Abstract
Direct current (DC) Schlumberger resistivity sounding and dipole-dipole resistivity profiling experiments were conducted at the border of an 2.2 long×1 km wide open waste disposal site in central Jordan. The site is on an approximately 20 m thick limestone, chert and chalk rock sequence and is surrounded by a series of hills. Lying upstream of an urban area, agricultural land and numerous groundwater wells, any contamination spreading from the waste disposal site could have a serious effect on the people and the environment. In this study, the subsurface resistivity distribution was mapped and compared with the data obtained from boreholes and aerial photographs. DC resistivity methods were found to be a fast and inexpensive data collection tool. The results obtained will be of use for engineering preparations and the operation of the site, as well as for monitoring any future pollution.
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Des sondages électriques verticaux par la méthode Schlumberger et des traînés de résistivité par la méthode dipole-dipole ont été réalisés aux limites d’un site de stockage de déchets de 2,2 km de long et de 1 km de large en Jordanie centrale. Le stockage repose sur une série d’environ 20 m d’épaisseur de calcaires, concrétions siliceuses et craie, et le site est entouré de collines. Le site étant situé en amont d’une zone urbaine, d’une zone agricole et de nombreux puits d’alimentation en eau, toute contamination issue du stockage de déchets pourrait avoir de sérieux effets sur la population et sur l’environnement. Dans cette étude, la carte de répartition des résistivités dans le sous-sol a été confrontée aux données fournies par les sondages mécaniques et les photographiques aériennes. Les méthodes de prospection électrique constituent un outil pour obtenir rapidement et à moindre coût un ensemble de données. Les résultats obtenus seront utiles dans les études de conception et de réalisation du stockage ainsi que pour le contrôle futur d’éventuelles pollutions.
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The authors wish to acknowledge the support received from the Natural Resources Authority of Jordan, in the form of a SYSCAL-R2 resistivity instrument. The following employees of the Natural Resources Authority of Jordan are thanked for their aid in the collection of field data: O. Jaradat, H. Shakhatreh, M. Abu Qa’ud, Y. Ainbossi, Kh. Mana’seh, and S. Al Khateib. Facilities provided by the Research and Studies Department, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Al-Balqa’ Applied University are acknowledged.
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Batayneh, A.T., Barjous, M.O. Resistivity surveys near a waste-disposal site in the Qasr Tuba area of central Jordan. Bull Eng Geol Environ 64, 285–291 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-004-0238-5
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