Geophysical assessment of a proposed landfill site in Fredericktown, Missouri
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Abstract
In June 2018, U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) collected geophysical measurements to help evaluate the suitability of a proposed landfill site for disposing mine-waste materials in Fredericktown, MO. The geophysical investigation included electromagnetic induction, electrical resistivity tomography, horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio passive seismic, and shear-wave refraction to characterize the unconsolidated sediment or regolith above the bedrock and the depth to crystalline bedrock. Water-based electromagnetic surveys and forward looking infrared imagery were used along the lake shoreline to identify potential groundwater-surface water interactions. Nested piezometers were installed at two locations along the shoreline to further characterize and validate the groundwater-surface water interactions identified with geophysical methods. Collectively, geophysical surveys were used to evaluate the overall suitability of the proposed site for use as a mine waste-soil and sediment repository and to evaluate this suite of geophysical methods for rapid collection and assessment of very shallow sediments.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Geophysical assessment of a proposed landfill site in Fredericktown, Missouri |
| DOI | 10.4133/sageep.32-031 |
| Year Published | 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society |
| Contributing office(s) | WMA - Earth System Processes Division |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Symposium on the application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems proceedings |
| First page | 124 |
| Last page | 128 |
| Conference Title | Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2019 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| City | Fredericktown |
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