• Abandoned wells
• Acid mine drainage
• Buried concrete vaults (clarifiers)
• Buried waste trenches and pits
• Buried drums
• Burn areas
• Confining layers
• Contaminant plumes (inorganic)
• Landfills
• Localized bedrock depressions
  where DNAPLs may pool
• Permeable pathways
• Slag
• Underground piping
• Underground storage tanks (USTs)
• Unexploded ordnance (UXO)


GPR scan of underground storage
tanks using a GSSI SIR2 with
400 MHz antenna.

 

E.G.& G. Geometrics 866 proton precession “continuous” recording magnetometer. Magnetometers are excellent for the reconnaissance  of large areas.

Geophysics is not a "cure-all” and will never replace drilling and trenching, but when used judiciously, it will guide intrusive activities so that you get the most from the least number of borings and test pits.

Electrical resistivity profile across an asbestos fill pile.

EM61 Contour Map showing disposal areas,
trenches and pits with metal debris.

Locate, Identify, and/or Evaluate

• Abandoned Walls
• Acid Mine Drainage
• Buried Concrete Vaults (clarifiers)
• Buried Waste Trenches and Pits
• Buried Drums
• Burn Areas
• Confining Layers
• Contaminant Plumes (inorganic)
• Landfills
• Localized Bedrock Depressions Where DNAPLs May Pool
• Permeable Pathways
• Slag
• Underground Piping
• Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
• Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

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