Mapping groundwater contamination using dc resistivity and VLF geophysical methods–A case study
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- Published by Society of Exploration Geophysicists in Geophysics
- Vol. 62 (1) , 80-86
- https://doi.org/10.1190/1.1444148
Abstract
Geophysical methods can be helpful in mapping areas of contaminated soil and groundwater. Electrical resistivity and very low‐frequency electromagnetic induction (VLF) surveys were carried out at a site of shallow hydrocarbon contamination in Utah County, Utah. Previously installed monitoring wells facilitated analysis of water chemistry to enhance interpretation of the geophysical data. The electrical resistivity and VLF data correlate well, and vertical cross‐sections and contour maps generated from these data helped map the contaminant plume, which was delineated as an area of high interpreted resistivities.Keywords
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