Set of Engineering and Geophysical Methods for Determining the Volume of Homogeneous Industrial Waste at Sites of Accumulated Environmental Harm

Abstract

The paper presents the application results of geophysical methods (micro-near-field time-domain electromagnetic sounding and ground penetrating radar profiling) performed in 2022 to determine the volume of homogeneous industrial waste in collection ponds using the example of the phenol lake within the city limits of Ulan-Ude , The Republic of Buryatia. The boundaries and volumes of industrial waste disposal were determined, and the position of the overlying and bottom beds of the phenol pound were recorded. The migration channel of hydrophilic chemical pollutants from the bed of the studied object was identified and the reservoir was installed to collect, over the years of infiltration processes, fluid saturated with hydrophilic chemical pollutants from the phenol pound. 3D models of the industrial waste deposits in the phenol lake and 3D models of the identified collector were built. It was concluded that the used set of geophysical methods was effective for solving similar engineering, environmental and geoecological problems.