Time lapse ERT monitoring of olive-oil mills' wastes (OOMW) using simulation and experimental data

S. Kirkou*, P. Tsourlos, N. Papadopoulos, P. Soupios, J. H. Kim

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Abstract

Olive oil production is one of the most important activities in the Mediterranean area and in Greece in particular. Olive oil production generates a large volume of liquid wastes which can cause severe pollution due to the high organic and in-inorganic load that they convey. In this work we assess the ability of time-lapse electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) technique to monitor Olive-oil mills' wastes (OOMW) movement into an aquifer. Test involve performing extensive synthetic modelling using computer generated models for cross-hole ERT arrangements and applying various 4D time lapse inversion processing to the monitoring data. Further, 4D time lapse inversion was performed to cross-hole ERT data obtained during a tank experiment which involved simulation of OOMW movement into a saturated aquifer. Results validate the applicability of cross-hole time lapse ERT to monitor OOMW movement and help to decide ways for optimum data processing and collection.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNear Surface Geoscience 2014 - 20th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics
PublisherEuropean Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE
ISBN (Electronic)9789462820272
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameNear Surface Geoscience 2014 - 20th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geophysics
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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