Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1999.
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| author | Fain, Danny, 1966- |
| author2 | Frank Dale Morgan. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1999. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/93192019-04-10T08:53:37Z Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site Fain, Danny, 1966- Frank Dale Morgan. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 34). The self-potential method (SP) of geophysical surveying has been widely used in environmental and engineering applications, primarily for rough but inexpensive assessment of subsurface flow of fluids, heat, or ions. In this project, the SP method was employed to study the activity at an environmental cleanup site at the Massachusetts Military Reservation. At the leading (down-gradient) edge of the CS-4 groundwater contamination plume, a fence of pump-and-treat extraction wells has been operating in an effort to contain the plume migration. To help gauge the effectiveness of the pump-and-treat technique, it is useful to delineate the resultant water flow and to compare it to the extent and diffusion gradient of the contaminant plume. In the survey conducted for this project, SP measurements were taken along the fence of extraction wells, while they were in operation, and during a period in which the well pumps were shut off. Spatial and temporal variations in the SP measurements are analyzed. Some possible explanations are proposed to account for the observed features and changes over time. While the results are not entirely conclusive, they suggest that water flow provides only a modest contribution to the total observed SP anomaly. by Danny Fain. S.B. 2005-08-22T20:17:49Z 2005-08-22T20:17:49Z 1999 1999 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9319 44026673 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 37 leaves 2857432 bytes 2857193 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Fain, Danny, 1966- Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site |
| title | Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site |
| title_full | Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site |
| title_fullStr | Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site |
| title_short | Use of the self-potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump-and-treat remediation site |
| title_sort | use of the self potential method for measurement of subsurface water flow at a pump and treat remediation site |
| topic | Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9319 |
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