Suspected buried drums
A property transfer is stalled over rumors of buried drums. An EM and magnetic grid clears most of the lot and isolates two anomalies for test pits.
Applications
Environmental
Characterization for site assessments and remediation.
Geophysics finds what is buried and where contamination is moving without digging blind. It guides monitoring well placement, confirms that tanks and drums are gone, and maps landfill boundaries and leachate plumes at a fraction of the cost of trenching.
Drone-enabled
What we map
- Buried drums, tanks and debris
- Landfill boundaries and waste thickness
- Conductive leachate and brine plumes
- Preferential flow paths
- Former pits and trenches
What you receive
- Anomaly maps with dig/no-dig recommendations
- Plume extent sections
- Monitoring well siting
- Phase II ESA supporting documentation
Recommended methods
- Frequency-Domain EM — Rapid conductivity mapping
- Ground Magnetics — Walking and cart magnetometer surveys
- Drone Magnetics — UAV-borne magnetometer surveys
- Electrical Resistivity Tomography — 2D and 3D resistivity imaging
- Ground Penetrating Radar — High-resolution shallow imaging
- Induced Polarization — Chargeability for disseminated minerals and clay
Examples
Produced-water release
A brine spill on rangeland is spreading. ERT and EM conductivity maps show the plume footprint and depth so remediation can target the affected soil.
Planning a environmental project?
Send a location and the question you need answered. We'll recommend a method and a budget range.