Environmental waste site characterization utilizing aerial photographs and satellite imagery: Three sites in New Mexico, USA

Conference · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:251315

Van Eeckhout, E; Pope, P; Becker, N; Wells, B ^[1]; Lewis, A; David, N ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Environmental Research Inst. of Michigan, Santa Fe, NM (United States)

The proper handling and characterization of past hazardous waste sites is becoming more and more important as world population extends into areas previously deemed undesirable. Historical photographs, past records, current aerial satellite imagery can play an important role in characterizing these sites. These data provide clear insight into defining problem areas which can be surface samples for further detail. Three such areas are discussed in this paper: (1) nuclear wastes buried in trenches at Los Alamos National Laboratory, (2) surface dumping at one site at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and (3) the historical development of a municipal landfill near Las Cruces, New Mexico.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 251315
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-96-1172; CONF-9607107-1; ON: DE96009028; TRN: 96:015169
• Resource Relation: Conference: 18. international Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing`s congress, Vienna (Austria), 9-19 Jul 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1 Apr 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
LANL
SITE CHARACTERIZATION
NEW MEXICO
SANITARY LANDFILLS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
AERIAL SURVEYING
REMEDIAL ACTION