
Areas of expertise
Hydrogeology
- Full Professor
- Scientific head of the Contaminant Hydrogeology Laboratory
Phone
418-654-2683
Email
richard.martel@inrs.ca
Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre
490 rue de la Couronne Street
Québec City, Quebec G1K 9A9
CANADA
Research interests
Professor Martel is interested in in situ restoration of contaminated groundwater and soils and in the characterization and management of aquifers. His work is carried out both in the laboratory and in the field.
Publications
Castellazzi, Pascal, Garfias, Jaime et Martel, Richard (2021). Assessing the efficiency of mitigation measures to reduce groundwater depletion and related land subsidence in Querétaro (Central Mexico) from decadal InSAR observations. Int. J. Appl. Earth Observ. Geoinfo., 105: Art. 102632.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2021.102632
Kadri, Tayssir, Robert, Thomas, Rouissi, Tarek, Sebastian, Joseph, Magdouli, Sara, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Martel, Richard & Lauzon, Jean-Marc (2021). Column tests for evaluation of the enzymatic biodegradation capacity of hydrocarbons (C10–C50) contaminated soil. Environ. Pollut., 290: Art. 117986.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117986
Miri, Saba; Davoodi, Seyyed Mohammadreza; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Rouissi, Tarek; Sheng, Yi & Martel, Richard (2021). Psychrozymes as novel tools to biodegrade p-xylene and potential use for contaminated groundwater in the cold climate. Bioresource Technol., 321: Art. 124464.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124464
Miri, Saba, Davoodi, Seyyed Mohammadreza, Darvanjooghi, Mohammad Hossein Karimi, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Rouissi, Tarek & Martel, Richard (2021). Precision modelling of co-metabolic biodegradation of recalcitrant aromatic hydrocarbons in conjunction with experimental data. Process Biochem., 105: 113-127.
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2021.03.026
Miri, Saba, Davoodi, Seyyed Mohammadreza, Robert, Thomas, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Martel, Richard & Rouissi, Tarek (2021). Enzymatic biodegradation of highly p-xylene contaminated soil using cold-active enzymes: A soil column study. J. Hazard Mater., 423 (Part A): Art. 127099.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127099
Miri, Saba, Espejel Pérez, José Albert, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Rouissi, Tarek & Martel, Richard (2021). Sustainable production and co-immobilization of cold-active enzymes from Pseudomonas sp. for BTEX biodegradation. Environ. Pollut., 285: Art. 117678.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117678
Miri, Saba, Rasooli, Azadeh, Brar, Satinder Kaur, Rouissi, Tarek & Martel, Richard (2021). Biodegradation of p-xylene-a comparison of three psychrophilic Pseudomonas strains through the lens of gene expression. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., ONLINE.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17387-5
Davoodi, Seyyed Mohammadreza; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Galvez-Cloutier, Rosa & Martel, Richard (2020). Performance of packed and fluidized bed columns for the removal of unconventional oil using modified dolomite. Fuel, 285: Art. 119191.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119191
Davoodi, Seyyed Mohammadreza; Miri, Saba; Taheran, Mehrdad; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Galvez, Rosa & Martel, Richard (2020). Bioremediation of unconventional oil contaminated ecosystems under natural and assisted conditions: A review. Environ. Sci. Technol., 54 (4): 2054-2067.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00906
Lapointe, Marie-Claude; Martel, Richard & Cassidy, Daniel Patrick (2020). RDX degradation by chemical oxidation using calcium peroxide in Bench Scale Sludge systems. Environ. Res., 188: Art. 109836.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109836
Longpré-Girard, Mélanie; Martel, Richard; Robert, Thomas; Lefebvre, René; Lauzon, Jean-Marc & 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
Davoodi, Seyyed Mohammadreza; Taheran, Mehrdad; Brar, Satinder Kaur; Galvez-Cloutier, Rosa & Martel, Richard (2019). Hydrophobic dolomite sorbent for oil spill clean-ups: Kinetic modeling and isotherm study. Fuel, 251: 57-72.
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.04.033
Miri, Saba; Naghdi, Mitra; Rouissi, Tarek; Brar, Satinder Kaur & Martel, Richard (2019). Recent biotechnological advances in petroleum hydrocarbons degradation under cold climate conditions: A review. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol., 49 (7): 553-586.
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2018.1552070
Martel, Richard; Portois, Clément; Robert, Thomas & Uyeda, Michelle (2019). Etched glass micromodel for laboratory simulation of NAPL recovery mechanisms by surfactant solutions in fractured rock. J. Contam. Hydrol., 227: Art. 103550.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2019.103550
Castellazzi, Pascal; Longuevergne, Laurent; Martel, Richard; Rivera, Alfonso; Brouard, Charles & Chaussard, Estelle (2018). Quantitative mapping of groundwater depletion at the water management scale using a combined GRACE/InSAR approach. Remote Sens. Environ., 205: 408-418.
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.11.025
Garfias, Jaime; Llanos-Acebo, Hilario; Martel, Richard; Salas-Garcia, Javier & Bibiano-Cruz, Luvina (2018). Assessment of vulnerability and control measures to protect the Salbarua ecosystem from hypothetical spill sites. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 25 (26): 26228-26245.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2672-0
Martel, Richard; Castellazzi, Pascal; Gloaguen, Erwan; Trépanier, Luc & Garfias, Jaime (2018). ERT, GPR, InSAR, and tracer tests to characterize karst aquifer systems under urban areas: The case of Quebec City. Geomorphology, 310: 45-56.
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.03.003
Brulé, Thibault; Granger, Geneviève; Bukar, Natalia; Deschênes-Rancourt, Clarisse; Havard, Thierry; Schmitzer, Andreea R.; Martel, Richard & Masson, Jean-François (2017). A field-deployed surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for RDX quantification in environmental waters . Analyst, 142 (12): 2161-2168.
DOI: 10.1039/c7an00216e
Castellazzi, Pascal; Garfias, Jaime; Martel, Richard; Brouard, Charles & Rivera, Alfonso (2017). InSAR to support sustainable urbanization over compacting aquifers: The case of Toluca Valley, Mexico. Int. J. Appl. Earth Observ. Geoinfo., 63: 33-44.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2017.06.011
Garfias, Jaime; Llanos, Hilario; Franco, R. & Martel, Richard (2017). Estimación de la vulnerabilidad del acuífero del valle de Toluca mediante la combinación de un método paramétrico y el transporte advectivo. Boletín Geológico y Minero, 128 (1): 25-42.
DOI: 10.21701/bolgeomin.128.1.002
Lapointe, Marie-Claude; Martel, Richard & Diaz, Emmanuela (2017). A conceptual model of fate and transport processes for RDX deposited to surface soils of North American active demolition sites. J. Environ. Qual., 46 (6): 1444-1454.
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2017.02.0069
Robert, Thomas; Martel, Richard; Lefebvre, René; Lauzon, Jean-Marc & Morin, Annie (2017). Impact of heterogeneous properties of soil and LNAPL on surfactant-enhanced capillary desaturation. J. Contam. Hydrol., 204: 57-65.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2017.07.006
Salas-Garcia, Javier; Garfias, Jaime; Martel, Richard & Bibiano-Cruz, Luvina (2017). A low-cost automated test column to estimate soil hydraulic characteristics in unsaturated porous media. Geofluids, 2017: Art. 6942736.
DOI: 10.1155/2017/6942736
Gosselin, J. S., Rivard, C. & Martel, R., (Eds). (2016) User manual for WHAT. 22. INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 22 pages.
Bibiano-Cruz, Luvina; Garfias, Jaime; Salas-Garcia, Javier; Martel, Richard & Llanos, Hilario (2016). Batch and column test analyses for hardness removal using natural and homoionic clinoptilolite: breakthrough experiments and modeling. Sustain. Water Resour. Manage., 2 (2): 183-197.
DOI: 10.1007/s40899-016-0050-y
Castellazzi, Pascal; Arroyo-Dominguez, Norma; Martel, Richard; Calderhead, Angus I.; Normand, Jonathan C. L.; Garfias, Jaime & Rivera, Alfonso (2016). Land subsidence in major cities of Central Mexico: Interpreting InSAR-derived land subsidence mapping with hydrogeological data. Int. J. Appl. Earth Observ. Geoinfo., 47: 102-111.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2015.12.002
Castellazzi, Pascal; Martel, Richard; Galloway, Devin L.; Longuevergne, Laurent & Rivera, Alfonso (2016). Assessing groundwater depletion and dynamics using GRACE and InSAR: potential and limitations. Groundwater, 54 (6): 768-780.
DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12453
Castellazzi, Pascal; Martel, Richard; Rivera, Alfonso; Huang, Jianliang; Goran, Pavlic; Calderhead, Angus I.; Chaussard, Estelle; Garfias, Jaime & Salas, Javier (2016). Groundwater depletion in Central Mexico: Use of GRACE and InSAR to support water resources management. Water Resour. Res., 52 (8): 5985-6003.
DOI: 10.1002/2015WR018211
Drolet, Jean-Philippe & Martel, Richard (2016). Distance to faults as a proxy for radon gas concentration in dwellings. J. Environ. Radioactiv., 152: 8-15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2015.10.023
Gosselin, Jean-Sébastien; Rivard, Christine; Martel, Richard & Lefebvre, René (2016). Application limits of the interpretation of near-surface temperature time series to assess groundwater recharge. J. Hydrol., 538: 96-108.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.03.055
Lapointe, Marie-Claude; Martel, Richard; Lange, Sébastien F. & Côté, Sébastien (2016). Effect of energetic materials wettability on their outdoor effective elution rate. J. Hazard Mater., 311: 194-202.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.02.075
Longpré-Girard, Mélanie; Martel, Richard; Robert, Thomas; Lefebvre, René & Lauzon, Jean-Marc (2016). 2D sandbox experiments of surfactant foams for mobility control and enhanced LNAPL recovery in layered soils. J. Contam. Hydrol., 193: 63-73.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2016.09.001
Robert, Thomas; Martel, Richard; Lefebvre, René; Lauzon, Jean-Marc & 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
Kazemzadeh-Paris, M. J.; Daneshmand, F.; Ahmadfard, M. A. & Martel, R. (2015). Optimal groundwater remediation design of pump and treat systems via a simulation-optimization approach and firefly algorithm. Eng. Optimiz., 47 (1): 1-17.
DOI: 10.1080/0305215X.2013.858138