Masters Theses

Abstract

"Riverfront Park, Kansas City, Missouri is located on a point bar along the Missouri River. Portions of the site have historically been used (1950 - 1973) as a municipal landfill receiving residential, commercial and industrial wastes. Relatively high concentrations of elemental lead have been found in small areas of the surface soil within the limits of the Park. Chemicals that may be present in the landfill wastes create a potential for groundwater contamination. A Remedial Investigation, including a series of groundwater monitoring wells is necessary to characterize groundwater geochemistry and flood-induced changes in groundwater flow direction, and to assess any potential environmental problems. During monitoring well installation and groundwater sampling, measures should be taken to obtain parameters for calibration of a computer program that could be used to simulate rates and magnitude of contaminant transport in site groundwater, if such is found to be present. Historical information gathered and data evaluation should be of applied value in determining future sampling or possible remedial action to be utilized at Riverfront Park"--Abstract, page ii.

Advisor(s)

Hatheway, Allen W.

Committee Member(s)

Elifrits, C. Dale
Wixson, Bobby G.

Department(s)

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Geological Engineering

Comments

Funding for this research was made possible through a grant from the City of Kansas City for which the author would like to express her gratitude.

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Summer 1987

Pagination

ix, 94 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-83).

Geographic Coverage

Kansas City, Missouri

Rights

© 1987 Helen Hudson Scannell, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Thesis Number

T 5544

Print OCLC #

17499015

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