A review of some tracer-test design equations for tracer-mass estimation and sample-collection frequency

Environmental Geology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 867-881

  Field, Malcolm S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sampling frequencies; Tracer mass estimation; Tracer test design

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FREQUENCIES; HYDROLOGY;

TRACER MASS;

GEOLOGY;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; GROUNDWATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; SAMPLING; TESTING METHOD; TRACER;

EID: 0038516928     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-002-0708-7     Document Type: Review

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