SEGJ Technical Conference


A case study on the applications of GPR to a hydrocarbon contamination survey


Abstract
Oil contamination originated from mineral oil spill causes serious problems such as ground water contamination. When we consider the problem of environmental assessment and the environmental risk evaluation, it is essential to grasp the area of contamination and concentration of contaminants. For such objectives, geophysical survey method could be useful especially because of its nondestructive characteristics. However, in our country, geophysical surveys have not been applied to the area so frequently. In the present paper, we describe results of the ground penetrating radar survey applied at an oil tank place site contaminated by mineral oil spill located at a reclaimed ground.