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Subsurface evaluation for aquaculture ponds in the Amazon Region

Pedro Andrés Chira Oliva ORCID logo , João Andrade dos Reis Júnior ORCID logo , Karina Palheta Gomes ORCID logo , Ramon Torres Pena ORCID logo , Ingracia Santiago Nunes ORCID logo , Samuel da Costa dos Santos ORCID logo , [...]

08/Apr/2024

ABSTRACT Few Brazilian rural landowners are aware of the technology available to survey the subsoil of terrains earmarked for aquaculture operations. This study evaluated subsoils of Monte Alegre (area 1) and Montenegro 3 (area 2) aquaculture zones in the geographic region of Bragança (Amazon region, northern Brazil), and the adequacy of these areas for aquaculture. Ground Penetrating Radar, electrical conductivity measurements, and sedimentological analyses were applied to evaluate the subsoil of fish farms. Apparent conductivity values recorded by the Electromagnetic […]

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