TOPOGRAPHY, DUMPSITES AND GROUNDWATER STUDIES: AN OVERVIEW

    R.N. Opeh., M.O. Atenaga.

       Department of Physics With Electronics,

                                                              Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria.

           Email: Opehraymond@gmail.com, michaelatenaga@hotmail.co.uk

ABSTRACT

This study pictures a critical analysis on how geophysical imaging technique otherwise called tomography is applied on dump site studies to ascertain the level of contamination of groundwater. Imaging often exposes the movement of leachate from the dumpsite through the subsurface. The direct interaction between the leachate and groundwater brings about contamination of groundwater. The geophysical technique applied in defining the leachate migration is thus analyzed.

Keywords: Dumpsite, Tomography, Imaging, Groundwater, Leachate.