Hydrogeologic setting, hydraulic properties, and ground-water flow at the O-Field area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
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Abstract
The U.S. Army disposed chemical agents, laboratory materials, and unexploded ordnance at O-Field in the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, from before World War II until at least the 1950's. Soil, ground water, surface water, and wetland sediments in the O-Field area were contaminated from the disposal activity. A ground-water-flow model of the O-Field area was constructed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1989 to simulate flow in the central and southern part of Gunpowder Neck. The USGS began an additional study of the contamination in the O-Field area in cooperation with the U.S. Army in 1990 to (1) further define the hydrogeologic framework of the O-Field area, (2) characterize the hydraulic properties of the aquifers and confining unit, and (3) define ground-water flow paths at O-Field on the basis of the current data and simulations of ground-water flow.
A water-table aquifer, an upper confining unit, and an upper confined aquifer comprise the shallow ground-water system of the O-Field area. A lower confining unit, through which ground-water movement is negligible, is considered a lower boundary to the shallow system. These units are all part of the Pleistocene Talbot Formation.
The model developed in the previous study was redesigned using the data collected during this study and emphasized New O-Field. The current steady-state model was calibrated to water levels of June 1993. The rate of ground-water flow calculated by the model was approximately 0.48 feet per day and the rate determined from chlorofluorocarbon dates was approximately 0.39 feet per day.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Hydrogeologic setting, hydraulic properties, and ground-water flow at the O-Field area of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 95-4248 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri954248 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, 29 p. :ill. ;28 cm. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| Other Geospatial | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
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