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The Use of Resistivity Techniques to Delineate Acid Mine Drainage in Ground Water
Author(s) -
Merkel R. H.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1972.tb03590.x
Subject(s) - aquifer , electrical resistivity and conductivity , drainage , groundwater , acid mine drainage , contamination , geology , coal mining , surface water , streams , mining engineering , environmental science , geotechnical engineering , coal , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , chemistry , ecology , waste management , engineering , computer network , electrical engineering , computer science , biology
A resistivity survey was run in an area of good geologic control to determine if resistivity is a viable technique for delineating aquifers contaminated with acid mine drainage. Results show that due to the high conductivity of the acid water, it makes an excellent target to define electrically. Aquifers polluted in this fashion were traced from their surface expression back under clays, shales, and coal toward the point of origin. Based on these results along with chemical analysis of streams and ground‐water samples, techniques are presented for the periodic monitoring of the ground water through surface resistivity techniques to determine both the extent and degree of contamination.