Hazardous waste site identification using aerial photography: A pilot study in Burlington County, New Jersey, USA

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1988

Abstract

The objective of the project was to identify all hazardous waste sites in Burlington County, New Jersey that could be detected on existing, medium-scale aerial photographs of the county. The complete set of over 1000 black- and-white stereopairs at a scale of 1:12,000 was carefully examined for initial identification of possible sites. All suspicious sites were examined again on color transparencies of the county at the same 1:12,000 scale. Out of the 1094 black- and-white photos, 250 required further checking on color transparencies using a zoom stereoscope. This examination resulted in a final identification of 67 sites, the locations of which were delineated on 1:24,000 USGS maps. The use of air photo interpretation techniques provided an effective procedure for identifying waste sites quickly as well as providing a useful demonstration program for county and state officials. © 1988 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Identifier

0023920747 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Environmental Management

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867383

e-ISSN

14321009

ISSN

0364152X

First Page

119

Last Page

125

Issue

1

Volume

12

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