The Earth Observation System (EOS) provides the infrastructure needed to study and document ecosystems in the St. Lawrence River Valley (VFSL) in Quebec in order to develop a quantitative predictive model of system-wide interactions in the geobiosphère-climate of the region. A key aspect of EOS is its ability to include a combination of fixed facilities and a flexible mobile infrastructure to observe and analyze the Dynamic Terrestrial System (DES) in remote areas of Quebec. The VFSL climate is characterized by exceptional weather conditions (eg, ice storms), varied uses of land (urban, natural, etc.) and biodiversity flows (species loss and invasion).
The Yargeau Laboratory of Controlling Contaminants of Concern is located at McGill University and is funded by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). This state-of-the-art laboratory is the solution to any research need related to the presence, fate, and removal of contaminants in the wastewater treatment process. Equipements include: LC-HRMS ; Microtox; Accelerated solvent extraction system; Microwave extraction system; solide phase extraction.
The MiCEL laboratory specializes in the molecular and metagenomic analysis of microbial communities present in water management infrastructure.
The laboratory is capable of performing various analyses using DNA and RNA present in environmental samples including: PCR (polymerase chain reaction) analysis and quantification, in situ fluorescence microscopy Hybridization of 16S RNA (FISH), high throughput amplicon sequencing to analyze phylogenetic and functional diversity of communities, and metagenomic sequencing (shotgun sequencing).