Projektnummer

0063874

Zusammenfassung

Waste sites that have been formed in an uncontrolled manner with little or no documentation constitute a serious risk for the environment and can also represent a main source for groundwater contamination. Lots of old waste sites were found in Germany at places where shallow boreholes have been used for observation, monitoring, and evaluation. The waste site to be studied in this project is located to the northwest of Cologne. It is formed as a result of a longterm warehousing of various kinds of industrial waste and household refuse in a gravel pit and is covered by several meters of ...