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AMS Power Probe
Field Science
The NEIC, in collaboration with EPA Region 8, installed multiple deep groundwater monitoring wells using the NEIC's AMS Power Probe Model 9600EC. The NEIC's Power Probe uses advanced direct-push, dual-tube technology, which allows the installation of groundwater monitoring wells and allows for the collection of two or four-foot soil core samples while probing to the desired depth.
The poster illustrates the AMS Power Probe.
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The NEIC Power Probe with its dual-tube system permits discrete sampling at varying depths, maintains the structural integrity of the borehole, and allows for the rapid installation of fully functioning deep or shallow groundwater monitoring wells. The Power Probe is also capable of soil gas and/or groundwater sampling without the installation of wells. This is accomplished using the inner drive rods only with special tips and the sample being collected through the core of the inner rod.
NEIC has collaborated with Region 8 /Superfund in the successful implementation of several groundwater monitoring wells from 46 to 52 feet deep, as well as the collection of approximately six 4-foot soil cores from each borehole at depths between 26 to 50 feet. The ongoing collaboration supports the environmental investigation/monitoring of the trichloroethylene (TCE) plume in Denver, Colorado and the possible effect on the surrounding neighborhoods.