Sampling and detection of tagged dredged material
Systems for sampling and detecting tagged dredged sand in the Upper Mississippi River were developed by Argonne National Laboratory for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District. The Corps plans to demonstrate main-channel disposal of dredged material, and it requires systems to detect the movement of the dredged material after the material has been placed in a deep reach of river. The dredged material in the demonstration will be tagged with sand particles coated with fluorescent dye. Argonne designed systems for: sampling of the bottom surficial sediments at discrete points along transects from a boat that employs a precision navigation system; on-board visual inspection of the samples for dyed sand in an ultraviolet light box; and photography of ultraviolet-illuminated samples. This report describes the systems and their use as well as the results of tests to determine proper settings for photographic equipment.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5103706
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/EES-TM-169; ON: DE82016056
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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