The Use of GPR to Locate Buried Septic Tanks – Al Ain City, UAE

Geophysical survey has been conducted by using the Ground Penetrating Radar to locate and delimit a number of old septic tanks in the city of Al-Ain, UAE; and avoid any unnecessary excavations and possible environmental problems. The exact locations and dimensions of these very old tanks are not known due to lack of construction plans or maps. The GPR survey gave excellent results by obtaining not only the exact locations but also the dimensions, the depths and heights of these tanks