Mapping groundwater contamination around a landfill facility using the VLF-EM method - A case study

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-125

  Monteiro Santos, F A ^a,b   Mateus, António ^a   Figueiras, Jorge ^a   Gonçalves, Mário A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

2 D inversion; Environmental contamination; Landfill; VLF EM method

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC FILTERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND FILL;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FRASER FILTER; KAROUS-HJELT FILTER; RESISTIVITY SURVEY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE;

EID: 33748441446     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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