Tanks,
Barrels and Trash
Locating tanks,
barrels and buried trash is the most common use of civil and environmental
geophysics. Magnetic methods locate metal objects such as
buried tanks and barrels. Magnetics provides a scaled map of all the metal
buried at a site. We can often tell what an object is from its magnetic
signature. We augment magnetics with a ground penetrating
radar. At many sites, the radar provides "pictures" of buried
objects. The radar can also detect nonmetal objects. Electromagnetic (EM) and resistivity techniques are
used to locate nonmetal waste such as household debris, saltwater contamination
and old acid ponds. Both EM and resistivity provide maps and two-dimensional
views of buried waste. Better information on what is underground promotes
better clean up.
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