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Philippe Négrel

Philippe Négrel

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Earth Science

D-Index
53
Citations
9792
World Ranking
2882
National Ranking
187

Overview

Philippe Négrel is affiliated with the French Geological Survey in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in Geochemistry and Petrology, Pollution, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, and Environmental Engineering.

Their work addresses several main topics including heavy metals in the environment, geochemistry and geologic mapping, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, geochemistry and elemental analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, soil erosion and sediment transport, and groundwater flow and contamination studies.

The scientist has published extensively in journals such as the Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Applied Geochemistry, Chemical Geology, The Science of The Total Environment, and the Journal of Hydrology. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work bridging geochemical processes and environmental impact assessments.

Philippe Négrel's recent papers include the following:

  • Tracking anthropogenic sources in a small catchment using Zn-isotope signatures, 2020, Applied Geochemistry
  • Lithium isotopes in the Loire River Basin (France): Hydrogeochemical characterizations at two complementary scales, 2020, Applied Geochemistry
  • GEMAS: Geochemical distribution of Mg in agricultural soil of Europe, 2020, Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • Li and δ7Li as proxies for weathering and anthropogenic activities: Application to the Dommel River (Meuse basin), 2020, Applied Geochemistry
  • Ca and Sr isotope constraints on chemical weathering processes: A view through the Ebro river basin, Spain, 2021, Chemical Geology

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Anna Ladenberger, Clemens Reimann, Alecos Demetriades, Martiya Sadeghi, and Manfred Birke. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications and advances in the geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Chemical and physical denudation in the Amazon River Basin

    Jérôme Gaillardet;Bernard Dupre;Claude J. Allegre;Philippe Négrel

  • Erosion sources determined by inversion of major and trace element ratios and strontium isotopic ratios in river water: the Congo Basin case

    Philippe Négrel;Claude J. Allègre;Bernard Dupré;Eric Lewin

  • Tracking the sources of nitrate in groundwater using coupled nitrogen and boron isotopes: a synthesis.

    David Widory;Emmanuelle Petelet-Giraud;Philippe Négrel;Bernard Ladouche

  • Sr_Nd_Pb isotope systematics in Amazon and Congo River systems: constraints about erosion processes

    Claude J. Allègre;Bernard Dupré;Philippe Négrel;Jérôme Gaillardet

  • GEMAS: Establishing geochemical background and threshold for 53 chemical elements in European agricultural soil

    Clemens Reimann;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke;Peter Filzmoser

  • Chemistry of rainwater in the Massif Central (France): a strontium isotope and major element study

    Philippe Négrel;Stéphane Roy

  • Halite dissolution derived brines in the vicinity of a Permian salt dome (N German Basin). Evidence from boron, strontium, oxygen, and hydrogen isotopes

    W. Kloppmann;Ph. Négrel;J. Casanova;H. Klinge

  • Applications of stable water and carbon isotopes in watershed research: Weathering, carbon cycling, and water balances

    Peter Schulte;Robert van Geldern;Heiko Freitag;Ajaz Karim

  • Surface water -groundwater interactions in an alluvial plain: Chemical and isotopic systematics

    Ph. Négrel;E. Petelet-Giraud;J. Barbier;E. Gautier

  • Lead and lead isotopes in agricultural soils of Europe – The continental perspective

    Clemens Reimann;Belinda Flem;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke

  • Strontium isotopes as tracers of groundwater-induced floods: the Somme case study (France)

    Ph. Négrel;E. Petelet-Giraud

  • Dissolved load of the Loire River: chemical and isotopic characterization

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  • CHEMISTRY OF EUROPE’S AGRICULTURAL SOILS – PART A: METHODOLOGY AND INTERPRETATION OF THE GEMAS DATA SET

    C. Reimann;M. Birke;A. Demetriades;P. Filzmoser

  • Anthropogenic Rare Earth Element in rivers: Gadolinium and lanthanum. Partitioning between the dissolved and particulate phases in the Rhine River and spatial propagation through the Rhine-Meuse Delta (the Netherlands)

    Gerard Klaver;Marc Verheul;Ingrid Bakker;Emmanuelle Petelet-Giraud

  • Multi-isotopic composition (δ7Li–δ11B–δD–δ18O) of rainwaters in France: Origin and spatio-temporal characterization

    Romain Millot;Emmanuelle Petelet-Giraud;Catherine Guerrot;Philippe Négrel

  • Strontium isotope systematics used to decipher the origin of groundwaters sampled from granitoids: the Vienne Case (France)

    Philippe Négrel;Joël Casanova;Jean-François Aranyossy

  • Bioavailable 87Sr/86Sr in European soils: A baseline for provenancing studies.

    Jurian A. Hoogewerff;Clemens Reimann;Henriette Ueckermann;Henriette Ueckermann;Robert Frei

  • Rare earth elements, neodymium and strontium isotopic systematics in mineral waters: evidence from the Massif Central, France

    Ph Négrel;C Guerrot;A Cocherie;M Azaroual

  • Natural and anthropogenic budgets of a small watershed in the massif central (France): Chemical and strontium isotopic characterization of water and sediments

    Philippe Négrel;Pierre Deschamps

  • Geothermal waters from the Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand: Li, B and Sr isotopes characterization

    Romain Millot;Aimee Hegan;Philippe Négrel

  • Multi-isotopic (Li, B, Sr, Nd) approach for geothermal reservoir characterization in the limagne basin (Massif Central, France)

    R. Millot;Ph. Négrel;E. Petelet-Giraud

  • Exotic stable isotope compositions of saline waters and brines from the crystalline basement

    Wolfram Kloppmann;Jean-Pierre Girard;Philippe Négrel

Frequent Co-Authors

Romain Millot
Romain Millot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Catherine Guerrot
Catherine Guerrot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Clemens Reimann
Clemens Reimann Norwegian Geological Survey
Manfred Birke
Manfred Birke Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Trajče Stafilov
Trajče Stafilov Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
Mike J. McLaughlin
Mike J. McLaughlin University of Adelaide
Enrico Dinelli
Enrico Dinelli University of Bologna
B. De Vivo
B. De Vivo Pegaso University
Annamaria Lima
Annamaria Lima University of Naples Federico II

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