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Electromagnetic terrain conductive and ground penetrating radar investigation at and near the Ciba-Geigy Superfund site, Ocean County, New Jersey: quality control assurance plan and results

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Abstract

Ground water is the principal source of drinking water in the vicinity of the Ciba-Geigy Superfund site near Toms River, Ocean County, New Jersey. The presence of earlier identified point sources of organic-compound and, to a lesser extent, metals contamination dt the Ciba-Geigy Toms River Chemical Company Plant has resulted-in severe degradation of ground-water quality and has increased the potentiil for water-supply problems (NUS Corporation, 1988). The point sources of contamination include a manufacturing area, a backfilled-lagoons area, a former fire-prevention training area, several sludge-disposal areas, and a drum-disposal area. A borrow area also is considered a potential source of contamination (Camp Dresser 6 McKee, Inc., 1989). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requested that the U.S. Geological Survey evaluate the hydrogeologic conditions in the Kirkwood- Cohansey aquifer system (Zapecza, 1989) and the extent of ground-water contamination on the property of the plant (which includes the Superfund site) and in Winding River Park, which borders the Toms River immediately to the east of the Superfund site (Barton, 1989). This investigation included an electromagnetic-induction survey covering 45 line miles throughout the site and a ground-penetrating-radar survey in part of the borrow area. The quality assurance/quality control plan (QA/QC) for the electromagnetic-induction survey established guidelines for performance, system audits, and data validation, and set control limits for instrument and procedural precision. The QA/QC plan for the groundpenetrating- radar survey sets guidelines for performance and system audits.

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Publication type Book
Publication Subtype Conference publication
Title Electromagnetic terrain conductive and ground penetrating radar investigation at and near the Ciba-Geigy Superfund site, Ocean County, New Jersey: quality control assurance plan and results
Year Published 1991
Language English
Publisher Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society
Publisher location Golden, CO
Description p. 357-359
Larger Work Title Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems
Conference Title 4th EEGS Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems
Conference Location Knoxville, TN
Conference Date 1991-03-01T00:00:00
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Ocean County
Other Geospatial Ciby-geigy Superfund Site
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