ValÉrie bÉcaert

Executive Director
(École Polytechnique de Montréal - Chemical Engineering Department)
valerie.becaert@polymtl.ca

Expertise :

• Ecotoxicological impact assessment
• LCIA, life cycle impact assessment methodology and adaptation to canadian context

Career path:

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, environmental specialization
Title: Développement d’une méthode de mesure de la stabilité fonctionnelle de sols pour l’évaluation de la santé de sols contaminés
Done at the NSERC Industrial Chair in Site Remediation and Management
ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL

Master in Chemical Engineering, environmental specialization
Title: Production et caractérisation d'un consortium microbien pour le traitement de sol contaminé aux produits de préservation du bois Done at the NSERC Industrial Chair in Site bioremediation
ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, biotechnology specialization
ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL

Publications et presentations:

Toffoletto L., Bécaert, V., Manneh R., Fréchette-Marleau S., Cadotte M., Deschênes L. "Comparison of two LCIA methods, TRACI and LUCAS, applied to a Canadian LCA study on soil remediation strategies". Soumis à Journal of Industrial Ecology.

Bécaert, V., Samson, R. et Deschênes, L. 2006. "Effect of 2,4-D contamination on soil functional stability evaluated using the Relative Soil Stability Index (RSSI)". Chemosphere. (on line first)

Bécaert, V., and Deschênes, L. 2006. "Using the concept of soil health to assess ecotoxicological impacts of pollutants on soil microflora". Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology. 188, 200-236 .

Bécaert, V., Beaulieu, M., Gagnon, J., Villemur, R., Deschênes, L., Samson, R. 2001. "Development of a microbial consortium from a contaminated soil which degrades pentachlorophenol and preserving oil". Bioremediation Journal. 5. 183-192.

Bécaert, V., Deschênes, L., Samson, R. 2000. "A simple method to evaluate the concentration of pentachlorophenol degraders in contaminated soils". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 184. 261-264.

Beaulieu, M., Becaert, V., Gagnon, J., Villemur, R., Deschênes, L. 2000. "Evolution of microbial diversity during activation of PCP-degrading activated soils". Microbial Ecology. 4. 345-355.

Bécaert, V., Bage, G.F., Cadotte, M., Samson, R. 2006. "Fuzzy life cycle evaluation: a tool to interpret qualitative information in streamlined LCA". In: Poc. Of 13th CRIP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. Duflou, J., Dewulf, W., Willems, B., Devoldere, T. Kathiloeke Universiteit Leven, Belgique.

Bécaert, V., Samson, R., Deschênes L. 2003 "Resilience of soil enzyme activity: a new method to asses long term soil remediation". In: Proc. Seventh Int. In situ and On site Bioremediation Symposium, Batelle Press.

Bécaert, V., Beaulieu, M., Gagnon, J., Villemur, R., Deschênes, L. et Samson, R. 1999. Activation of an indigenous microbial consortium for bioaugmentation of soil contaminated with wood-preservation compounds. In: Bioremediation of nitroaromatic and haloaromatic compounds. B. C. Alleman, A. Leeson. (Eds) Proc. Fifth Int. In situ and On site Bioremediation Symposium, Batelle Press. 89-94.

Chassé, R., Deschênes, L., Giroux, M., Bastien, C., Jean, L., Bécaert, V., Martineau, G., Côté, G., 2006. Développement d'une méthode d'évaluation de la mobilité et biodisponibilité des éléments traces métalliques d'un sol. Platform presentation 10th conference of Chapitre St-Laurent SETAC-SRA. Quebec, june 1 and 2 2006.

Frechette-Marleau, S., Bécaert, V., Margni, M., Samson, R., Deschênes, L. 2006. Adaptation au contexte canadien des modèles de caractérisation pour l'acidification et la formation d'ozone photochimique utilisés en analyse de cycle de vie. Platform presentation 10th conference of Chapitre St-Laurent SETAC-SRA. Quebec, june 1 and 2 2006

Toffoletto, L.., Manneh, R., Cadotte, M., Bécaert, V. and Deschênes, L. 2005 .Using TRACI or LUCAS in a North-American LCA study; does it make a difference? Contamianted site case study. Poster presentation,, LCM 2005, 2nd International Conference on Lyfe Cycle Management, Barcelona, September 5-7,2005.

Bécaert, V., Samson, R., and Deschênes, L. 2005. The Relative Soil Stability Index (RSSI) – A method to evaluate the functional health of soil’s microbial flora. Platform presentation, SETAC Europe 15th Annual Meeting, Lille (France), May 22-26 2005.

Bécaert, V., Sansom, R., and Deschênes, L.. 2005. Relationship between the stabilities of soil microbial diversity and functional capacities following a thermal perturbation. Poster presentation, SETAC Europe 15th Annual Meeting, Lille (France), May 22-26 2005

Bécaert, V. Chassé, R., Giroux, M. Côté, G. Bastien, C., and Deschênes, L. 2004. Développement d'une méthode d'évaluation de la mobilité et de la biodisponibilité des éléments traces métalliques (ETM) d'un sol. Platform presentation. 8th conference Chapitre ST-Laurent SETAC-SRA. Quebec (Quebec Canada), June 3 -4, 2004.

Bécaert,V., Volat, B., Deschênes, L. and Montuelle, B. 2004 Évaluation de la stabilité fonctionelle de la microflora de sols suite à une perturbation thermique. Poster presentation. 8th conference of Chapitre ST-Laurent SETAC-SRA. Quebec (Quebec, Canada), June 3-4, 2004.

Bécaert, V., Samson, R. and Deschênes, L. 2003. The relation between genetic diversity, stability of soil enzymatic activity and contaminated soil health. Platform presentation International conference Enzymes in the Environment: Activity, Ecology and Application, Prague (Tcheck republic), July 14-17, 2003.

Bécaert, V., Samson, R. and Deschênes, L. 2003. Resilience of soil enzyme activity: a new method to asses long term soil remediation. Poster presentation. 7th symposium In Situ and On-Site bioremediation, Orlando (Florida, USA), June 2-5, 2003.

Bécaert, V., Samson, R. and Deschênes, L. 2003. La stabilité des fonctions enzymatique: Une nouvelle méthode pour évaluer la qualité d’une restauration. Platform presentation. 7th conference Chapitre St-Laurent SETAC-SRA. Montreal (Quebec, Canada), May 15 -16, 2003.

Bécaert, V. and Deschênes, L. 2000. Comparison of the microbial population change during bioaugmentation and biostimulation of a soil contaminated with wood preservation compounds. Poster presentation. 100th meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. Los Angeles (California, USA), May 21-25, 2000.

Bécaert, V., Beaulieu, M., Gagnon, J., Villemur, R., Deschênes, L. and Samson, R. 1999. Activation of an indigenous microbial consortium for bioaugmentation of soil contaminated with wood-preservation compounds. Platform presentation. 5th symposium In Situ and On-Site bioremediation, San Diego (California, USA), April 19-22, 1999.