Chris Power
Contact
Research Director
Geotechnical Research Centre
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Spencer Engineering Building
Room 3039A
TeL: 519-661-2111 x86048
cpower24@uwo.ca
Publications
Complete List of Publications: Google Scholar
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
- Hodgins, G., Robinson, C.E., Power, C., Roy, J.W. (2024) Influence of groundwater – surface water interactions on road salt chloride exposure to the benthic zone of urban streams. Science of the Total Environment, 957, 177488.
- Qiang, S., Shi, X., Revil, A., Kang, X., Power, C. (2024) Optimized survey design for the joint use of direct current resistivity and induced polarization: monitoring of DNAPL source zone remediation at a virtual field site. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 267, 104452.
- Almpanis, A., Slater, L., Power, C. (2024) Monitoring carbon-based remediation of DNAPL-contaminated groundwater via spectral induced polarization. Journal of Environmental Management, 368, 122111.
- Wang, S., Roy, J.W., Power, C., Robinson, C.E. (2024) Spatiotemporal investigation of geochemical and hydrological controls on release of soluble reactive phosphorus from the shallow aquifer of a riparian zone. Journal of Environmental Quality, 53(4), 456-469.
- Gacu, J.G., Garcia, J.D., Fetalvero, E.G., Catajay-Mani, M.P., Monjardin, C.E.F., Power, C. (2024) Comprehensive resource assessment for wind power generation on the rural island of Sibuyan, Philippines. Energies, 17(9), 2055.
- Servos, M., Power, C. (2024) Improved ERT imaging with 3-D surface-to-horizontal borehole configurations: relevance to dense non-aqueous phase liquids. Geophysical Journal International, 237(1), 389-401.
- Su, D., Almpanis, A., Power, C. (2024) Complex electrical measurements of waste rock during acid mine drainage generation and release: kinetic column tests. Journal of Environmental Management, 351, 119996.
- Hersey, D., Power, C. (2023) Assessing Water Dynamics and Net Percolation Rates within Engineered Cover Systems for Mine Waste Rock Piles A Long-Term Field Monitoring Study. Journal of Hydrology, 267, 130471.
- Almpanis, A., Slater, L., Gerhard, J.I., Power, C. (2023) Spectral induced polarization signatures of smoldering remediation enhanced with colloidal activated carbon: An experimental study. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 259, 104266.
- Hodgins, G., Robinson, C.E., Roy, J.W., Power, C. (2023) Characterization of subsurface pathways contributing to freshwater salinization of urban streams using electrical and electromagnetic imaging techniques. Science of the Total Environment, 905, 167225.
- Kang, X., Power, C., Kokkinaki, A., Revil, A., Wu, J., Shi, X., Deng, Y. (2023) Characterization of DNAPL source zones in clay-sand media via joint inversion of DC resistivity, induced polarization and borehole data. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 258, 104240.
- Monjardin, C.E.F., Power, C., Senoro, D.B., De Jesus. K.L.M. (2023) Rapid site prediction of manganese in soil and surface water media using machine learning. Water, 15(13), 2318.
- Rakhimbekova, S., Power, C., O’Carroll, D., Robinson, C. (2023) Potential for shoreline recession to accelerate discharge of groundwater pollutants to coastal waters. Water Resources Research, 59(6), e2022WR034230.
- Monjardin, C.E.F., Power, C., Senoro, D. (2023) Spatio-temporal assessment of manganese contamination in relation to river morphology: a study of the Boac and Mogpog rivers in Marinduque, Philippines. Sustainability, 15(10), 8276.
- Hua, T., Propp, V., Power, C., Brown, S., Collins, P., Smith, J., Roy, J. (2023) Multi-zone aquatic ecological exposures to landfill contaminants from a groundwater plume discharging to a pond. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 42(8), 1667-1684.
- Hersey, D., Power, C. (2023) Assessing the importance of drainage layers over geomembrane liners within engineered cover systems: Seven years of field monitoring at three mine waste rock piles. Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 51(3).
- Power, C., Almpanis, A. (2022) Improved imaging efficiency of large mine waste rock piles with integrated electrical and electromagnetic geophysical techniques. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 206.
- Robinson, K., Robinson, C.E., Roy, J.W., Vissers, M., Almpanis, A., Schneidewind, U., Power, C. (2022) Improved interpretation of groundwater-surface water interactions along a stream reach using 3D high-resolution combined DC resistivity and induced polarization (DC-IP) geoelectrical imaging. Journal of Hydrology, 613, Part B.
- Merritt, P., Power, C. (2022) Assessing the long-term evolution of mine water quality in abandoned underground mine workings using first flush models. Science of the Total Environment, 846.
- Almpanis, A., Gerhard, J., Power, C. (2021) Mapping and monitoring of DNAPL source zones with combined direct current resistivity and induced polarization: a field-scale numerical investigation. Water Resources Research, 57 (11).
- Kang, X., Kokkinaki, A., Power, C., Kitanidis, P.K., Duan, L., Liu, T., Wu, J., Shi, X. (2021) Integrating deep learning-based data assimilation and hydrogeophysical data for improved monitoring of DNAPL source zones during remediation. Journal of Hydrology, 601.
- Ramasamy, M., Power, C. (2019) Evolution of acid mine drainage from a coal waste rock pile reclaimed with a simple soil cover. Hydrology, 6(4)
- Ramasamy, M., Power, C., Mkandawire, M. (2018) Numerical prediction of the long-term evolution of acid mine drainage at a waste rock pile site remediated with an HDPE-lined cover system. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 216, 10-26.
- Power, C., Ramasamy, M., Mkandawire, M. (2018) Performance assessment of a single-layer moisture store-and-release cover system at a mine waste rock pile in a seasonally humid region (Nova Scotia, Canada). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190(4), 186.
- Power, C., Tsourlos, P., Ramasamy, M., Nivorlis, A, Mkandawire, M. (2018) Combined DC resistivity and induced polarization (DC-IP) for mapping the internal composition of a mine waste rock pile in Nova Scotia, Canada. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 150, 40-51.
- Angelis, D., Tsourlos, P., Tsokas, G., Vargemezis, G., Zacharopulou, G., Power, C. (2018) Combined application of GPR and ERT for assessment of a wall structure at the Heptapyrgion Fortress (Thessaloniki, Greece). Journal of Applied Geophysics, 152, 208-220.
- Power, C., Ramasamy, M., MacAskill, D. MacPhee, J., Shea, J. Mayich, D., Baechler, F., Mkandawire, M. (2017) Five-year performance monitoring of a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cover system at a reclaimed mine waste rock pile in the Sydney Coalfield (Nova Scotia, Canada). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(34), 26744-26762
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Tsourlos, P., Soupios, P., Simyrdanis, K., Karaoulis, M. (2015) Improved time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography monitoring of dense non-aqueous phase liquids with surface-to-horizontal borehole arrays. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 112, 1-13.
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Karaoulis, M., Tsourlos, P., Giannopoulos, A. (2014) Evaluating four-dimensional time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography for monitoring DNAPL source zone remediation. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 162-163, 27-46.
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Tsourlos, P., Giannopoulos, A. (2013) A new coupled model for simulating the mapping of dense nonaqueous phase liquids using electrical resistivity tomography. Geophysics, 78 (4), EN1-EN15.
- Wilson, V.C., Power, C., Giannopoulos, A., Gerhard, J.I., Grant, G.P. (2009) DNAPL mapping by ground penetrating radar examined via numerical simulation. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 69 (3-4), 140-149.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
- Power, C. (2020) In Situ Performance Monitoring of Engineered Cover Systems at Mine Waste Rock Dumps. 55th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), February 20, 2020, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. INVITED
- Power, C., Gerhard, J., Tsourlos, P. (2020) Taking Advantage of Horizontal Directional Drilling: Applying DC Resistivity Imaging in a Surface-to-Horizontal Borehole Configuration. The Twelfth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Portland, United States, June 3, 2020.
- Merritt, P., Power, C. (2020) Evaluation and Optimization of Mine Water Treatment in the Sydney Coalfield, Nova Scotia, Canada. 55th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), February 20, 2020, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Robinson, K., Vissers, M., Power, C., Roy, J.W., Robinson, C.E. (2020). Role of groundwater-surface water interactions in delivering phosphorus to agriculture streams. 55th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), February 20, 2020, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Power, C., Tavana, H., Ramasamy, M. (2019) Field performance of engineered HDPE-lined cover systems over acid-generating mine waste rock piles. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, United States.
- Almpanis, A., Power, C. (2019) Integrating multiple geoelectrical techniques with hydrogeochemical data to characterize a coal mine waste rock pile. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, United States.
- Hoglund, N., Akesson, S., Sparrenbom, C., Bjorn, J., Power, C. (2019) Hydrogeological response to injection fluids. Groundwater Days 2019, Lund, Sweden.
- Power, C., Tsourlos, P. (2019) Characterization of a mine waste rock pile with the DC resistivity and induced polarization (DC-IP) method. Near Surface Geoscience 2019 – 25th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, The Hague, Netherlands.
- Power, C., Trento, L., Tsourlos, P., Gerhard, J.I. (2017) Geoelectrical monitoring of DNAPL remediation. Near Surface Geoscience 2017 – 23rd European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Workshop (Geophysics for Mapping and Monitoring of Contaminated Ground and Buried Waste), Malmo, Sweden. INVITED
- Tsourlos, P., Vargemezis, G., Fikos, I., Power, C. (2017) Geoelectrical monitoring for locating leaking points at landfills. Near Surface Geoscience 2017 – 23rd European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Workshop (Geophysics for Mapping and Monitoring of Contaminated Ground and Buried Waste), Malmo, Sweden. INVITED
- Power, C., Tsourlos, P., Gerhard, J.I., Dahlin, T. (2017) Novel coupling of contaminant transport and DCIP models for geo-electrical monitoring of contaminant migration: an initial approach. Near Surface Geoscience 2017 – 23rd European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 3-7 September 2017, Malmö, Sweden.
- Tsourlos, P., Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Dahlin, T. (2016) Combined ERT and IP modeling for monitoring DNAPLs: preliminary results. Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Induced Polarization, June 6-8, 2016, Aarhus, Denmark.
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Tsourlos, P., Soupios, P., Simyrdanis, K., Karaoulis, M. (2015) Geoelectrical monitoring of dense non-aqueous phase liquids with surface-to-horizontal borehole ERT. Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring (GELMON), 24-26 November 2015, Vienna, Austria.
- Power, C., Ramasamy, M., MacAskill, D., Mkandawire, M. (2015) Modeling of a Coal Waste Rock Pile Soil Cover and Interpreted Performance in Cold Climates Based on MEND 1.61.5c – Cold Regions Cover System Design Technical Guidance Document. RemEAST 2015: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges in Remote Environments, 9-10 November 2015, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Power, C., Ramasamy, M., MacAskill, D., Mkandawire, M. (2015) Geochemical assessment of reclaimed mine waste rock piles in the Sydney Coalfield. CLRA – Atlantic Reclamation Conference, 20-21 October 2015, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Ramasamy, M., Power, C., MacAskill, D., Mkandawire, M. (2015) Variably saturated flow modeling of soil cover systems on Lingan waste rock pile. CLRA – Atlantic Reclamation Conference, 20-21 October 2015, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
- Ramasamy, M., Power, C., Mkandawire, M. (2015) Diversion of steady state modeling from actual hydro-geodynamics in flooded mines of the Sydney Coalfield. International Conference on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Environment (RESE – 2015), 3-5 August 2015, Pollachi, Tamilnadu, India.
- Gerhard, J.I., Power, C., Tsourlos, P., Soupios, P., Karaoulis, M., Simyrdanis, K., Giannopoulos, A. (2014) Mapping contaminant remediation with electrical resistivity tomography. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, 14-19 December 2014, San Francisco, California, USA, Abstract # H51M-0788. INVITED
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Tsourlos, P., Soupios, P., Simyrdanis, K., Karaoulis, M. (2014) Improved time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography monitoring of dense non-aqueous phase liquids with surface-to-horizontal borehole arrays. Near Surface Geoscience 2014 – 20th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Athens, Greece.
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Karaoulis, M., Tsourlos, P. (2013) Evaluating time-lapse ERT for monitoring DNAPL source remediation. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Geoelectrical Monitoring (GELMON), Vienna, Austria.
- Power, C., Karaoulis, M., Gerhard, J.I., Tsourlos, P., Giannopoulos, A. (2012) Evaluating time-lapse ERT for monitoring DNAPL remediation via numerical simulation. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, December 3-7, 2012, San Francisco, California, USA, Abstract # H41K-03.
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Karaoulis, M., Tsourlos, P., Giannopoulos, A. (2012) Time-lapse monitoring of subsurface remediation with electrical resistivity tomography explored via coupled-model simulations. Proceedings of the 39th Congress of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, September 16-21, 2012, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, ID # 916.
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Tsourlos, P., Giannopoulos, A. (2011) Mapping site remediation with electrical resistivity tomography explored via coupled-model simulations. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, December 5-9, 2011, San Francisco, California, USA, Abstract # H31D-1191.
- Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Giannopoulos, A. (2009) Monitoring subsurface remediation with ground penetrating radar. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union, Vol. 90, No. 22, Joint Assembly, May 24-27, 2009, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Abstract # H13A-02.
- Power, C., Wilson, V.C., Gerhard, J.I., Giannopoulos, A., Grant, G. (2008) DNAPL mapping by ground penetrating radar investigated via numerical simulation. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, December 15-19, 2008, San Francisco, California, USA, Abstract # H51G-0923.
- Wilson, V.C., Power, C., Gerhard, J.I., Giannopoulos, A. (2007) DNAPL mapping by ground penetrating radar examined via numerical simulation. Proceedings of Geological Society of London Bicentenary Conference, London, United Kingdom.
- Power, C., Wilson, V.C., Gerhard, J.I., Giannopoulos, A. (2007) Realistic GPR simulation of a modelled DNAPL migration – A novel link between two numerical models. Near Surface Geoscience 2007 – 13th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Istanbul, Turkey.