Characterization Methods

Soil/Sediment/Matrix

• Collection of Site Information
• Aerial Photographs and Maps
• Chemical Analysis
  • Acid-Base Accounting
  • Carbonate
  • Macronutrients
  • Metals
  • Organic Contaminants
  • Organic Matter
  • pH
  • Sodium Adsorption Ratio
  • Specific Conductance
• Morphology/Topography
  • Global Positioning System
  • Remote Sensing
  • Surveying
  • Total Station
• Physical Properties
  • Bulk Density
  • Fracture Detection
  • Hydraulic Conductivity
    • Saturated
    • Unsaturated
  • Porosity
  • Rock Content
  • Soil Strength
  • Settling/Gradual Compaction
  • Failure
  • Soil Texture and Structure
  • Water Content
• Sampling Methods
  • Soil
  • Mine Tailings
  • Waste Rock

Water (Surface Water and Groundwater)

• Stream Discharge
• Aquifer Pumping Tests
  • Hydraulic Conductivity
  • Specific Yield
  • Storativity
  • Transmissivity
• Chemistry
  • pH
  • Dissolved Oxygen
  • Redox
  • Specific Conductance
  • Carbon
  • Organic
  • Inorganic
  • Ionic Chemistry
  • Biological Oxygen Demand
  • Chemical Oxygen Demand
  • TDS
  • Colloids

Acid Drainage       Water Source Control And Treatment        Waste Source Control and Treatment        Cyanide Treatment       Waste Disposal        Physical Stability        Topographic Reconstruction        Revegetation        Air       Prediction and Monitoring

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