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Measurement of electrical properties of contaminated soil 1
Author(s) -
Darayan S.,
Liu C.,
Shen L.C.,
Shattuck D.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
geophysical prospecting
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.735
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1365-2478
pISSN - 0016-8025
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2478.1998.00104.x
Subject(s) - contamination , dielectric , soil water , electrical resistivity and conductivity , soil contamination , environmental science , diesel fuel , soil test , soil science , conductivity , materials science , geology , mineralogy , chemistry , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , ecology , organic chemistry , biology , engineering
We present the measured dielectric constant and conductivity of soil samples contaminated by diesel oil. Measurements of the electrical properties of contaminated soil were carried out using a guarded‐electrode sample holder and a parallel‐plate sample holder in the frequency range 2–250 MHz. Two different soil samples were measured. Both the dielectric constant and the conductivity of the contaminated soils and uncontaminated soils are compared. The measurement results show that the change in the dielectric constant of soils before and after diesel oil contamination is small but significant. These results provide a basis for using ground‐penetrating radar or other high‐frequency electromagnetic sensors in the detection of soil contamination.