Abstract: A sensor system for a buried waste containment site having a bottom wall barrier and/or sidewall barriers, for containing hazardous waste. The sensor system includes one or more sensor devices disposed in one or more of the barriers for detecting a physical parameter either of the barrier itself or of the physical condition of the surrounding soils and buried waste, and for producing a signal representing the physical parameter detected. Also included is a signal processor for receiving signals produced by the sensor device and for developing information identifying the physical parameter detected, either for sounding an alarm, displaying a graphic representation of a physical parameter detected on a viewing screen and/or a hard copy printout.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 26, 2003
Date of Patent:
September 27, 2005
Assignee:
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Inventors:
Ann Marie Smith, Bradley M. Gardner, Kevin M. Kostelnik, Judy K. Partin, Gregory D. Lancaster, Mary Catherine Pfeifer