Armco Hamilton Photos

Contractors collect soil samples along the shoreline of the Great Miami River.

A soil sample taken in a device called a "split spoon" consists of gravel mixed with petroleum and water.

A soil sample taken just below the ground's surface is ready for analysis.

A borehole is drilled to install a monitoring well.

A pump used to take ground water samples from a monitoring well is decontaminated.

A water sample is taken from a monitoring well to be analyzed for VOCs.

Sonic rig used to dig a hole in the ground to install a monitoring well.

Soil samples taken from a monitoring well 26 to 39 feet deep show a combination of sand, gravel and clay.

Collecting water level information to tell workers which direction ground water is flowing.

Black tar-like material dug up using a sampling device called a "split spoon" which indicates possible contamination.

Soil sample taken.

Tar-like material with an oily sheen indicates possible contamination.

Creek sampling of surface water to see if contamination from landfill has moved.

Excess soil sediment is stored in this drum storage area before being taken away for proper disposal.

Drilling continued into the winter to collect soil samples.

Geologists decontaminating equpment.

Great Miami River sediment sampling.

Soil samples in a device called a "split spoon" that are stained and possibly contaminated from petroleum by-products.

Drilling to take soil samples at various depths.

Surface soil sampling

Preparing soil samples to send to the lab for analysis.