MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE AT TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL SITES OR OTHER SITES WHERE THERE ARE CONTAMINANTS

A PERMANETLY INSTALLED GROUND WATER QUALITY MONITORING S SYSTEM THAT USES SEVERAL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS AND ADVANCED ANALYTIC PROCEDURES TO SENSE CONTAMINANT ESCAPE AND GROUND WATER CONTAMINATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR USE IN CONJUCTION WITH OBSERVATION WELLS AT INDUSTRIAL AND MUNICIPAL SOLID AND LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES. BRINE PONDS NEAR OIL FIELDS, INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WATER CONTAINMENT FACILITIES, MINERAL PROCESSING AND LEACH ING FACILITIES AND MINES WHERE THERE IS ACID DRAINAGE. THE SYSTEM WILL BE USEFUL FOR DETECTING EFFECTS OS SOME INORGANNIC SUBSTANCES; HOWEVER, SITE-SPECIFIC PHYSICAL PROPERTY C CHARACTERISTICS MUST BE USED TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM OPERATION ATA PARTICULAR FACILITY. THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM WILL INCLUDE INSTRUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE THAT CONTROLS DATA ACQUISTION, DFATA PROCESSING, ARCHIVAL FUNCTION, DATA COMMUNICATIONS AND PREPARATION OF PERIODIC DATA REPORTS. THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE SITE MANAGERS WITH INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH DATA FROM COMPLEMENTARY SYSTEMS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND SHOULD MAKE OVERALL OPERATION MORE COST-EFFECTIVE.