Abstract
The industrial effluents sent through open channels or closed pipes with leaks contaminate the surface layer and infiltrate to add salinity to groundwater. Extents of contaminations are delineated through isoresistivity maps. Vertical electrical sounding gives the contaminated resistivities of the second layer. The technique is used for two industrial sites: polymer and zinc smelter plants of Visakhapatnam. The results of the studies are compared.
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Subbarao, C., Subbarao, N.V. Delineation of effluent contaminated zones by electrical surveys at two industrial sites in Visakhapatnam, India. Geo 24, 281–286 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00767089
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00767089