Three‐Dimensional Time‐Lapse Geoelectrical Monitoring of Water Infiltration in an Experimental Mine Waste Rock Pile

3D time‐lapse ERT is used to monitor water infiltration for mining environmental issues. Geoelectrical images provide information where no hydrogeological data is available. Water resistivity must be taken into account to understand bulk resistivity variations. Electrical resistivity of water is used as a tracer to reconstruct water infiltration. Infiltration model integrating both hydrogeological and geophysical data is proposed.

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