The combined use of monitoring wells and geophysical techniques constitutes the form most adequate for identification and the monitoring contaminated areas. This procedure allows the location of wells and monitoring in strategically points, optimizing the results and minimizing costs. The Electromagnetic Inductive Method (EMI) presents ample possibilities of application in environmental studies due the facility in the acquisition of data, versatility of the equipment in field and the possibility of scanning in the ample areas in short time. This paper realizes a comparative analysis of EMI data collected in 1992 and 2003. The studied place is an industrial area that presents contamination the soil and groundwater for Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, 1,2 dichloroethene, Sodium and Chloride, product of the infiltration of effluent chemistries directly of the ground. The results indicate accented attenuation of the contaminant plume, with probable reduction in the contamination degree. The composites of light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) had presented superior trend of horizontal, concomitant migration to the movement of the groundwater. The composites of dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) had more presented an accented trend of migration in the vertical direction, possibly due to absence of impermeable surfaces. The inorganics composites had followed the flow of composites of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs), what in turn it allowed the characterization of the contamination plume as a conductive body in relation to the adjacent areas.
plume of contamination; NAPL; natural attenuation; electromagnetic inductive; organochloride
