Electrical Conductivity is measured in realtime (bottom) as the sensor is pushed into the ground (left and right). Center: For Tyler and Kevin (center), its worth dodging a few Hornet practice punts, to see what's beneath the goal marker.
LEFT: The team gets a boost from Wes McCall (Geoprobe Systems) as ground-water samples are obtained from discrete depths using direct-push sampling tools. Samples are filtered and dissolved ion concentrations are measured are made using a field spectrophotometer (center and right).
Direct-push Slug Testing
What's a pneumatic slug test? LEFT: A discussion ensues prior to starting the test. CENTER: "All for one..." (opening up the screen prior to conducting a direct-push pneumatic slug test). | RIGHT: After opening the screen, Jon purges it with a check valve
Soil Coring:
Four-foot sections of a continuous soil core are brought to the surface in plastic sleaves. CENTER: Looks like it hit the the terrace chert gravel. RIGHT: Every picnic table was scavaged from nearby Wilson Park to construct an outdoor soil lab.
CENTER: Josh inspects a solid slug before conducing a series of slug tests.
RIGHT and LEFT: Shawn and Damon measure water levels prior to conducting the test.
LEFT: Dave makes his point prior to "slugging out"
RIGHT: Jon checks his watch and starts the test (while doing the hustle)
Sara and Dave obtain samples from the beautiful Neosho River for analysis of nitrate and phosporous.
GPS and Transit Surveys
Shawn, Josh, and Jon use an Engineer's Transit to measure elevations of the tops of the wells. While Kevin (Center) uses GPS to determine their UTM locations (and longs to toss a shotput).
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