| Abstract: | Electromagnetic terrain conductivity surveys were conducted at four landfills in Suffolk county and at an artificial recharge site in Nassau County to assess the feasibility of this technique for detecting contaminant plumes. The technique was successful at three of the landfills; results compared closely with those indicated by specific conductance of water from observation wells on the sites. Data from the three sites for which the technique was successful--the Horseblock Road landfill , the Manorville scavenger waste disposal facility, and the Riverhead landfill--revealed pronounced terrain conductivity anomalies that reflect known contaminant plumes. Plumes at the other two sites--Blydenburgh landfill and the East Meadow artificial recharge site--could not be detected because cultural interferences were too great and, at the Blydenburgh site, depth to water was too great. The interferences included pipelines, utility cables, and traffic. Given favorable conditions, such as high plume conductivity, lack of cultural interferences, and a depth of less than 100 ft to the plume, electromagnetic surveying can provide a rapid means of locating contaminant plumes. (Author ‘s abstract) |
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| ProdID: | 28529 |
| Citation Author: | Mack, T. J.; Maus, P. E. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 39 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 86-4045 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Detection of contaminant plumes in ground water of Long Island, New York, by electromagnetic terrain-conductivity surveys; 1986; WRI; 86-4045; Mack, T. J.; Maus, P. E. |
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| Text: | Detection of contaminant plumes in ground water of Long Island, New York, by electromagnetic terrain-conductivity surveys; 1986; WRI; 86-4045; Mack, T. J.; Maus, P. E. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1986/4045/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1986/4045/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
