Experimental evaluation of a drive-point ground-water sampler for hydraulic conductivity measurement

Ground Water

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 713-720

  Scaturo, David M ^a   Widdowson, Mark A ^b  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHARACTERIZATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; THERMAL PLUMES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONTAMINANT PLUME; DRIVE POINT GROUNDWATER SAMPLER; ENVIRONMENTAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 0031193422     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1997.tb00138.x     Document Type: Article

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