Time varying optimization for monitoring multiple contaminants under uncertain hydrogeology

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 129-146

  Mugunthan, Pradeep ^a   Shoemaker, Christine A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Bioremediation; Chlorinated ethenes; Groundwater; Heuristic algorithms; Monitoring; Multi species; Optimization; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC; ANAEROBIC BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORINATED ETHENES; CONTAMINANT CONCENTRATIONS; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; COST EFFECTIVE; FLOW CONDITION; LONG TERM MONITORING; MONITORING COSTS; MONITORING PERIODS; MULTI-SPECIES; MULTIPLE CONTAMINANTS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PLUME MIGRATION; PROJECT COST; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; SAMPLING DESIGN; SAMPLING PLANS; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHMS; TIME VARYING; TOTAL MASS; UNCERTAINTY;

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; MODELS; MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 11244258527     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860490887509     Document Type: Article

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