An integrated study of controls on solute transport in the Lincolnshire limestone

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 321-339

  Lloyd, J W ^a   Greswell, R ^a   Williams, G M ^b   Ward, R S ^b   Mackay, R ^c   Riley, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractures; Groundwater contamination; Hydraulic conductivity; Limestone; Numerical models

Indexed keywords

DUAL POROSITY; DUAL POROSITY MODEL; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIMESTONE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRACER TEST;

UK, ENGLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE;

EID: 0030436580     PISSN: 04812085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.QJEGH.1996.029.P4.06     Document Type: Article

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