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Using Semi-Permeable Membrane Device (SPMD)
Samplers in Cave Environments to Detect
PCBs
Presented by: Julie Schaer
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Beaver Pond Resurgence at the West Virginia/ Virginia State Line
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Map of West Virginia Showing Site Location
Mercer County, WV
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Topographical Map of study area with overlay of Limestone Bedrock
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Limestone of Mercer County
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Cave Entrance Locations
Potential Source
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Beaver Pond Resurgence
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View Into Cave at Resurgence
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Beacon Cave Entrance
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A Walking Passage in Beacon Cave
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Assembling SPMD Housings
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Assembling SPMD Housings
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Deploying the SPMD Housings
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Topographical Map with Overlay of Beacon Cave Footprint
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Results
The SPMDs installed into Beacon Cave yielded the most significant PCB detections in the study area
The detections from SPMDs installed into Beacon Cave were approximately double that of the next highest “hits”
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Installation Challenges/ Differences from Above Ground
Packaging to transport through a cave
Finding a location with steady water
Hiding the SPMD Sampler or
Labeling the SPMD Sampler for your anticipated finders
(Cavers vs. Spelunkers)
Securing SPMD samplers for surge events
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A “DAMP” Cave
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Installation Challenges/ Differences from Above Ground
Packaging to transport through a cave
Finding a location with steady water
Hiding the SPMD Sampler or
Labeling the SPMD Sampler for your anticipated finders
(Cavers vs. Spelunkers)
Securing SPMD samplers for surge events
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Hope I don’t Run into any uh dem BATS!
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Potential Resources
National Speleological Society (NSS)
State Cave Surveys
West Virginia Speleological Survey (WVaSS)
Local Grottos
Area Cavers
Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, etc…
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Cave Map Example
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Beacon Cave System Overview
Holiday Hole
KFC Cave
Cole Hole
Beacon Cave
Beaver Pond Cave
Cave Name
250
504
500+
15,000
247
Unknown
2 Days
Under 6 hours
Under 1 hour
N/A
Cave Length (Ft.)
Groundwater Travel Time to Beaver Pond Resurgence
Total 16,501
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Acknowledgements and Photo Credits
Nick Schaer and George Dasher , WV DEP
West Virginia Speleological Survey (WVaSS)
Jerry Fuller
Tri-State Grotto
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