Louise Hénault-Ethier Archives

Former Science Projects Manager

Expertise: Pesticides, using plants to remedy environmental problems, using insects to manage organic matter and as food; vice president of the Société québécoise de phytotechnologies; member of the executive committees of Collège Ahuntsic and the Collectif de recherche écosanté sur les pesticides, les politiques publiques et les alternatives

Articles by Louise

Science Matters

Save the planet; eat an insect

Science and Learning Centre resources

Climate solutions, Cities

May 2022

Scientific Report Summary: Developing a Decision-Support Tool for Greening Potentially Contaminated Vacant Lots in Urban Areas

Maxime Fortin Faubert, Louise Hénault-Ethier, Catherine Hallmich

This report summarizes a cartographic decision support tool that prioritizes the greening of potentially contaminated vacant land based on equity and climate change adaptation. The study was conducted on a territory located in the cities of Montreal and Montreal East (Quebec, Canada), and explores a methodology that integrates multi-criteria evaluation with geographic information systems. The tool will help municipal decision-makers, organizations and citizens in the planning and deployment of green spaces in their jurisdictions.

Environmental rights

September 2019

Alarming Increase in the Prevalence of Autism: Should We Worry About Pesticides?

Louise Hénault-Ethier, Electra Dalamagas, Pascal Priori, Isabelle Pitrou

The alarming increase of autism worldwide is becoming an urgent public health concern. Pesticides are amongst the environmental factors with the highest association with autism. Decreasing exposure to harmful chemicals such as pesticides is an important precautionary measure to help prevent autism.