Areas of expertise
Environmental microbiology , Elimination of pathogenic microorganisms in water and their effects on human health , Public health
- Adjunct Professor
Phone
450-687-5010
E-mail
pierre.payment@inrs.ca
Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie Research Centre
531 des Prairies Blvd.
Laval, Quebec H7V 1B7
CANADA
Publications
LALANCETTE, C., PAPINEAU, I., PAYMENT, P., DORNER, S., SERVAIS, P., BARBEAU, B., DI GIOVANNI, G. D. & PREVOST, M. (2014)
Changes in Escherichia coli to Cryptosporidium ratios for various fecal pollution sources and drinking water intakes,
Water Research, 55C, 150-161
VUONG, N. M., VILLEMUR, R., PAYMENT, P., BROUSSEAU, R., TOPP, E. & MASSON, L. (2013)
Fecal source tracking in water using a mitochondrial DNA microarray,
Water Research, 47, 1, 16-30
LEVALLOIS, P., CHEVALIER, P., GINGRAS, S., DÉRY, P., PAYMENT, P., MICHEL, P. & RODRIGUEZ, M. (2014)
Risk of Infectious Gastroenteritis in Young Children Living in Quebec Rural Areas with Intensive Animal Farming: Results of a Case-Control Study (2004-2007),
Zoonoses and Public Health, 61, 1, 28-38
SAUVÉ, S., ABOULFADL, K., DORNER, S., PAYMENT, P., DESCHAMPS, G. & PRÉVOST, M. (2012)
Fecal coliforms, caffeine and carbamazepine in stormwater collection systems in a large urban area
Chemosphere , 86, 2, 118-123
PANG, X. L., LEE, B. E., PABBARAJU, K., GABOS, S., CRAIK, S., PAYMENT, P. & NEUMANN, N. (2012)
Pre-analytical and analytical procedures for the detection of enteric viruses and enterovirus in water samples
Journal of Virological Methods , 184, 1-2, 77-83p
PAYMENT, P. & LOCAS, A. (2011)
Pathogens in water: value and limits of correlation with microbial indicators
Ground Water , 49, 1, 4-11
HANFELT, J. J., LI, R., PAN, Y. & PAYMENT, P. (2011)
Robust inference for sparse cluster-correlated count data
Journal of Multivariate Analysis , 102, 1, 182-192
CALDWELL, J., PAYMENT, P. & VILLEMUR, R. (2011)
Mitochondrial DNA as Source Tracking Markers of Fecal Contamination . In: HAGEDORN, C., BLANCH, A. R. & HARWOOD, V. J. (Eds.)
Microbial Source Tracking: Methods, Applications, and Case Studies. Springer New York, 229-250
LOCAS, A., MARTINEZ, V. & PAYMENT, P. (2010)
Removal of human enteric viruses and indicator microorganisms from domestic wastewater by aerated lagoons
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 56, 2, 188-194
KABORÉ, H., MICHEL, P., LEVALLOIS, P., DÉRY, P., PAYMENT, P. & LEBEL, G. (2010)
A descriptive review of selected nonviral enteric illnesses reported in children in Quebec between 1999 and 2006
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology , 21, 2, e92-e98
KABORE, H., LEVALLOIS, P., MICHEL, P., PAYMENT, P., DERY, P. & GINGRAS, S. (2010)
Association between potential zoonotic enteric infections in children and environmental risk factors in Quebec, 1999-2006
Zoonoses Public Health , 57, 7-8, e195-205
BESNER, M. C., EBACHER, G., JUNG, B. S., KARNEY, B., LAVOIE, J., PAYMENT, P. & PRÉVOST, M. (2010)
Negative pressures in full-scale distribution system: Field investigation, modelling, estimation of intrusion volumes and risk for public health
Drinking Water Engineering and Science , 3, 2, 101-106
BESNER, M. C., BROSÉUS, R., LAVOIE, J., DI GIOVANNI, G., PAYMENT, P. & PRÉVOST, M. (2010)
Pressure monitoring and characterization of external sources of contamination at the site of the payment drinking water epidemiological studies
Environmental Science and Technology , 44, 1, 269-277
ALLEN, M. J., PAYMENT, P. & CLANCY, J. L. (2010)
Rapid microbial methods can improve public health protection
Journal / American Water Works Association , 102, 8, 44-51
ST-PIERRE, C., LEVALLOIS, P., GINGRAS, S., PAYMENT, P. & GIGNAC, M. (2009)
Risk of diarrhea with adult residents of municipalities with significant livestock production activities
Journal of Public Health , 31, 2, 278-285
KORTBAOUI, R., LOCAS, A., IMBEAU, M., PAYMENT, P. & VILLEMUR, R. (2009)
Universal mitochondrial PCR combined with species-specific dot-blot assay as a source-tracking method of human, bovine, chicken, ovine, and porcine in fecal-contaminated surface water
Water Research , 43, 7, 2002-2010
BICHAI, F., BARBEAU, B. & PAYMENT, P. (2009)
Protection against UV disinfection of E. coli bacteria and B. subtilis spores ingested by C. elegans nematodes
Water Research , 43, 14, 3397-3406
LOCAS, A., DEMERS, J. & PAYMENT, P. (2008)
Evaluation of photoreactivation of Escherichia coli and enterococci after UV disinfection of municipal wastewater
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 54, 11, 971-975u
LOCAS, A., BARTHE, C., MARGOLIN, A. B. & PAYMENT, P. (2008)
Groundwater microbiological quality in Canadian drinking water municipal wells
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 54, 6, 472-478
BICHAI, F., PAYMENT, P. & BARBEAU, B. (2008)
Protection of waterborne pathogens by higher organisms in drinking water: a review
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 54, 7, 509-524
BESNER, M. C., LAVOIE, J., MORISSETTE, C., PAYMENT, P. & PRÉVOST, M. (2008)
Effect of water main repairs on water quality
Journal / American Water Works Association , 100, 7, 95-109
ST-PIERRE, C., GINGRAS, S., LEVALLOIS, P., PAYMENT, P. & GIGNAC, M. (2007.)
Prévalence de la diarrhée dans les municipalités exposées aux épandages de lisier de porc.
Institut national de santé publique, Québec ,
PAYMENT, P. (2007)
Cultivation and assay of animal viruses . In: HURST, C. J., CRAWFORD, R. L., GARLAND, J. L., LIPSON, D. A., MILLS, A. L. & STETZENBACH, L. D. (Eds.)
Manual of Environmental Microbiology (3rd Edition). 93-100
LOCAS, A., BARTHE, C., BARBEAU, B., CARRIRE, A. & PAYMENT, P. (2007)
Virus occurrence in municipal groundwater sources in Quebec, Canada
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 53, 6, 688-694
DORNER, S. M., ANDERSON, W. B., GAULIN, T., CANDON, H. L., SLAWSON, R. M., PAYMENT, P. & HUCK, P. M. (2007)
Pathogen and indicator variability in a heavily impacted watershed
Journal of Water and Health , 5, 2, 241-257
CARTIER, C., BARBEAU, B., BESNER, M. C., PAYMENT, P. & PREVOST, M. (2007)
Optimization of the detection of the spores of aerobic spore-forming bacteria (ASFB) in environmental conditions
Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology—AQUA , 56, 3, 191-202
CARON, E., CHEUREFILS, G., BARBEAU, B., PAYMENT, P. & PREVOST, M. (2007)
Impact of microparticles on UV disinfection of indigenous aerobic spores
Water Research , 41, 19, 4546-4556
PAYMENT, P. & PINTAR, K. (2006)
Waterborne pathogens: A critical assessment of methods, results and data analysis
Revue des Sciences de l’Eau , 19, 3, 233-245
MAYNARD, C., BERTHIAUME, F., LEMARCHAND, K., HAREL, J., PAYMENT, P., BAYARDELLE, P., MASSON, L. & BROUSSEAU, R. (2005)
Waterborne pathogen detection by use of oligonucleotide-based microarrays
Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 71, 12, 8548-8557
MARTELLINI, A., PAYMENT, P. & VILLEMUR, R. (2005)
Use of eukaryotic mitochondrial DNA to differentiate human, bovine, porcine and ovine sources in fecally contaminated surface water
Water Research , 39, 4, 541-548
LEVALLOIS, P. & PAYMENT, P. (2005)
Well-water maintenance
Canadian Medical Association Journal , 173, 9, 1067-1067
LEMARCHAND, K., BERTHIAUME, F., MAYNARD, C., HAREL, J., PAYMENT, P., BAYARDELLE, P., MASSON, L. & BROUSSEAU, R. (2005)
Optimization of microbial DNA extraction and purification from raw wastewater samples for downstream pathogen detection by microarrays
Journal of Microbiological Methods , 63, 2, 115-126
STELMA JR, G. N., LYE, D. J., SMITH, B. G., MESSER, J. W. & PAYMENT, P. (2004)
Rare occurrence of heterotrophic bacteria with pathogenic potential in potable water
International Journal of Food Microbiology , 92, 3, 249-254
PAYMENT, P. & ROBERTSON, S. (2004)
The microbiology of piped distribution systems and public health . In: AINSWORTH, R. (Ed.)
Safe piped water: managing microbial water quality in piped distribution systems. London UK, IWA Publishing, 1-18
PAYMENT, P. & GEHR, R. (2004)
Impact de la désinfection des eaux traitées de la Station d’épuration de la Ville de Montréal sur la qualité des eaux à vocation récréative en aval du rejet. [Impact of the disinfection of treated wastewaters from the city of Montreal treatment plant on the quality of receiving waters for recreational activities downstream from the discharge source]
Vecteur Environnement , 37, 1, 54-64
PAYMENT, P. (2003)
Health effects of water consumption and water quality .
Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology. 209-219
HRUDEY, S. E., PAYMENT, P., HUCK, P. M., GILLHAM, R. W. & HRUDEY, E. J. (2003)
A fatal waterborne disease epidemic in Walkerton, Ontario: comparison with other waterborne outbreaks in the developed world
Water Science and Technology , 47, 3, 7-14
GUY, R. A., PAYMENT, P., KRULL, U. J. & HORGEN, P. A. (2003)
Real-time PCR for quantification of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in environmental water samples and sewage
Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 69, 9, 5178-5185
GEHR, R., WAGNER, M., VEERASUBRAMANIAN, P. & PAYMENT, P. (2003)
Disinfection efficiency of peracetic acid, UV and ozone after enhanced primary treatment of municipal wastewater
Water Research , 37, 19, 4573-4586
PAYMENT, P. (2002)
Cultivation and assay of animal viruses . In: HURST, C. J., CRAWFORD, R. L., GARLAND, J. L., LIPSON, D. A., MILLS, A. L., STETZENBACH, L. D. (Ed.)
Manual of Environmental Microbiology (2nd Edition). 84-91
HRUDEY, S. E., HUCK, P. M., PAYMENT, P., GILLHAM, R. W. & HRUDEY, E. J. (2002)
Walkerton: Lessons learned in comparison with waterborne outbreaks in the developed world
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science , 1, 6, 397-407
PAYMENT, P., PLANTE, R. & CEJKA, P. (2001)
Removal of indicator bacteria, human enteric viruses, Giardia cysts, and Cryptosporidium oocysts at a large wastewater primary treatment facility
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 47, 3, 188-193
PAYMENT, P., BERTE, A., PRÉVOST, M., MTNARD, B. & BARBEAU, B. (2001)
Occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms in the Saint Lawrence River (Canada) and comparison of health risks for populations using it as their source of drinking water (vol 46, pg 565, 2000)
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 47, 10, 965-967
PAYMENT, P. (2001)
Transmission of gastrointestinal diseases: Hygiene as the final barrier
American journal of infection control , 29, 4, 218-221
CARABIN, H., GYORKOS, T. W., JOSEPH, L., PAYMENT, P. & SOTO, J. C. (2001)
Comparison of methods to analyse imprecise faecal coliform count data from environmental samples
Epidemiology and Infection , 126, 2, 181-190
PAYMENT, P., BERTE, A., PRÉVOST, M., MÉNARD, B. & BARBEAU, B. (2000)
Occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms in the Saint Lawrence river (Canada) and comparison of health risks for populations using it as their source of drinking water
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 46, 6, 565-576
PAYMENT, P. (1999)
Poor efficacy of residual chlorine disinfectant in drinking water to inactivate waterborne pathogens in distribution systems
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 45, 8, 709-715
CARABIN, H., GYORKOS, T. W., SOTO, J. C., JOSEPH, L., PAYMENT, P. & COLLET, J. P. (1999)
Effectiveness of a training program in reducing infections in toddlers attending day care centers
Epidemiology , 10, 3, 219-227
BEAUDEAU, P., PAYMENT, P., BOURDERONT, D., MANSOTTE, F., BOUDHABAY, O., LAUBIES, B. & VERDIÈRE, J. (1999)
A time series study of anti-diarrheal drug sales and tap-water quality
International Journal of Environmental Health Research , 9, 4, 293-311
PAYMENT, P. & HARTEMANN, P. (1998)
Health effects associated with drinking water [Les contaminants de l’eau et leurs effets sur la santé]
Revue des Sciences de l’Eau , 11, SPEC. ISS., 199-210
CUBITT, W. D., GREEN, K. Y. & PAYMENT, P. (1998)
Prevalence of antibodies to the Hawaii strain of human calicivirus as measured by a recombinant protein based immunoassay
Journal of Medical Virology , 54, 2, 135-139
BARBEAU, J., GAUTHIER, C. & PAYMENT, P. (1998)
Biofilms, infectious agents, and dental unit waterlines: a review
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 44, 11, 1019-1028
PAYMENT, P., SIEMIATYCKI, J., RICHARDSON, L., RENAUD, G., FRANCO, E. & PRÉVOST, M. (1997)
A prospective epidemiological study of gastrointestinal health effects due to the consumption of drinking water
International Journal of Environmental Health Research , 7, 1, 5-31
PAYMENT, P., BERTE, A. & FLEURY, C. (1997)
Sources of variation in isolation rate of Giardia lamblia cysts and their homogeneous distribution in river water entering a water treatment plant
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 43, 7, 687-689
PAYMENT, P. (1997)
Epidemiology of endemic gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases: Incidence, fraction attributable to tap water and costs to society
Water Science and Technology , 35, 11-12, 7-10
PAYMENT, P. (1995)
Health significance of bacterial regrowth in drinking water
Revue des Sciences de l’Eau , 8, 3, 301-305
PAYMENT, P., FRANCO, E. & SHAY FOUT, G. (1994)
Incidence of Norwalk virus infections during a prospective epidemiological study of drinking water related gastrointestinal illness
Canadian Journal of Microbiology , 40, 10, 805-809
PAYMENT, P., COFFIN, E. & PAQUETTE, G. (1994)
Blood agar to detect virulence factors in tap water heterotrophic bacteria
Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 60, 4, 1179-1183
PAYMENT, P. & FRANCO, E. (1993)
Clostridium perfringens and somatic coliphages as indicators of the efficiency of drinking water treatment for viruses and protozoan cysts
Applied and Environmental Microbiology , 59, 8, 2418-2424