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About Spectrum Geophysics
Our Mission
Spectrum Geophysics will continue to develop and expand the worldwide market for near-surface geophysics by providing innovative, superior, and cost-effective field services, complete client satisfaction, and a great working environment for our staff.
Introduction
Spectrum Environmental Services, Inc. (dba Spectrum Geophysics) was founded in 1985 to provide geophysical solutions to environmental and engineering problems. We have historically focused on heavy industrial, military, and urban settings where the subsurface can be highly complex.
Spectrum employs the following geophysical methods:
- high-resolution seismic reflection and refraction
- time and frequency-domain electromagnetics
- downhole logging and video (BIPS)
- high-sensitivity metal detection
Strengths
The success of Spectrum Geophysics can be attributed to our many strengths including:
- state-of-the-art instrumentation
- geophysical method integration
- extensive project experience
- our passion for great employee-employer relations
Experience
Spectrum's experience is predicated on that of our principals and our project managers (PMs). All of our PMs have been with Spectrum Geophysics more than six years and each has conducted 1,000+ investigations. This breadth of experience translates to fresh, cost-effective to solutions for the most difficult of project sites.
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Our experience is further detailed on the Key Personnel web page.
Innovation
Another important factor to our success is our ability to think "outside the box". We constantly search for ways to integrate geophysical methods given site limitations. This innovative approach to problem-solving allows us to minimize cultural interferences as well as provide corroboration of survey results.
For instance, recently Spectrum was contracted to conduct a lost UST investigation in a company's parking lot. We collected magnetics data on a grid, processed it on-site, and reviewed the contour maps to identify UST-like anomalies that could not be attributed to surface cultural features.
Several suspect magnetically anomalous areas were identified in the magnetics data. We used GPR and utility-locating methods to investigate these anomalies and determined all anomaly sources were related to underground utilities. One buried pipe however, appeared to terminate in the middle of the area investigated. Using electromagnetic utility-locating instruments, we set a transmitter near the end of this conduit and found that the conduit continued off-site and into the sidewalk, some 80 feet away. Near its termination point we found on the concrete an exposed metal ring about 8 inches in diameter, filled with concrete, and in another location found a UST vault box..
We collected GPR data around the metal ring and the data suggested it was associated with a UST that was abandoned in-place.
In another area about 8 feet away, we investigated the UST vault box. We opened the vault box and through the fill port we inserted a UST-probe. We determined that this UST had a volume of 500 gallons and the top of the UST was about 2.5 feet below ground.
At this site, Spectrum integrated magnetics, utility-location, and GPR and discovered two lost USTs which could not have been detected without method integration.
Advanced Instrumentation
No geophysical firm can provide superior service in a cost effective manner without using the latest technology. At Spectrum, we are committed to acquiring and utilizing the most advanced instrumentation available.
Spectrum works with the Geophysical Survey Systems SIR-10A+ ground penetrating radar (GPR), the Mala Geoscience EZ-Locator (GPR), and Sensors and Software Noggin 500 (GPR). Day-in, day-out these state-of-the-art digital GPR systems allow for multi-channel data acquisition, post-collection processing, digital tape recording, and excellent data presentation.
According to Advanced Geosciences, Inc., the manufacturer of the Sting-Swift resistivity meter, Spectrum has more experience and has collected more resistivity data than any other firm. This superior portable earth resistivity meter, with memory storage of readings and user defined measurement cycles, provides the fastest data acquisition, the highest accuracy, and the lowest noise levels in the industry.
Spectrum utilizes both the Geonics EM-61, a high sensitivity metal detector, and the Geonics EM-31, a terrain conductivity meter. The benefit of using these instruments for our clients is that Spectrum Geophysics can identify buried UXO, sumps, conduits, USTs, and other features of interest.
The instruments listed here are just a few examples of our pursuit and commitment to employing innovative instrumentation and technology whenever possible.
Employee-Employer Relations
The principals of Spectrum Geophysics fully realize that the capital of our company is in our staff of dedicated professionals. As such, we diligently strive to provide our staff with a challenging and rewarding work environments with advancement, both in position and salary, based strictly on merit.
Spectrum holds frequent staff meetings, not only to collectively find better ways to serve our clients, but also to constantly reinforce our vision of providing superior geophysical services and complete client satisfaction. In addition, we offer continuing education opportunities, orchestrate several social events annually, and are extremely flexible with family time.
These efforts have a direct benefit to our clients specifically, a high field efficiency, thoughtful and perceptive problem-solving, and a commitment by our staff to exceed our client's expectations.
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