Inorganic plume delineation using surface high-resolution electrical resistivity at the BC Cribs and Trenches Site, Hanford

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 946-958

  Rucker, Dale F ^a   Fink, James B ^a  

^a HYDROGEOPHYSICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; CALIBRATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; NITRATE; PLUME; POREWATER; SURVEY; TRENCH; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER TABLE;

HANFORD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 36849055477     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2006.0169     Document Type: Article

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