality of enteric viruses and correlation of hepatitis a virus in wastewater with clinical cases.

SARS-CoV-2 viral titer measurements in Ontario, Canada wastewaters throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evaluation of four human-associated fecal biomarkers in wastewater in Southern Ontario.

Metagenomics of Wastewater Influent from Wastewater Treatment Facilities across Ontario in the Era of Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern.

Passive sampling, a practical method for wastewater-based surveillance of SARS-CoV-2.

Terrestrial Isopods Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus (Crustacea: Isopoda) Increase Bacterial Abundance and Modify Microbial Community Structure in Leaf Litter Microcosms: a Short-Term Decomposition Study.

Long Term Care Disinfection Protocols for COVID-19 _x000d_ _x000d_

Evaluation and adaptation of a mobile eDNA system to detect human enteric viruses in water**

Urban stormwater and municipal effluents: innovative solutions for source water protection

Enhancing nutraceutical formulations by examining the proteome response of probiotics to intestinal human pathogens

Stantec-University of Guelph: Using qPCR to Assess Waterborne Pathogens in Source Waters for QMRA Implementation in Water Treatment Facility Design

The Riveal Contrast Imaging System for High-Resolution Cellular Microscopy

Determining the efficacy of capacitive deionization for removal of viruses and bacteria from water

Microbial desulfurization of biogas

Infrastructure to assess microbial biofilm contamination of drinking water distribution systems

Infrastructure to Assess Microbial Biofilm Contamination of Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Frequent collaborators

Lawrence Goodridge

Robert Delatolla

Edward McBean

Claire Oswald

Tom Hsiang

Hung Lee

Christopher Kyle

Hui Peng

Banu Ormeci

Jean-Paul Desaulniers

Trevor Charles

Andrea Kirkwood

Stephen Brown

Kimberley Gilbride

Charmaine Dean

Denina Simmons

Art Poon

Elizabeth Edwards

Christopher DeGroot

Mark Servos

Susan Glasauer

Eric Arts