Warren H. Anderson
Accelerated urban and industrial growth in Kentucky creates a need for a background geochemical data base of naturally occurring chemical elements. A geochemical data base would provide chemical information to evaluate geochemical anomalies for environmental studies, petroleum or mineral exploration, agronomy/soil science, hydrogeology, and biochemistry/human health science. The Kentucky Geological Survey receives hundreds of inquiries for geochemical data annually from various agencies.
Several reconnaissance geochemical investigations have been conducted in Kentucky, and these resulting data will be incorporated into a computer data base, which will be made available for public use through the Kentucky Geological Survey's Geologic Data Center.
This project is in the initial stage of project design. Compilation of geochemical data and reviews of scanning technology for use in this project have begun. If funding can be obtained, this project can be completed in 3 years.