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Integrated system for gathering, processing, and reporting data relating to site contamination

  • US 5,687,093 A
  • Filed: 02/17/1995
  • Issued: 11/11/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An integrated system for gathering, processing, and reporting data relating to soil, groundwater or other contamination of a site comprising:

  • (a) means for probing the subsurface of a site, including means for gathering samples of the subsurface material;

    (b) means for analyzing said samples to measure contaminants therein, said analyzing means generating data characteristic of said site;

    (c) means for locating the origin of said samples in three-dimensional space;

    (d) means for transmitting the data generated by said analyzing means to a location for display thereof;

    (e) means for managing the data generated by said means for locating and said means for analyzing said means for managing of projecting the next probable sample location and forwarding the next probable sample location for use as a guide in the placement of ensuing sample locations; and

    (f) means for displaying the data at said display location, said probing, analyzing, locating, transmitting, analyzing, and displaying means being arranged to work together iteratively, whereby the number of samples needed to accurately characterize said site is minimized.

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