Open AccessBaseline mapping study of the Steed Pond aquifer and vadose zone beneath A/M Area, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina
Author(s) -
D. R. Jackson
Publication year - 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/750906
Subject(s) - vadose zone , aquifer , silt , savannah river site , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , baseline (sea) , environmental remediation , south carolina , sediment , geomorphology , groundwater , radioactive waste , geotechnical engineering , oceanography , contamination , ecology , public administration , biology , political science , chemistry , nuclear chemistry
This report presents the second phase of a baseline mapping project conducted for the Environmental Restoration Department (ERD) at Savannah River Site. The purpose of this second phase is to map the structure and distribution of mud (clay and silt-sized sediment) within the vadose zone beneath A/M Area. The results presented in this report will assist future characterization and remediation activities in the vadose zone and upper aquifer zones in A/M Area