Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York – Part 1: Hydrogeology and water quality
Water-Resources Investigations Report
86-4070
By: E. J. Wexler
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Abstract
Hydrogeology and water quality in a 4 sq mi area surrounding the Brookhaven landfill site in the Town of Brookhaven, New York, were studied in 1981-83. The 60-acre sanitary landfill at the site was excavated in highly permeable glacial outwash that forms the upper glacial aquifer and is lined with a polyvinyl chloride membrane. Groundwater beneath the site is under water table conditions and flows southeast at approximately 1.1 ft/day. Samples from wells downgradient indicate that leachate has entered the aquifer despite the liner. A plume 3,700 ft long , 2,400 ft wide, and at least 90 ft thick was delineated based on specific conductance data. Water quality in the Magothy aquifer and in Beaverdam Creek, a groundwater fed stream 2,000 ft southeast of the landfill site, does not appear to be affected. (USGS)
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Ground-water flow and solute transport at a municipal landfill site on Long Island, New York – Part 1: Hydrogeology and water quality |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 86-4070 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri864070 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: vii, 52 p.; 1 Plate: 19.71 × 27.74 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Other Geospatial | Brookhaven Landfill, Long Island |
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