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Viviane Yargeau

ResearcherChemical EngineeringMcGill University

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Viviane Yargeau

Researcher

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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23 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 NSERC), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Antibiotics Catalytic ozonation Contaminants of emerging concern Micropollutants Ozonation Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)Residual toxicity Transformation products

Latest papers

Wastewater analysis as a global toxicovigilance tool for the monitoring of new psychoactive substances.
Water research · 2026
Emerging Substances of Concern (ESoCs) to Consider as Priorities for Monitoring in Drinking Water and Municipal Wastewater.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology · 2026 · first author
Assessing the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 policy changes on stimulant use across 17 countries.
The International journal on drug policy · 2026

All 82 publications

Latest funding

Fish forever
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$159,908
Health Impacts of Pre-Conception and Early Childhood Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Non-target analysis of radicals in sonochemical and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$103,515

All 22 grants and awards

82 publications.

Wastewater analysis as a global toxicovigilance tool for the monitoring of new psychoactive substances.

Nadarajan D, Laimou-Geraniou M, Chappell A, Baduel C, Bijlsma L, Boogaerts T, Burgard DA, Castiglioni S, Ceolotto N, Driver EM, Sodre FF, Kassinos DF, Quintana HF, Gerber C, Gracia-Lor E, Gracia-Marín E, Halden RU, Heath E, Huchthausen J, Kasprzyk-Hordern B, Keller EL, Lai FY, Löve AS, Matias J, Ocenaskova V, Oh JE, Oluseyi T, Phung K, Pineda-Castro M, Psichoudaki M, Salgueiro-Gonzalez N, Silvino-Gomes C, Nascimento FMS, Subedi B, Thomaidis N, Van Wichelen N, Wang D, Yargeau V, Cresswell S, Mueller JF, Bade R

Water research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124847 PMID: 41167134

Emerging Substances of Concern (ESoCs) to Consider as Priorities for Monitoring in Drinking Water and Municipal Wastewater.

Yargeau V, Metcalfe CD

Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s00128-026-04227-w PMID: 41902935

Assessing the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 policy changes on stimulant use across 17 countries.

Boogaerts T, Quireyns M, Fransen E, Van Wichelen N, Chen S, Bade R, Tscharke B, Thai P, Salgueiro-Gonzalez N, Estévez-Danta A, Laak TT, Kankaanpää A, Psichoudaki M, Castiglioni S, Matias J, Gerber C, Ceolotto N, Santos MM, Quintana JB, McCormick S, Oberacher H, Emke E, Rousis N, Been F, Fatta-Kassinos D, Burgard D, Celma A, Reinstadler V, Keller EL, Simpson BS, Bijlsma L, Gunnar T, Chappell A, Vanaga D, Rudminienė O, Rasimaite B, Oliver L, Capela R, Kasprzyk-Hordern B, Yargeau V, Perez-Iratxeta C, Reis AS, Corthorn F, Galbán-Malagón C, Covaci A, van Nuijs ALN, Mueller JF

The International journal on drug policy2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2026.105507 PMID: 42731532

Acute Toxicity of 6PPDQ, 6PPD, and Other Transformation Products to a Freshwater Mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea, Barnes 1823).

Soucek DJ, Dorman RA, Steevens JA, Yargeau V, Pineda M, Metcalfe CD, Bennett ER

Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00128-025-04109-7 PMID: 41581105

Acute Toxicity of 4-hydroxydiphenylamine (4-HDPA) and N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone (6PPDQ), transformation products of 6PPD, to early instars of the mayfly, Neocloeon triangulifer.

Soucek DJ, Dorman RA, Steevens JA, Yargeau V, Pineda M, Bennett ER, Metcalfe CD

Environmental toxicology and chemistry2025

DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf062 PMID: 40178995

Relationship between stream size, watershed land use, and pesticide concentrations in headwater streams.

Toth J, Fugère V, Yargeau V

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123940 PMID: 38599268

Workflow to facilitate the detection of new psychoactive substances and drugs of abuse in influent urban wastewater.

Bade R, van Herwerden D, Rousis N, Adhikari S, Allen D, Baduel C, Bijlsma L, Boogaerts T, Burgard D, Chappell A, Driver EM, Sodre FF, Fatta-Kassinos D, Gracia-Lor E, Gracia-Marín E, Halden RU, Heath E, Jaunay E, Krotulski A, Lai FY, Löve ASC, O'Brien JW, Oh JE, Pasin D, Castro MP, Psichoudaki M, Salgueiro-Gonzalez N, Gomes CS, Subedi B, Thomas KV, Thomaidis N, Wang D, Yargeau V, Samanipour S, Mueller J

Journal of hazardous materials2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133955 PMID: 38457976

Occurrence and removal of legacy plasticizers and flame retardants through a drinking water treatment plant.

Struzina L, Pineda M, Yargeau V

The Science of the total environment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169333 PMID: 38097079

Study on the importance of the reductive degradation of GenX in its overall electrochemical degradation process on different cathode materials.

Hughes K, Pineda M, Omanovic S, Yargeau V

The Science of the total environment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168415 PMID: 37944604

Multiresidue method for the fast and efficient analysis of current-use pesticides in streambed sediments using pressurized liquid extraction.

Toth J, Yargeau V

The Science of the total environment2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167703 PMID: 37820802

Fish forever

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Buell, Mary-Claire MCB

Keywords: community engagement; ecotoxicology; environmental forensics; food security; freshwater fish; indigenous knowledge; marine fish; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances

$159,908

Health Impacts of Pre-Conception and Early Childhood Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Hales, Barbara F

Keywords: Assessment Of Chemical Toxicity; Chemical Regulations; Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals; Environmental Health; Exposure Assessment; Exposure During Pregnancy; Fetus/Infant Health; Pre-Conception Exposure

$25,000

Non-target analysis of radicals in sonochemical and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Boffito, Daria Camilla

$103,515

Ozone-based wastewater treatment for disinfection and removal of micropollutants

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yargeau, Viviane

Keywords: antibiotics; catalytic ozonation; contaminants of emerging concern; micropollutants; ozonation; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (pfas); residual toxicity; transformation products; wastewater treatment

$234,000

Market Assessment for Next-Generation Hydrological Sensor Technology

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Szkopek, Thomas

$11,250

NSERC CREATE training program in Persistent, Emerging, and Oil PoLlution incold marine Environments (PEOPLE CREATE)

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Chen, Bing B

Keywords: advanced treatment; emerging pollutants; fate and behaviors; health and community; marine and coastal environments; marine oil spills; nano/bio-technologies; policy and decision making; risk assessment; shoreline cleanup

$1,650,000

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Towards Responsible Replacements

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Team Grant: Environments and Health: Intersectoral Prev. Research - Agri-food

Principal investigators: Hales, Barbara F; Barton-Maclaren, Tara S; Bornman, Maria Susanna; Chevrier, Jonathan; Ellis, Jaye; Goodyer, Cynthia G; Maguire, Steve; Robaire, Bernard

Keywords: Drinking Water; Endocrine Disruption; Environmental Chemicals; Exposure Assessment; Food; Hazard Assessment; Prevention; Regulations And Policy

$1,989,540

Wastewater in small, rural communities: integrated sewage lagoon and ozone treatment

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Metcalfe, Chris

$478,800

Evidencing that improvements to wastewater treatment and use of fate models protect sources of drinking water

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yargeau, Viviane

$175,000

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Towards Responsible Replacements

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Team Grant: Environments and Health - LOI - Agri-food

Principal investigators: Hales, Barbara F; Barton-Maclaren, Tara S; Bornman, Maria Susanna; Chevrier, Jonathan; Goodyer, Cynthia G; Maguire, Steve; Robaire, Bernard

Keywords: Drinking Water; Endocrine Disruption; Environmental Chemicals; Exposure Assessment; Food; Hazard Assessment; Prevention; Regulations And Policy

$45,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Viviane Yargeau

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Wastewater analysis as a global toxicovigilance tool for the monitoring of new psychoactive substances.

Emerging Substances of Concern (ESoCs) to Consider as Priorities for Monitoring in Drinking Water and Municipal Wastewater.

Assessing the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 policy changes on stimulant use across 17 countries.

Acute Toxicity of 6PPDQ, 6PPD, and Other Transformation Products to a Freshwater Mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea, Barnes 1823).

Acute Toxicity of 4-hydroxydiphenylamine (4-HDPA) and N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone (6PPDQ), transformation products of 6PPD, to early instars of the mayfly, Neocloeon triangulifer.

Relationship between stream size, watershed land use, and pesticide concentrations in headwater streams.

Workflow to facilitate the detection of new psychoactive substances and drugs of abuse in influent urban wastewater.

Occurrence and removal of legacy plasticizers and flame retardants through a drinking water treatment plant.

Study on the importance of the reductive degradation of GenX in its overall electrochemical degradation process on different cathode materials.

Multiresidue method for the fast and efficient analysis of current-use pesticides in streambed sediments using pressurized liquid extraction.

Fish forever

Health Impacts of Pre-Conception and Early Childhood Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

Non-target analysis of radicals in sonochemical and advanced oxidation processes (AOPs)

Ozone-based wastewater treatment for disinfection and removal of micropollutants

Market Assessment for Next-Generation Hydrological Sensor Technology

NSERC CREATE training program in Persistent, Emerging, and Oil PoLlution incold marine Environments (PEOPLE CREATE)

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Towards Responsible Replacements

Wastewater in small, rural communities: integrated sewage lagoon and ozone treatment

Evidencing that improvements to wastewater treatment and use of fate models protect sources of drinking water

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Towards Responsible Replacements

Frequent collaborators

Holger Hintelmann

Jonathan Chevrier

Thomas Szkopek

Ryan Prosser

Milan Maric

Sasha Omanovic

Julie Robitaille

Bernard Robaire