Magnetometer and Gradiometer Surveys for Detection of Underground Storage Tanks

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Research Article| February 01, 1990 Magnetometer and Gradiometer Surveys for Detection of Underground Storage Tanks CHARLES M. SCHLINGER CHARLES M. SCHLINGER Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (1990) xxvii (1): 37–50. https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xxvii.1.37 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation CHARLES M. SCHLINGER; Magnetometer and Gradiometer Surveys for Detection of Underground Storage Tanks. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 1990;; xxvii (1): 37–50. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gseegeosci.xxvii.1.37 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyEnvironmental & Engineering Geoscience Search Advanced Search Abstract In recent years there has been a surge of interest in methods for rapid and reliable detection and location of underground storage tanks and other cultural features related to hazardous substances in the subsurface. In the United States much of the motivation comes from recent environmental protection legislation that regulates underground storage tanks, including both existing and new installations. U.S. regulatory matters aside, ground-water contamination is a problem that knows no national borders; remediation of sites where hazardous substances can invade or have invaded ground-water supplies is a global concern. Detection and location of underground steel storage tanks can be readily accomplished using magnetometer and magnetic gradiometer surveys, which are a passive variety of remote sensing. This paper presents investigations at two sites at Hill Air Force Base, northern Utah. In each case, magnetometer and gradiometer data have proven to be valuable for assessing the possibilities of existence and location of buried underground storage tanks. Relevant magnetic-field principles are reviewed and methods of data acquisition, reduction, analysis and interpretation are described. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.