Environmental Geophysics

Jeffrey D. Phillips and David V. Fitterman

U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado

• Introduction
• Problems of Current Interest
• Review of Current Applications
  • Contaminant Plumes
  • Conduits, Fractures, and Voids
  • Aquifers
  • Buried Containers, Waste Pits, and Ordnance
  • Landfill Delineation
• Evolving and Emerging Technologies
  • Seismic Methods
  • Ground Penetrating Radar
  • Electromagnetic Methods
  • Complex Resistivity
  • Borehole Geophysical Logging
  • Tomography
  • Cone Penetrometer
• Summary
• References