Monitoring of Hazardous Waste Sites

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U.S. Department of the Interior

USGS scientists, in collaboration with EPA, are investigating the use of hyperspectral remote sensing for monitoring superfund hazardous waste sites. Hyperspectral imagery is a valuable tool, assisting with the identification and characterization of site status and morphological changes in site size and activity. Hazardous substances were identified from spectroscopic analysis of hyperspectral images acquired from the ARCHER airborne system and confirmed by laboratory analysis of on-site soil samples. http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1050 and http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1068/

Soil sampling locations and results at the Rhinehart Tire Fire Dump site in Winchester, VA

Astrogeology

Climate Change

Ecosystems

Hazards

Land Use and Land Cover Change

Remote Sensing Missions

Topography

Water