Areas of expertise
Hydrogeology
- INRS Professor
Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre
490 rue de la Couronne
Québec City, Quebec G1K 9A9
Canada
Publications
- Longpré-Girard, Mélanie; Martel, Richard; Robert, Thomas; Lefebvre, René; Lauzon, Jean-Marc et Thomson, Neil (2020). Surfactant foam selection for enhanced light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL) recovery in contaminated aquifers. Trans. Porous Media, 131 : 65-84.
DOI : 10.1007/s11242-019-01292-0 - Cerutti, Jérôme; Lavoie, Roxanne et Lefebvre, René (2019). Development of a knowledge base to support the consideration of groundwater protection in land-use planning. Sustain. Water Resour. Manage., 5 (2) : 401-413.
DOI : 10.1007/s40899-017-0175-7 - Ladevèze, Pierre; Rivard, Christine; Lavoie, Denis; Séjourné, Stéphan; Lefebvre, René et Bordeleau, Geneviève (2019). Fault and natural fracture control on upward fluid migration: insights from a shale gas play in the St. Lawrence Platform, Canada. Hydrogeol. J., 27 (1) : 121-143.
DOI : 10.1007/s10040-018-1856-5 - Pétré, Marie-Amélie; Rivera, Alfonso et Lefebvre, René (2019). Numerical modeling of a regional groundwater flow system to assess groundwater storage loss, capture and sustainable exploitation of the transboundary Milk River Aquifer (Canada – USA). J. Hydrol., 575 (Août) : 656-670.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.05.057 - Rivard, Christine; Bordeleau, Geneviève; Lavoie, Denis; Lefebvre, René; Ladevèze, Pierre; Duchesne, Mathieu J.; Séjourné, Stéphan; Crow, Heather; Pinet, Nicolas; Brake, Virgina; Bouchedda, Abderrezak; Gloaguen, Erwan; Ahad, Jason M. E.; Malet, Xavier; Aznar, Jean-Christophe et Malo, Michel (2019). Assessing potential impacts of shale gas development on shallow aquifers through upward fluid migration: A multi-disciplinary approach applied to the Utica Shale in eastern Canada. Mar. Petrol. Geol., 100 (Février) : 466-483.
DOI : 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2018.11.004 - Ahad, Jason M. E.; Pakdel, Hooshang; Lavoie, Denis; Lefebvre, René et Headley, John V. (2018). Naphthenic acids in groundwater overlying undeveloped shale gas and tight oil reservoirs. Chemosphere, 191 (Janvier) : 664-672.
DOI : 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.015 - Beaudry, Châtelaine; Lefebvre, René; Rivard, Christine et Cloutier, Vincent (2018). Conceptual model of regional groundwater flow in a fractured rock aquifer system based on hydrogeochemistry. Can. Water Resour. J. / Rev. Can. Ressour. Hydr., 43 (2) : 152-172.
DOI : 10.1080/07011784.2018.1461579 - Bordeleau, Geneviève; Rivard, Christine; Lavoie, Denis; Lefebvre, René; Ahad, Jason M. E.; Xu, Xiaomei et Mort, Andy (2018). A multi-isotope approach to determine the origin of methane and higher alkanes in groundwater of the St. Lawrence Platform, Saint-Édouard area, eastern Canada. Environ. Geosci., 25 (3) : 75-100.
DOI : 10.1306/eg.04121817020 - Bordeleau, Geneviève; Rivard, Christine; Lavoie, Denis; Lefebvre, René; Malet, Xavier et Ladevèze, Pierre (2018). Geochemistry of groundwater in the Saint-Édouard area, Québec, Canada, and its influence on the distribution of methane in shallow aquifers. Appl. Geochem., 89 (Février) : 92-108.
DOI : 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.11.012 - Janos, Debora; Molson, John et Lefebvre, René (2018). Regional groundwater flow dynamics and residence times in Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada: Insights from numerical simulations. Can. Water Resour. J. / Rev. Can. Ressour. Hydr., 43 (2) : 214-239.
DOI : 10.1080/07011784.2018.1437370 - Ladevèze, Pierre; Séjourné, Stéphan; Rivard, Christine; Lavoie, Denis; Lefebvre, René et Rouleau, Amélie (2018). Defining the natural fracture network in a shale gas play and its cover succession: The case of the Utica Shale in eastern Canada. J. Struct. Geol., 108 (Mars) : 157-170.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jsg.2017.12.007 - Paradis, Daniel; Ballard, Jean-Marc; Lefebvre, René et Savard, Martine M. (2018). Multi-scale nitrate transport in a sandstone aquifer system under intensive agriculture. Hydrogeol. J., 26 (2) : 511-531.
DOI : 10.1007/s10040-017-1668-z - Rey, Nathalie; Rosa, Éric; Cloutier, Vincent et Lefebvre, René (2018). Using water stable isotopes for tracing surface and groundwater flow systems in the Barlow-Ojibway Clay Belt, Quebec, Canada. Can. Water Resour. J. / Rev. Can. Ressour. Hydr., 43 (2) : 173-194.
DOI : 10.1080/07011784.2017.1403960 - Rivard, Christine; Bordeleau, Geneviève; Lavoie, Denis; Lefebvre, René et Malet, Xavier (2018). Temporal variations of methane concentration and isotopic composition in groundwater of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, eastern Canada. Hydrogeol. J., 26 (2) : 533-551.
DOI : 10.1007/s10040-017-1677-y - Rivard, Christine; Bordeleau, Geneviève; Lavoie, Denis; Lefebvre, René et Malet, Xavier (2018). Can groundwater sampling techniques used in monitoring wells influence methane concentrations and isotopes?. Environ. Monit. Assess., 190 (Avril) : Art. 191.
DOI : 10.1007/s10661-018-6532-7 - Tremblay, Y, Ruiz, J, Lefebvre, R et Ballard, J-M (2017). Atelier A – Familiarisation avec les connaissances sur les eaux souterraines en Chaudière-Appalaches. Québec, Canada, Réseau québecois sur les eaux souterraines, 76 p. (1er atelier de transfert des connaissances sur les eaux souterraines du PACES en Chaudière-Appalaches, cahier du participant.
- Lahmira, Belkacem; Lefebvre, René; Aubertin, Michel et Bussière, Bruno (2017). Effect of material variability and compacted layers on transfer processes in heterogeneous waste rock piles. J. Contam. Hydrol., 204 (Septembre) : 66-78.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2017.07.004 - Lefebvre, René (2017). Mechanisms leading to potential impacts of shale gas development on groundwater quality. WIREs Water, 4 (1) : Art. e1188.
DOI : 10.1002/wat2.1188 - Robert, Thomas; Martel, Richard; Lefebvre, René; Lauzon, Jean-Marc et Morin, Annie (2017). Impact of heterogeneous properties of soil and LNAPL on surfactant-enhanced capillary desaturation. J. Contam. Hydrol., 204 (Septembre) : 57-65.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2017.07.006 - Ladevèze, P., Rivard, C., Lefebvre, R., Lavoie, D., Parent, M., Malet, X., Bordeleau, G. et Gosselin, J. S., (Eds). (2016) Travaux de caractérisation hydrogéologique dans la plateforme sédimentaire du Saint-Laurent, région de Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Québec. 112 pp. Ressources naturelles Canada / Natural Resources Canada.
- Gosselin, Jean-Sébastien; Rivard, Christine; Martel, Richard et Lefebvre, René (2016). Application limits of the interpretation of near-surface temperature time series to assess groundwater recharge. J. Hydrol., 538 (Juillet) : 96-108.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.03.055 - Lahmira, Belkacem; Lefebvre, René; Aubertin, Michel et Bussière, Bruno (2016). Effect of heterogeneity and anisotropy related to the construction method on transfer processes in waste rock piles. J. Contam. Hydrol., 184 (Janvier) : 35-49.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2015.12.002 - Lefebvre, René; Lahmira, Belkacem et Löbner, Walfried (2016). Atmospheric control of radon emissions from a waste rock dump. Environ. Geotech., Août : Art. 15.00066.
DOI : 10.1680/jenge.15.00066 - Longpré-Girard, Mélanie; Martel, Richard; Robert, Thomas; Lefebvre, René et Lauzon, Jean-Marc (2016). 2D sandbox experiments of surfactant foams for mobility control and enhanced LNAPL recovery in layered soils. J. Contam. Hydrol., 193 (Octobre) : 63-73.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2016.09.001 - Paradis, Daniel; Gloaguen, Erwan; Lefebvre, René et Giroux, Bernard (2016). A field proof-of-concept of tomographic slug tests in an anisotropic littoral aquifer. J. Hydrol., 536 (Mai) : 61-73.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.02.041 - Paradis, Daniel; Lefebvre, René; Gloaguen, Erwan et Giroux, Bernard (2016). Comparison of slug and pumping tests for hydraulic tomography experiments: a practical perspective. Environ. Earth Sci., 75 : Art. 1159.
DOI : 10.1007/s12665-016-5935-4 - Paradis, Daniel; Vigneault, Harold; Lefebvre, René; Savard, Martine M.; Ballard, Jean-Marc et Qian, Budong (2016). Groundwater nitrate concentration evolution under climate change and agricultural adaptation scenarios: Prince Edward Island, Canada. Earth Syst. Dyn., 7 (1) : 183-202.
DOI : 10.5194/esd-7-183-2016 - Pétré, Marie-Amélie; Rivera, Alfonso; Lefebvre, René; Hendry, Jim M. et Folnagy, Attila J. B. (2016). A unified hydrogeological conceptual model of the Milk River transboundary aquifer, traversing Alberta (Canada) and Montana (USA). Hydrogeol. J., 24 (7) : 1847-1871.
DOI : 10.1007/s10040-016-1433-8 - Raynauld, Mélanie; Peel, Morgan; Lefebvre, René; Molson, John W.; Crow, Heather; Ahad, Jason M. E.; Ouellet, Michel et Aquilina, Luc (2016). Understanding shallow and deep flow for assessing the risk of hydrocarbon development to groundwater quality. Mar. Petrol. Geol., 78 (Décembre) : 728-737.
DOI : 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.09.026 - Robert, Thomas; Martel, Richard; Lefebvre, René; Lauzon, Jean-Marc et Morin, Annie (2016). Field tracer test for the design of LNAPL source zone surfactant flushing. Ground Water Monit. Remediat., 36 (2) : 68-82.
DOI : 10.1111/gwmr.12164 - Lahmira, B. et Lefebvre, R. (2015). Numerical modelling of transfer processes in a waste rock pile undergoing the temporal evolution of its heterogeneous material properties. Int. J. Min. Reclamat. Environ., 29 (6) : 499-520.
DOI : 10.1080/17480930.2014.889362 - Lefebvre, R.; Gleeson, T.; McKenzie, J. M. et Gassiat, C. (2015). Reply to comment by Flewelling and Sharma on “Hydraulicfracturing in faulted sedimentary basins: Numerical simulationof potential contamination of shallow aquifers over long timescales”. Water Resour. Res., 51 (3) : 1877-1882.
DOI : 10.1002/2014WR016698 - Moritz, A.; Hélie, J. F.; Pinti, D. L.; Larocque, M.; Barnetche, D.; Retailleau, S.; Lefebvre, R. et Gélinas, Y. (2015). Methane baseline concentrations and sources in shallow aquifers from the shale gas-prone region of the St.Lawrence Lowlands (Quebec, Canada). Environ. Sci. Technol., 49 (7) : 4765-4771.
DOI : 10.1021/acs.est.5b00443 - Paradis, D.; Gloaguen, E.; Lefebvre, R. et Giroux, B. (2015). Resolution analysis of tomographic slug test head data: two-dimensional radial case. Water Resour. Res., 51 (4) : 2356-2376.
DOI : 10.1002/2013WR014785 - Paradis, D.; Lefebvre, R.; Gloaguen, E. et Rivera, A. (2015). Predicting hydrofacies and hydraulic conductivity from direct-push data using a data-driven relevance vector machine approach: Motivations, algorithms and application. Water Resour. Res., 51 (1) : 481-505.
DOI : 10.1002/2014WR015452 - Pétré, M. A.; Rivera, A. et Lefebvre, R. (2015). Three-dimensional unified geological model of the Milk River Transboundary Aquifer (Alberta, Canada-Montana, USA). Can. J. Earth Sci. / Rev. Can. Sci. Terre, 52 (2) : 96-111.
DOI : 10.1139/cjes-2014-0079 - Lahmira, B.; Lefebvre, R.; Hockley, D. et Phillip, M. (2014). Atmospheric controls on gas flow directions in a waste rock dump. Vadose Zone J., 13 (10) : 1-17.
DOI : 10.2136/vzj2014.03.0032 - Lavoie, D.; Rivard, C.; Lefebvre, R.; Séjourné, S.; Thériault, R.; Duchesne, M. J.; Ahad, J.; Wang, B.; Benoit, N. et Lamontagne, C. (2014). The Utica Shale and gas play in southern Quebec: Geological and hydrogeological systhesis and methodological approaches to groundwater risk evaluation. Int. J. Coal Geol., 126 (Juin) : 77-91.
DOI : 10.1016/j.coal.2013.10.011 - Paradis, D., Tremblay, L., Lefebvre, R., Gloaguen, E., Rivera, A., Parent, M., Ballard, J. M., Michaud, Y. et Brunet, P. (2014). Field characterization and data integration to define the hydraulic heterogeneity of a shallow granular aquifer at a sub-watershed scale. Environ. Earth Sci., 72 (5) : 1325-1348.
DOI : 10.1007/s12665-014-3318-2 - Pinti, D. L., Retailleau, S., Bernetche, D., Moreira, F., Moritz, A., Larocque, M., Gélinas, Y., Lefebvre, R., Hélie, J. F. et Valadez, A. (2014). 222Rn activity in groundwater of the St. Lawrence Lowlands, Quebec, eastern Canada: relation with local geology and health hazard. J. Environ. Radioactiv., 136 (Octobre) : 206-217.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2014.05.021 - Rivard, C., Lavoie, D., Lefebvre, R., Séjourné, S., Lamontagne, C., Johnson, E. G. et Duchesne, M. J. (2014). An overview of Canadian shale gas production and environmental concerns. Int. J. Coal Geol., 126 (Juin) : 64-76.
DOI : 10.1016/j.coal.2013.12.004 - Rivard, C., Lefebvre, R. et Paradis, D. (2014). Regional recharge estimation using multiple methods: an application in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia (Canada). Environ. Earth Sci., 71 (3) : 1389-1408.
DOI : 10.1007/s12665-013-2545-2 - Ruggeri, P., Gloaguen, E., Lefebvre, R., Irving, J. et Holliger, K. (2014). Integration of hydrological and geophysical data beyond the local scale: Application of Bayesian sequential simulation to field data from the Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon site, Québec, Canada. J. Hydrol., 514 (Jui) : 271-280.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.04.031 - Sauvageau, M., Gloaguen, E., Lefebvre, R., Dubreuil-Boisclair, C. et Bêche, M. (2014). Multimodal reservoir porosity simulation: an application to a tight oil reservoir. J. Appl. Geophys., 107 (Août) : 71-79.
DOI : 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2014.05.007 - Tran Ngoc, T. D., Lefebvre, R., Konstantinovskaya, E. et Malo, M. (2014). Characterization of deep saline aquifers in the Bécancour area, St. Lawrence Lowlands, Québec, Canada: Implications for CO2 geological storage. Environ. Earth Sci., 72 (1) : 119-146.
DOI : 10.1007/s12665-013-2941-7 - Tremblay, L., Lefebvre, R., Paradis, D. et Gloaguen, E. (2014). Conceptual model of leachate migration in a granular aquifer derived from the integration of multi-source characterization data (St-Lambert, Canada). Hydrogeol. J., 22 (3) : 587-608.
DOI : 10.1007/s10040-013-1065-1