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Olivier Evrard is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France and specializes in the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Soil Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Olivier Evrard has published recent papers such as:

  • A global review of sediment source fingerprinting research incorporating fallout radiocesium (137Cs), 2020, Geomorphology
  • Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes, 2020, Journal of Soils and Sediments
  • Persistence of environmental DNA in cultivated soils: implication of this memory effect for reconstructing the dynamics of land use and cover changes, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • A worldwide meta-analysis (1977-2020) of sediment core dating using fallout radionuclides including 137 Cs and 210 Pb xs, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Plutonium aided reconstruction of caesium atmospheric fallout in European topsoils, 2020, Scientific Reports

The frequent coauthors of Evrard include:

  • Anthony Foucher
  • Olivier Cerdan
  • Tales Tiecher
  • J. Patrick Laceby
  • Irène Lefèvre

Publications by Evrard appear frequently in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Soils and Sediments
  • Earth system science data
  • CATENA
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

In addition to journal articles, Olivier Evrard has contributed to book publications, including:

  • OS SISTEMAS DE PRODUÇÃO PECUÁRIOS NA BACIA DO RIO IBIRAPUITÃ E SUAS RELAÇÕES COM ÁGUA E A ENERGIA NA PRODUÇÃO DE ALIMENTOS - NEXUS PAMPA, 2020, EDITORA CRV eBooks
  • The state of soils in Europe: Fully evidenced, spatially organised assessment of the pressures driving soil degradation, 2024, KU Leuven

Best Publications

  • From core referencing to data re-use: two French national initiatives to reinforce paleodata stewardship (National Cyber Core Repository and LTER France Retro-Observatory)

    Fabien Arnaud;Cécile Pignol;Pierre Stéphan;A.L. Develle

  • The challenges and opportunities of addressing particle size effects in sediment source fingerprinting: a review.

    J. Patrick Laceby;Olivier Evrard;Hugh G. Smith;Will H. Blake

  • Sediment fingerprinting in fluvial systems: review of tracers, sediment sources and mixing models

    Arman Haddadchi;Darren S. Ryder;Olivier Evrard;Jon Olley

  • Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes

    Adrian L. Collins;Martin Blackwell;Pascal Boeckx;Charlotte-Anne Chivers;Charlotte-Anne Chivers

  • Radiocesium transfer from hillslopes to the Pacific Ocean after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident: A review.

    Olivier Evrard;J. Patrick Laceby;Hugo Lepage;Yuichi Onda

  • Spatial and temporal variation of muddy floods in central Belgium, off-site impacts and potential control measures

    Olivier Evrard;Charles L. Bielders;Karel Vandaele;Bas van Wesemael

  • Drivers of erosion and suspended sediment transport in three headwater catchments of the Mexican Central Highlands

    Clément Duvert;Nicolas Gratiot;Olivier Evrard;Oldrich Navratil

  • Combining suspended sediment monitoring and fingerprinting to determine the spatial origin of fine sediment in a mountainous river catchment

    Olivier Evrard;Oldrich Navratil;Sophie Ayrault;Mehdi Ahmadi

  • Tracking the early dispersion of contaminated sediment along rivers draining the Fukushima radioactive pollution plume

    Caroline Chartin;Olivier Evrard;Yuichi Onda;Jeremy Patin

  • A global review of sediment source fingerprinting research incorporating fallout radiocesium (137Cs)

    Olivier Evrard;Pierre-Alexis Chaboche;Rafael Ramon;Rafael Ramon;Anthony Foucher

  • Temporal variability of suspended sediment sources in an alpine catchment combining river/rainfall monitoring and sediment fingerprinting

    Oldrich Navratil;Olivier Evrard;Michel Esteves;Cédric Legout

  • Tracing sediment sources in a tropical highland catchment of central Mexico by using conventional and alternative fingerprinting methods

    Olivier Evrard;Jérôme Poulenard;Julien Némery;Sophie Ayrault

  • A worldwide meta-analysis (1977–2020) of sediment core dating using fallout radionuclides including 137 Cs and 210 Pb xs

    Anthony Foucher;Pierre Alexis Chaboche;Pierre Sabatier;Olivier Evrard

  • Persistence of environmental DNA in cultivated soils: implication of this memory effect for reconstructing the dynamics of land use and cover changes.

    Anthony Foucher;Olivier Evrard;G. Francesco Ficetola;G. Francesco Ficetola;Ludovic Gielly

  • Sediment dynamics during the rainy season in tropical highland catchments of central Mexico using fallout radionuclides

    Olivier Evrard;Julien Némery;Nicolas Gratiot;Clément Duvert

  • Effectiveness of erosion mitigation measures to prevent muddy floods: A case study in the Belgian loam belt

    Olivier Evrard;Etienne Persoons;Karel Vandaele;Bas van Wesemael

  • Relative Contribution of Rill/Interrill and Gully/Channel Erosion to Small Reservoir Siltation in Mediterranean Environments

    Abir Ben Slimane;Damien Raclot;Olivier Evrard;Mustapha Sanaa

  • A comparison of geological and statistical approaches to element selection for sediment fingerprinting

    John Patrick Laceby;Joe McMahon;Olivier Evrard;Jon Olley

  • The impact of typhoons on sediment connectivity: lessons learnt from contaminated coastal catchments of the Fukushima Prefecture (Japan)

    Caroline Chartin;Caroline Chartin;Olivier Evrard;J. Patrick Laceby;Yuichi Onda

  • Measuring and modelling soil erosion and sediment yields in a large cultivated catchment under no-till of Southern Brazil

    Elizeu Jonas Didoné;Jean Paolo Gomes Minella;Olivier Evrard

  • Quantifying and modelling the impact of land consolidation and field borders on soil redistribution in agricultural landscapes (1954–2009)

    Caroline Chartin;Caroline Chartin;Olivier Evrard;Sébastien Salvador-Blanes;Florent Hinschberger

  • Increase in soil erosion after agricultural intensification: Evidence from a lowland basin in France

    Anthony Foucher;Sébastien Salvador-Blanes;Olivier Evrard;Anaëlle Simonneau

  • The surface texturization of solar cells: A new method using V-grooves with controllable sidewall angles

    Pierre Verlinden;Olivier Evrard;Emmanuel Mazy;André Crahay

  • Relative contribution of rill/interrill and gully/channel erosion to small reservoir siltation in mediterranean environments [plus Supporting information]

    A. Ben Slimane;Damien Raclot;O. Evrard;M. Sanaa

Frequent Co-Authors

Olivier Cerdan
Olivier Cerdan Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
Yuichi Onda
Yuichi Onda University of Tsukuba
Michel Esteves
Michel Esteves Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Jérôme Poulenard
Jérôme Poulenard Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Olivier Ribolzi
Olivier Ribolzi Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Bas van Wesemael
Bas van Wesemael Université Catholique de Louvain
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain
Marc Chevreuil
Marc Chevreuil Université Paris Cité
Nicolas Gratiot
Nicolas Gratiot Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Jean-Marie Mouchel
Jean-Marie Mouchel Université Paris Cité

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