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The self-potential method: Did the ugly duckling of environmental geophysics turn out in a beautiful swan? - Keynote Session
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 22nd EEGS Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems, Mar 2009, cp-157-00082
Abstract
The self-potential method consists in measuring passively the electrical potential response<br>associated with in situ polarization mechanisms occurring in the Earth. The two main mechanisms of<br>polarization are the redox contribution (with applications concerning contaminant plumes and ore<br>bodies) and the streaming potential associated with ground water flow.