Elodie Passeport - Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

Assistant Professor

Canada Research Chair in Environmental Engineering and Stable Isotopes

Background

Professor Elodie Passeport's research involves developing analytical tools based on stable isotope to study the behavior of organic chemicals in surface water environments such as rivers and lakes. Her research context spans from contaminated groundwater, wastewaters, industrial and agricultural effluents, to radiological pollution.

Results gained through this research is used by industrial partners to assess risk factors when contaminants enter a site, and to develop comprehensive remediation schemes that can more fully address environmental and health requirements.

Education and Affiliations

2006: MSc, Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences, Toulouse, France
2007: MSc, Continental Environment, AgroParisTech, Paris, France
2010: PhD, Water Sciences, AgroParisTech, Paris, France

Honours & awards

2015 – 2020: Canada Research Chair Tier II in Environmental Engineering and Stable Isotopes

2012: PHYTOPHARMA award, delivered by the French Group on Pesticides.

For more information please visit Elodie's personal website:
http://www.labs.chem-eng.utoronto.ca/passeport/

Research Interests

My research focuses on the fate and removal of emerging contaminants from the environment in natural and engineered systems.

Teaching

Course Code	Title & Description	Session	Day(s)	Start Time	End	Section
CIV1399H LEC0909	Special Studies in Civil Engineering - Treatment Wetlands Special Studies in Civil Engineering - Treatment Wetlands This course introduces the functioning and design of wetlands for water quality improvement. We will review the historical development of constructed wetlands from ecological engineering principles, the typical surface flow and subsurface flow wetlands, and the more recent unit process wetland design approach. We will cover treatment wetland hydrology, hydraulics, biogeochemical processes, and the role of vegetation. The course presents the fate of the main class of contaminants in treatment wetlands, including: suspended solids, biological oxygen demand, nitrogen species, phosphorus, metals and metalloids, trace organic chemicals such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. Students should have some background in environmental engineering, including inorganic and organic chemistry, hydrology, and water treatment processes. The course will be approximately half descriptive and half analytical. Special studies courses are offered when a professor is available to instruct on a new or unusual topic. Each topic offered constitutes one normal half-course. Special studies course codes may be taken more than once provided that the topic is different each time.	Winter 2020	Monday	10:00	12:00	909
CIV541H	Environmental Biotechnology Environmental Biotechnology Principles involved in the design and operation of biologically-based treatment facilities are covered with considerations for energy efficiency and sustainability. The course includes water / wastewater biological unit operations, advanced treatment, sludge processing and composting, natural treatment systems and specialized bioengineered systems such as groundwater remediation and biological air treatment. Prerequisite: CIV342H1 or equivalent. View full course description in the Engineering Undergrad Academic Calendar.	Fall 2019	Scheduled by the Office of the Faculty Registrar.

News Mentions

Profile: The Institute for Water Innovation

Water plays a critical role in our lives. According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) “the total usable freshwater supply for ecosystems and humans is 200,000 km3 of water, which accounts for only 0.01 per cent of all water on earth.” By 2050 global water demand is projected to increase by 50 per cent… Read more »

Six engineering innovations get a boost from NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants

This story originally posted on Engineering News. New funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) will advance U of T Engineering research in sustainable energy, telecommunications and more. On March 1, NSERC announced six Strategic Partnership Grants to help U of T engineers address some of the greatest challenges facing Canada and… Read more »

Contact

Elodie Passeport
Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering
University of Toronto
35 St. George St.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5S 1A4

Office: GB319F

Tel: 416-978-5747
Fax: 416-978-6813

elodie.passeport@utoronto.ca