The early history of the induced polarization method

Quantification of slag heap volumes and masses through the use of induced polarization: application to the Castel-Minier site

“…A 'background' signal can be observed, which probably originates from the soil response in the absence of slag. Indeed, according to Seigel et al (2007), the inventor of the method, Conrad Schlumberger himself (Schlumberger, 1920), is said to have been exasperated by the discovery that all mediums have a non-zero residual response, which he believed, until theoretical and instrumental progress proved the contrary, to imply that his method was invalidated. The Russian school, which, in the footsteps of Schlumberger, developed induced polarization, then showed that this minimum background level was low and limited, so that such calibration could allow it to be taken into account.…”

“…The Russian school, which, in the footsteps of Schlumberger, developed induced polarization, then showed that this minimum background level was low and limited, so that such calibration could allow it to be taken into account. The reader interested in the detailed history of this method should refer to the above-referenced paper by Seigel et al (2007).…”

Review: Some low-frequency electrical methods for subsurface characterization and monitoring in hydrogeology

“…The classical application of induced polarization has been the exploration of ore bodies (e.g., Seigel et al 2007) and there is a vast amount of literature on this subject which is outside the scope of the present article. For environmental applications, induced polarization has been applied to the detection of contaminants (e.g., Douglas and Oldenburg 1996;Vanhala 1997) and more recently to the detection of biological activity (Ntarlagiannis et al 2005a, b;Davis et al 2006).…”

“…A review of the early IP literature (mostly related to the exploration of ore deposits) can be found in Rust (1938), Bertin and Loeb (1976), Sumner (1976), and Seigel et al (2007). In this section, a historical perspective is given on the modelling of induced polarization of a porous material made of grains with an electrical double layer at the porewater/mineral interface.…”

Recovery of 3D IP distribution from airborne time-domain EM

“…Chargeability is commonly considered to be a diagnostic physical property when exploring for disseminated mineralization (Seigel et al, 2007). Recent work has also extended its application to a number of other fields including hydrocarbon exploration, ground-water studies, and numerous environmental applications.…”