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Theo Blanc

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About Me

I am a PhD student at university of Neuchâtel and at eawag. In Neuchâtel I work in the group of Hydrogeological Processes of Philip Brunner. At eawag I am in the group of Environmental Isotopes of Rolf Kipfer.

Research topics

For my PhD, I focus on surface water - groundwater interactions, especially on river infiltration into groundwater. I use gases as tracers to identify these interactions, using a portable mass spectrometer developed in my research group at eawag. I am also studying the dynamics of clogging of riverbed, e.g. how the clogging takes place after river restoration works or high discharge events.

Main projects

  • Development of a setup for efficient diffusive gas injection into water
  • Studying impact of river restoration work on groundwater using a multi-tracer approach
  • Development of infiltration columns to be placed into the riverbed to study clogging dynamics

Publications

Efficient injection of gas tracers into rivers: a tool to study surface water–groundwater interactions
Blanc, T.; Peel, M.; Brennwald, M. S.; Kipfer, R.; Brunner, P. (2024) Efficient injection of gas tracers into rivers: a tool to study surface water–groundwater interactions, Water Research, 254, 121375 (11 pp.), doi:10.1016/j.watres.2024.121375, Institutional Repository

Address

E-Mail: theo.blanc@eawag.ch
Phone: +41 58 765 6455
Fax: +41 58 765 5802
Address: Eawag
Überlandstrasse 133
8600 Dübendorf
Office: BU D12

Research Group

Environmental Isotopes