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Air sampling
Specific objectives
2a- Hospital air sampling
a) Air sampling in hospital with special focus on carbapenemase-producing bacteria
b) Air samples analysis using qPCR and genome sequencing.
c) ARG identification using AI.
2b- Effluent discharge of wastewater treatment plants
a) Air sampling in wastewater treatment plants.
b) Air samples analysis using qPCR and genome sequencing.
c) ARG identification using Artificial Intelligence.
2c- Fisj farming
a) Air and water sampling in Québec province fish farms, with special focus on furunculosis disease and antimicrobial resistance plasmid pSN254b.
b) Study of ARG preferential aerosolisation in laboratory scale fish farm.
2d- Animal fonfinement buildings emissions
a) ARG emissions from swine and poultry barns.
b) Air samples collection inside, upwind and downwind.
c) Air flow rate measurement for emission calculation.
d) Comparison of farms in Saskatchewan and Québec provinces.
2e- Manure spreading
a) Measurement of ARG upwind and downwind during manure spreading.
b) Comparison of manure and spreading method.
c) Geolocalisation of source and air samplers.
d) Survey of surrounding for correlation with ARG concentration and odour perception.
Activity schedule
2a- Hospital air sampling
2022-04-28 to 2024-04-28
2b- Effluent discharge of wastewater treatment plants
2020-05-02 to 2022-05-01
2c- Fish farming
2020-05-03 to 2022-05-01
2d- Animal confinement buildings emissions
2020-05-03 to 2023-04-30
2e- Manure spreading
2020-05-03 to 2024-04-28
Involved members
Brenda Coleman
Collaborator
- Aim 2a Epidemiologist and assistant professor - University of Toronto
Allison McGeer
Collaborator
- Aim 2a Infectious disease epidemiologist and professor in Laboratory medicine and Pathobiology - University of Toronto
Steve Charette
Co-applicant
- Aim 2c Biochemist and a molecular and cellular biologist-Département de biochimie, de microbiologie et de bio-informatique-Université Laval
Supervises Ph.D. student: Alicia Durocher
Marie-Lou Gaucher
Co-applicant
- Aim 2d in Québec Assistant professor in the pathology and microbiology Department at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine- Université de Montréal
Shelley Kirychuk
Co-applicant
- Aimi 2d in Saskatchewan Industrial hygienist and associate. Professor- Department of Medicine -University of Saskatchewan
Stéphane Godbout
Co-applicant
- Aim 2e Researcher at the Research and development institute for the agri-environment (IRDA)
Caroline Duchaine
Principal researcher
marsh 11, 2021
Aims 2a, 2b, 2d et 2e
- Chaire de recherche du Canada sur les bioaérosols, Université Laval











