Geophysical Classification for Munitions Response

About the Resources:

The resources describe the science behind geophysical classification, the latest geophysical classification instruments, the steps to be taken in the field and during data processing, and provide measures to allow the quality of the work to be assessed.

About the Team:

Hundreds of military or former military sites across the nation are contaminated with unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and other munitions and explosives of concern. At the time, Geophysical anomaly classification was a new, cutting-edge technology, in which geophysical anomalies (e.g. scrap metal, unexploded ordnance, etc.) are detected on a site with buried munitions, and then, with the use of new instruments and advanced geophysics, the anomalies are classified underground in order to determine whether or not the individual items will be removed. The goal of this project was to provide guidance to environmental professionals concerning the design and implementation of a geophysical classification project, thereby increasing scientific defensibility, effectiveness, and efficiency.