USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
Biogeochemical and Geohydrologic Processes in a Landfill-Impacted Alluvial Aquifer,
Norman, Oklahoma
Project Overview
The Norman Landfill is a closed municipal landfill located on alluvium associated with the
Canadian River in central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey began a multi-disciplinary
investigation in 1994 at the Norman Landfill, as part of the Toxic Substances Hydrology
Program, in collaboration with scientists at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
University, and the Environmental Protection Agency. The contamination of the shallow
alluvial aquifer at the Norman Landfill provides an excellent opportunity to study the
spatial variability of biogeochemical processes and the resulting effects on the fate of
degradable contaminants in the leachate plume. The emphasis of this multi-disciplinary
research project is on developing a unified understanding of the processes controlling
contaminant distribution and migration. The vast number of landfill sites and ubiquitous
nature of alluvial deposits will make the results of this study highly transferable.
Geophysical Investigations
Spatial Data
Maps
Photographs
Links to Other Sites
[
USGS National Research Program Norman Landfill Web Site |
USGS, Oklahoma District Home Page |
USGS Headquarters |
U.S. Department of the Interior ]
http://ok.water.usgs.gov/norlan
For comments and questions about this web page, contact:
Scott Christenson
by e-mail, U.S. Mail or phone:
Scott Christenson
U.S. Geological Survey
202 NW 66th St. Building 7
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Phone: (405) 810-4409
Last modified: January 4, 2002