Georges Thériault, M.Sc.

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Research professional in agri-environment

My work consists in leading water management and water quality research and development studies on agricultural land to improve the agroecosystem's productivity and sustainability.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Quebec Research and Development Centre (Quebec)

Current research and/or projects

My research and development activities and collaborations aim principally at developing and promoting beneficial management practices with the agricultural producers to better manage and protect the water resource.

Research and/or project statements

  • Science, adoption and adaptation of pesticide rinsate biobeds to support Canadian agro-ecosystems​ resiliency and to protect water resources. (2018-2021).
  • Assessment of the efficiency of stormwater ponds in intercepting pesticides (herbicides, insecticides and fungicides) and nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) from surface runoff and tile-drain water in the St. Pierre Lake Basin in support of the St. Lawrence Action Plan. (2016-2021).
  • Interdisciplinary research laboratories in resilient agri-ecosystems: Frelighsburg, Sherbrooke and Missisquoi Bay. (2017-2020).

Education and awards

1985 - Bachelor in Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton (NB)

1991 - Master in Biochemistry, Université de Moncton, Moncton (NB)

1993 - Bachelor in Agronomy (soil-plant), Université Laval, Québec (QC)

Key publications

  1. Allaire, S.E., van Bochove, E., Denault, J.T., Dadfar, H., Thériault, G., Charles, A., de Jong, R. (2011). Preferential pathways of phosphorus movement from agricultural land to water bodies in the canadian great lakes basin: A predictive tool. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, [online] 91(3), 361-374. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjss09121

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  2. van Bochove, E., Denault, J.T., Leclerc, M.L., Thériault, G., Dechmi, F., Allaire, S.E., Rousseau, A.N., Drury, C.F. (2011). Temporal trends of risk of water contamination by phosphorus from agricultural land in the great lakes watersheds of Canada. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, [online] 91(3), 443-453. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/cjss09122

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  3. van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., and Denault, J.-T. (Eds.) (2010). Indicator of Risk of Water Contamination by Phosphorus (IROWC-P). A Handbook for presenting the IROWC-P Algorithms., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC). (Handbook)

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  4. van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., Denault, J.-T., Dechmi, F., Rousseau, A.N., and Allaire, S.E. (2010). "Phosphorus.", in Eilers, W., MacKay, R., Graham, L., and Lefebvre, A. (eds.) - Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture: Agri-Environmental Indicator Report Series. Report #3//L'agriculture écologiquement durable au Canada : Série sur les indicateurs agroenvironnementaux - Rapport no. 3, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC), Chapter 13, pp. 87-93.

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  5. van Bochove, É., Vanrolleghem, P.A., Chambers, P.A., Novotna, B., and Thériault, G. (Eds.) (2010). Proceedings of the 14th International Conference, IWA Diffuse Pollution Specialist Group. September 12-17, 2010, Beaupré, Québec, Canada., IWA Diffuse Pollution Specialist Group, Conférence sur la pollution diffuse 2010 inc., Québec, Canada. (Book)

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  6. van Bochove, É., Denault, J.-T., Novotna, B., Thériault, G., Bossé, C., Savard, M.M., Nolin, M.C., Corriveau, J., and Dechmi, F. (2010). "Relationships between watershed-scale landscape, hydrology and agricultural practices towards surface and ground water quality improvement: the Bras d’Henri River, Quebec, Canada.", 14th IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Beaupré, QC, Canada, September 12-17, 2010.

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  7. van Bochove, É., Topp, E., Thériault, G., Denault, J.-T., Allaire, S.E., Dechmi, F., and Rousseau, A.N. (2010). "Coliforms.", in Eilers, W., MacKay, R., Graham, L., and Lefebvre, A. (eds.) - Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture: Agri-Environmental Indicator Report Series. Report #3//L'agriculture écologiquement durable au Canada : Série sur les indicateurs agroenvironnementaux - Rapport n° 3, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC), Chapter 14, pp. 94-100.

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  8. Su, J.J., van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., and Auclair, J.-C. (2010). "Phosphorus Bioavailability in Bed and Suspended Sediments in an Agricultural Intensive Catchment.", 14th IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Beaupré, QC, Canada, September 12-17, 2010.

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  9. Dadfar, H., Allaire, S.E., Bochove, E.v., Denault, J.T., Thériault, G., Charles, A. (2010). Likelihood of burrow flow in Canadian agricultural lands, 386(1-4), 142-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.016

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  10. Dadfar, H., Allaire, S.E., De Jong, R., Van Bochove, E., Denault, J.T., Thériault, G., Dechmi, F. (2010). Development of a method for estimating the likelihood of crack flow in Canadian agricultural soils at the landscape scale, 90(1), 129-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJSS09066

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  11. Su, J.J., van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., Novotna, B., Khaldoune, J., Denault, J.-T., Zhou, J., Nolin, M.C., Bernier, M., Benoy, G.A., Xing, Z.S., and Chow, L. (2009). "Impact of spring melt on phosphorus and sediment losses in agricultural watersheds of Eastern Canada.", 25e Congrès de l'Est du Canada de Recherche sur la Qualité de l'Eau / 25th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, University of Ottawa/Université d’Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, October 30, 2009.

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  12. van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., Zhou, J., Khaldoune, J., Denault, J.-T., Perrodin, H., and Nolin, M.C. (2008). "Characterization of Phosphorus Transport at Spring Melt in Small Agricultural Watersheds of Eastern Canada.", 63rd Annual International Conference of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS): Hydrology, Climate Change and the Bio-economy, JW Marriott Starr Pass, Tucson, AZ, USA, July 26-30, 2008, pp. 39.

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  13. van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., Dechmi, F., Leclerc, M.-L., and Goussard, N. (2007). "Indicator of risk of water contamination by phosphorus: Temporal trends for the Province of Quebec from 1981 to 2001.", Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 87(Spec. Issue), pp. 121-128. doi : 10.4141/S06-067

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  14. van Bochove, É., Savard, M.M., Thériault, G., Cherif, R., Ziadi, N., and MacLeod, J.A. (2007). "Nitrogen fertilizer impact on the Wilmot watershed aquifer in Prince Edward Island, Canada.", Water Science and Technology, 56(1), pp. 243-251. doi : 10.2166/wst.2007.458

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  15. Fortin, G., van Bochove, E., Jones, H.G., Thériault, G., Bernier, M. (2007). The simultaneous determination of air permeability and gas diffusion through ice layers in the field, 38(3), 203-210. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/nh.2007.008

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  16. van Bochove, É., Savard, M.M., Thériault, G., Cherif, R., Ziadi, N., and MacLeod, J.A. (2006). "Nitrogen fertilizer impact on the Wilmot watershed aquifer in Prince-Edward Island, Canada.", 10th IWA International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and Eutrophication, Istanbul, Turkey, September 18-20, 2006, pp. 8.

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  17. van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., Dechmi, F., Leclerc, M.-L., and Goussard, N. (2006). "Indicator of Risk of Water Contamination by Phosphorus from Canadian agricultural land.", Water Science and Technology, 53, pp. 303-310.

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  18. Nolin, M.C., van Bochove, É., Leclerc, M.-L., Dechmi, F., and Thériault, G. (2006). "The Significance of Soil Variability across Twin Watersheds in Assessing the Impact of Agricultural Practices on Water Quality within the Bras d’Henri Basin, Quebec, Canada.", Workshop of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS): Managing Agricultural Landscapes for Environmental Quality: Strengthening the Science Base, The Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, MO, USA, October 11-13, 2006.

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  19. Topp, E., van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., Dechmi, F., and Lapen, D.R. (2005). "Pathogens.", in Lefebvre, A., Eilers, W.D. and Chunn, B. (eds.) - Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture: Agri-Environmental Indicator Report Series. Report #2/L'agriculture écologiquement durable au Canada : Série sur les indicateurs agroenvironnementaux - Rapport n° 2, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC), Chapter 20, pp. 138-139.

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  20. van Bochove, É., Thériault, G., Dechmi, F., and Leclerc, M.-L. (2005). "Phosphorus.", in Lefebvre, A., Eilers, W.D. and Chunn, B. (eds.) - Environmental Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture: Agri-Environmental Indicator Report Series. Report #2/L'agriculture écologiquement durable au Canada : Série sur les indicateurs agroenvironnementaux - Rapport n° 2, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)/Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada (AAC), Chapter 18, pp. 124-135.

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Contact

Research facility

Quebec Research and Development Centre
2560 Hochelaga Boulevard
Québec, QC G1V 2J3
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Agriculture-environment interactions
Agriculture›Agro-Ecosystem productivity and health
Agriculture›Water›Water management
Agriculture›Water›Water quality
Agriculture›Water›Water resource management
Environment›Pollution & Waste›Agricultural›Pesticides and herbicides
Environment›Water›Rain & Stormwater›Treatment

Language

English
French