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A video imaging system is described that has been integrated into a cone penetrometer probe for characterizing subsurface soil properties. The camera system includes a fiber optic illumination system and appropriate magnification optics for imaging soil in contact with a sapphire window as the probe is pushed into the ground. With the current optics, soil particles as small as 10 microns can be resolved in the images. The feasibility for using the video imaging system for direct detection of selected contaminants is also discussed.
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Lieberman, S.H., D.K. Knowles, J. Kertesz, P.Stang and. D. Mendez. Cone Penetrometer Deployed In Situ Video Microscope for Characterizing Sub-Surface Soil Properties In Symposium Proceedings, “Field Analytical Methods for Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Chemicals” 29–31 January 1997, Las Vegas, NV (In press)
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Lieberman, S.H., Mosier-Boss, P.A., Norita, C.A. (1997). Cone Penetrometer Deployed in Situ Video Imaging System for Characterizing Sub-Surface Soil Properties and Contaminants. In: Gottlieb, J., Hötzl, H., Huck, K., Niessner, R. (eds) Field Screening Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1473-5_30
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