Soil Sampling At North Brawley Geothermal Area (Alan & G., 1977)

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

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Exploration Activity: Soil Sampling At North Brawley Geothermal Area (Alan & G., 1977)

Exploration Activity Details
Location	North Brawley Geothermal Area
Exploration Technique	Soil Sampling
Activity Date	1976 - 1977
Usefulness	not indicated
DOE-funding	Unknown

Exploration Basis

Soil and plant sampling was done in the known geothermal areas throughout Imperial Valley for environmental monitoring and elemental analysis.

Notes

The North Brawley, Heber, and East Mesa Geothermal Areas under went a soil and vegetation sampling study. The samples were analyzed for element quantities to establish a baseline. Significant differences in levels of zinc were noted between each site. Samples from the North Braley area were taken at least a half mile from any drill hole sites.

References

• Crockett Alan, Wiersma Bruce G. (1977) Status of Baseline Sampling for Elements in Soil and Vegetation at Four Kgra's in the Imperial Valley, California