Michèle Prévost, Polytechnique Montréal

Research

building water quality building water systems commissioning corrosion hot water system lead and copper legionella QMRA

Latest papers

Foresight 2035: a perspective on the next decade of research on the management of Legionella spp. in engineered aquatic environments.
FEMS microbiology reviews · 2025
Tenets of a holistic approach to drinking water-associated pathogen research, management, and communication.
Water research · 2022
Innovative approach and design for environmental protection from arising threats.
Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Improved design and operations of building water systems to reduce health risks caused by water & energy conservation and extended shutdowns
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$208,000
Résilience des infrastructures d'eau potable de la source au robinet
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$3,999,999
Integrated management of Legionella risk in cooling towers by rapid detection, innovative treatment and prevention of transmission
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$1,036,509

All 28 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Foresight 2035: a perspective on the next decade of research on the management of Legionella spp. in engineered aquatic environments.

Hammes F, Gabrielli M, Cavallaro A, Eichelberg A, Barigelli S, Bigler M, Faucher SP, Füchslin HP, Gaia V, Gomez-Valero L, Grimard-Conea M, Haas CN, Hamilton KA, Healy HG, Héchard Y, Julian T, Kieper L, Lauper U, Lefebvre X, Mäusezahl D, Ortiz C, Pereira A, Prevost M, Quon H, Roy S, Silva AR, Sylvestre É, Tang L, Reyes EV, van der Wielen PWJJ, Waak M

FEMS microbiology reviews2025

DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuaf022 PMID: 40424003

02

Tenets of a holistic approach to drinking water-associated pathogen research, management, and communication.

Proctor C, Garner E, Hamilton KA, Ashbolt NJ, Caverly LJ, Falkinham JO, Haas CN, Prevost M, Prevots DR, Pruden A, Raskin L, Stout J, Haig SJ

Water research2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117997 PMID: 34999316

03

Innovative approach and design for environmental protection from arising threats.

Nardo AD, Creaco E, Manakou V, Musmarra D, Prevost M

Environmental science and pollution research international2021Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14002-5 PMID: 33881697

04

Low-level bromate analysis in drinking water by ion chromatography with optimized suppressed conductivity cell current followed by a post-column reaction and UV/Vis detection.

Fotsing M, Barbeau B, Prevost M

Journal of environmental science and health. Part A, Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering2011Senior author

DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.542401 PMID: 21391036

Improved design and operations of building water systems to reduce health risks caused by water & energy conservation and extended shutdowns

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Prévost, Michèle

Keywords: building water quality; water and energy conservation; legionella; lead and copper; stagnation; building water systems; corrosion; commissioning; qmra; hot water system

$208,000

Résilience des infrastructures d'eau potable de la source au robinet

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Prévost, Michèle M

Keywords: adsorption; apprentissage-machine; biofilm; changements globaux; eaux potables; eaux urbaines; hydrocarbures; micropolluants; plomb; protection des sources

$3,999,999

Integrated management of Legionella risk in cooling towers by rapid detection, innovative treatment and prevention of transmission

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Prévost, Michèle M

$1,036,509

Aptamer-based surface plasmon resonance detection of legionella pneumophila in water systems _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Tabrizian, Maryam

$469,900

Re-engineering of the hospital sink environment to reduce transmission of multi-drug resistant opportunistic pathogens

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Prévost, Michèle

$313,116

Appui au fonctionnement et à l?entretien du parc d?équipements du Centre de recherche, développement et validation des technologies et procédés de traitement des eaux (CREDEAU)

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Barbeau, Benoit

$300,000

Re-engineering of the hospital sink environment to reduce transmission of multi-drug resistant opportunistic pathogens

Nominated PICIHR2017Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Prévost, Michèle; Brunet, Fabrice; Deziel, Eric; Quach-Thanh, Caroline

Keywords: Healthcare Associated Infections; Sink Design (Faucet, Aerator, Drain); Sink Generated Bioaerosols; Waterborne Opportunistic Pathogens

$306,167

Green infrastructure for sustainable source water protection

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dorner, Sarah

$153,000

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

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Dorner, Sarah

$560,940

COLITREND: Monitoring E. COLI dynamics at high temporal resolution in Canadian drinking water supplies using autonomous online measurement technology

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Dorner, Sarah

$292,785

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

Frequent collaborators

Benoit Barbeau

Génies civil, géologique et des mines

1 shared papers, latest 2011

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: building water quality Dear Professor Prévost, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Foresight 2035: a perspective on the next decade of research on the management of Legionella spp. in engineered aquatic environments." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Improved design and operations of building water systems to reduce health risks caused by water & energy conservation and extended shutdowns" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]