Research Article
Contaminant Delineation of a Landfill Site Using Electrical Resistivity and Induced Polarization Methods in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Table 3
Layer parameters with resistivity, thickness and depth for VES 1.
| Station no | Type of curve | Layers | Resistivity | Thickness | Depth | Lithological units | (ohm-m) | (m) | (m) |
| 1 | A-type | 4 | 11.5 | 0.16 | 0.16 | Topsoil | 19.1 | 0.448 | 0.608 | Mudstone layer | 38.4 | 0.809 | 1.42 | Weathered layer | 203 | ∞ | ∞ | Fresh sandstone layer |
| 2 | A-type | 4 | 4.3 | 0.063 | 0.06 | Topsoil | 169 | 0.125 | 0.189 | Mudstone layer | 195 | 1.253 | 1.44 | Weathered layer | 204 | ∞ | ∞ | Fresh sandstone layer |
| 3 | A-type | 4 | 11.52 | 0.723 | 0.723 | Topsoil | 38 | 1.06 | 1.78 | Mudstone layer | 127 | 0.814 | 2.59 | Weathered layer | 3657 | ∞ | ∞ | Fresh basement |
| 4 | A-type | 4 | 11.52 | 0.42 | 0.42 | Topsoil | 49.9 | 0.3 | 0.72 | Mudstone layer | 201 | 4.21 | 4.93 | Weathered layer | 4660 | ∞ | ∞ | Fresh basement |
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