Comparative study of methods for WHPA delineation

Ground Water

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 158-167

  Paradis, Daniel ^a   Martel, Richard ^b   Karanta, Gilbert ^a   Lefebvre, René ^b   Michaud, Yves ^a   Therrien, René ^c   Nastev, Miroslav ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT; WELLHEADS;

CONTAMINATION SOURCES; FLOW SYSTEMS; UNCONFINED GRANULAR AQUIFERS; WHPA DELINEATION;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

WATER;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; CONFINED AQUIFER; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WELLHEAD;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

REFERENCE STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER;

EID: 33847382377     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2006.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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