Evidence for recent groundwater flow through Late Wisconsinan till near Toronto, Ontario

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 538-555

  Gerber, R E ^a   Howard, K W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquitard; Contaminant transport; Isotopes; Permeability; Recharge; Till

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMPURITIES; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SOILS;

AQUITARD; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FLOW VELOCITIES; PIEZOMETER TESTS; SAND LENSES; TERRAIN; TILL; TORONTO;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

AQUITARD; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RECHARGE; TILL;

CANADA, ONTARIO, TORONTO;

EID: 0030209295     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-080-302     Document Type: Article

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