• Journal of the Korean Geophysical Society
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.41-50
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• 1998

Schlumberger soundings, dipole-dipole survey and electrical conductivity mappings were carried out inside and in front of the entrance of the Okmyung waste landfill in August, 1997 and January, 1998. Inside and in front of the landfill, 11 and 4 electrical soundings and 1 dipole-dipole survey were carried out, respectively. Electrical conductivities were measured at 164 points along the 4 lines in front of the entrance of the landfill. Interpretations of survey data show that low resistivity zones of 0.3∼3 Ωm extend down to 65 m depth from the surface in the 6th landfill, which indicates subsurface contamination by leachate and leachate level at 3∼6 m depth from the surface. In the 9th landfill, low resistivity zones below 2 Ωm appear at 11∼15 m depth from the surface, which indicates a very slim chance of subsurface contamination. On the other hand, electrical surveys and electrical conductivity mappings reveal low resistivities at shallow depths in front of the entrance of the landfill, indicating a high possibility of contamination of weathered zone in this area. It appears that southern part of this area close to the 6th landfill is more contaminated by leachate.