Electromagnetic Surveys for 3-D Imaging of Subsurface Contaminants

Abstract

This report presents cost and performance data for a demonstration sponsored and funded by the Department of Defense's (DoD) Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). GEHM Environmental Corporation and the Center for Environmental Technology at the University of Missouri (Columbia) were contracted by the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC) to investigate the use of quasi-static electromagnetic (EM) resistivity surveys to detect dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) contamination in the subsurface at two U.S. DoD installations. This EM resistivity survey technique is a surface to borehole geophysical method that generates a three-dimensional (3-D) image of subsurface features based on their contrasting resistive properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA480856

Entities

Organizations

  • Environmental Security Technology Certification Program

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Alkenes
  • Base Closures
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Groundwater
  • Organic Compounds
  • Three Dimensional
  • Volatile Organic Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics