Stochastic management modeling of a pump and treat system at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver, Colorado

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 328, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 523-537

  Warner, James W ^a   Tamayo Lara, Carlos ^a   Khazaei, E ^b   Manghi, Fakhri ^c  

^a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and School of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater; Remediation; Stochastic management modeling

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMEDIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FINITE ELEMENT FLOW; GEOSTATISTICAL CONDITIONAL SIMULATIONS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; STOCHASTIC MANAGEMENT MODELING;

WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMEDIATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER TREATMENT;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747128175     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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