Ronald Koomans Email & Phone Number

Groningen

BETTER INFORMATION ON PROPERTIES OF SOILRisk assessment of polluted and unpolluted sites asks for objective and quantitative methods for site investigation. Small sites are often mapped by coring, sampling and successive laboratory analyses used for the assessment of chemical pollutants, sediment characteristics or nutrients.For larger sites, sampling is virtually impossible because of time and costs involved whilst geophysical mapping systems give only a qualitative image of the site of study. This qualitative image is often not suitable for a quantitative risk assessment and decision making for local authorities.We have developed strategies for quantitative, spatially-detailed mapping using gamma spectrometer systems. Our case studies show the broad application of this approach, under water and on land.

BETTER INFORMATION FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION. By using smart and efficient measuring technologies, we deliver complete information on the construction of roads. Our information results in a cost-efficient planning of projects and a better control of costs in the implementation of road construction projects.My job @ de Wegenscanners is to develop applications to provide detailed information on the construction of roads.

Groningen

BETTER GAMMA-RAY SURVEY SYSTEMS Medusa Radiometrics creates gamma-ray survey systems for geophysical applications subsea, on land and in the air. Medusa leads the way in the application of new detector materials and novel data analysis methods to make detectors smaller, more robust and user friendly. At Medusa Radiometrics I focus on the application of our sensors, for example in agriculture, sediment research, mapping environmental pollution.

Phd, Geophysics, Coastal Engineering, Nuclear Physics

Msc, Geology, Sedimentology

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