Study of the elimination of more than 300 micropollutants in 25 StaRREs in Quebec - Results and discussions
Thu, Dec 04
|Webinar
Results for more than 300 micropollutants detected in effluents from 25 STARRE facilities in Quebec are presented—a project that will continue to include 42 facilities by the end of 2026.
Time & Location
Dec 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Webinar
About the event
SPEAKERS
Peter Vanrolleghem
Peter Vanrolleghem earned his degrees in bioengineering and environmental technology from Ghent University (Belgium). In 2006, he immigrated to Quebec as Canada Research Chair in Water Quality Modeling.
He is a full professor in the Department of Civil and Water Engineering at Laval University, and his research team, modelEAU, now consists of three postdoctoral fellows, ten doctoral students, and five master's students. He recently received the NSERC Donna Strickland Award for the social impact of his research in natural sciences and engineering.
Coline Milhau
PhD candidate in water engineering at Laval University. His project focuses on the assessment of the presence and fate of contaminants of emerging interest in StaRRE in Quebec. The objective is to know the different parameters influencing their elimination, in order to provide tools for managing this pollution and to help choose the most effective treatment and operating conditions.
WEBINAR SUMMARY
Following a characterization project led by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate Change, Wildlife, and Parks (MELCCFP) in collaboration with several municipalities, and whose preliminary analysis of the results was carried out by Laval University, results on more than 300 micropollutants detected in the effluents of 25 STARRE facilities in Quebec are presented—a project that will continue to include 42 facilities by the end of 2026. This new data, which is essential for informing the technological decisions that must be made by municipalities, provides a unique picture of the performance of micropollutant removal processes.
Join us for a CentrEau webinar presented by project researchers Coline Milhau and Peter Vanrolleghem from Laval University. A neutral, scientific, and accessible webinar designed to support municipalities at a pivotal moment for the future of wastewater treatment in Quebec.
EXCHANGES AND DISCUSSIONS
The webinar will conclude with a question and answer session with participants.