Risk assessment for a proposed groundwater abstraction scheme in Strathmore, North-East Scotland: A modelling approach

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-55

  Chen, M ^a   Soulsby, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental risk assessment; Groundwater modelling; MODFLOW; Stream aquifer interaction; Streamflow routeing

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAM FLOW;

GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GROUND WATER;

CATCHMENT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; FISHING; GEOLOGY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

UK, SCOTLAND, GRAMPIAN, STRATHMORE;

EID: 0031076548     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00087.x     Document Type: Article

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