Spatial variability of contaminant transport in a fractured till, Avedore Denmark

Nordic Hydrology

Volumn 30, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 333-360

  McKay, Larry ^a   Fredericia, Johnny ^b   Lenczewski, Melissa ^a   Morthorst, Jørn ^b   Klint, Knud Erik S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TILL;

AVEDORE; DENMARK;

EID: 0033509016     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.1999.0019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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