Estudo da contaminação por hidrocarbonetos em postos de serviços de Abaetetuba-PA utilizando georadar

Abstract

The work presents the results of a geophysical survey using the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) method to detect possible zones of contamination caused by derivatives of hydrocarbons in service stations of the urban region of the city of Abaetetuba, in the state of Pará. The methodology was applied in service stations because they are the main potential source of soil and ground water contamination by fuel in the cities. Basic concepts about oil and contamination and its interaction with the ground are presented, together with the basic principles that allow the understanding of the GPR method as applied to the addressed problem. During the work, the depth to the water table was measured to construct an underground flow map. The geophysical interpretation was assisted by the knowledge of the local underground water flow that gives indication on the direction of contamination movement. The correlation of the GPR data with the underground flow and the information about the stations history allowed to classify them as suspected of producing contamination and possibly contaminated.