Preliminary Investigation of the Hydrogeology and Contamination in the Area of an Abandoned Manufactured Gas Plant in Albany, Georgia

摘要

In January 1989, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Albany Water, Gas, and Light Commission (AWGLC), began a study in the vicinity of an abandoned manufactured gas plant in Albany, Ga. Results of the study can be used to guide management and remediation decisions related to this and other abandoned manufactured gas plants in similar hydrogeologic environments. The study is composed of two separate phases. The report documents the results of Phase I, which was designed to (1) delineate and describe the hydrogeologic framework of the unconsolidated sediments, plant-site debris, and fill material; (2) chemically characterize the wastes at the abandoned gas plant, and conduct a preliminary evaluation of the distribution of selected contaminants in the unconsolidated sediments and fill; and (3) provide a preliminary analysis of potential pathways of contaminant migration. The planned second phase of the investigation will better define the hydrogeology and extent of contamination in the unconsolidated sediments and will include an evaluation of the underlying aquifer.