Journal article
Use of a metal detector to detect buried drums in sandy soil
Journal of hazardous materials, v 7(4), pp 375-381
01 Jan 1983
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Abstract
A commercially available metal detector was used to detect buried steel drums, in a variety of patterns, at a site consisting of relatively dry sand. The results were quite promising when viewed in the context of the overall project which used a number of different methods. Single thirty gallon steel drums were detected to a depth of six feet beneath the ground surface. A group of adjacent drums in different configurations at five feet of cover was detected and delineated. This relatively inexpensive ( similar to $400-$500) instrument could be used to detect buried objects at most hazardous materials dump sites. It remains, however, to determine if the same promising results hold for drums buried in other soil types and moisture contents, and to what extent background metal objects (fences, trucks, etc.) modify these conclusions.
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- Title
- Use of a metal detector to detect buried drums in sandy soil
- Creators
- S Tyagi - Drexel UniversityA E Lord - Drexel UniversityR Koerner - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of hazardous materials, v 7(4), pp 375-381
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1983QH22200003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0020721787
- Other Identifier
- 991019173738204721
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