A modelling approach to determine the origin of urban ground water

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 171-183

  Trowsdale, Sam A ^a   Lerner, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ground water; Land use; Model; Nitrogen; Recharge; Urban

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; MULTIPLE TRACER SOLUTES; NONPOINT-SOURCE POLLUTION;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

GROUND WATER; NITRATE;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW PATTERNS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; AQUIFER POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAND USE; NITRATE; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; URBAN AREA;

AGRICULTURE; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOIL POLLUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITRATES; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN HEALTH; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NOTTINGHAM [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847263072     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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