USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5154
Prepared in cooperation with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast
By Don A. Vroblesky and Clifton C. Casey
U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5154, 9 pages (Published October 2007)
This report is available online in PDF format: SIR 2007-5154 (
) (1.2 MB)
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, used innovative sampling methods to investigate ground-water contamination by chlorobenzenes beneath a drainage ditch on the southwestern side of Installation Restoration Site 4, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, during 2005–06. The drainage ditch, which is a potential receptor for ground-water contaminants from Installation Restoration Site 4, intermittently discharges water to Corpus Christi Bay. This report evaluates a new type of pore-water sampler developed for this investigation to examine the subsurface contamination beneath the drainage ditch. The new type of pore-water sampler appears to be an effective approach for long-term monitoring of ground water in the sand and organic-rich mud beneath the drainage ditch.
This report is available online in PDF format: SIR 2007-5154 (
) (1.2 MB)
Suggested citation: Vroblesky, D.A., and Casey, C.C., 2007, Evaluation of pore-water samplers at a drainage ditch, Installation Restoration Site 4, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 2005–06: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007–5154, 9 p. (online only at https://pubs.water.usgs.gov/sir2007-5154)
For more information, please contact Don A. Vroblesky.