Groundwater-surface water interaction and its role on TCE groundwater plume attenuation

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 203-232

  Chapman, Steven W ^a   Parker, Beth L ^a   Cherry, John A ^a   Aravena, Ramon ^a   Hunkeler, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Contaminant plumes; Discharge; Groundwater; Hydrogeology; Natural attenuation; Ponds; Rivers; Shallow aquifers; Solute transport; Streams; Trichloroethene

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROGEOLOGY; RIVERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAM FLOW; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

CARBON ISOTOPES; CONTAMINANT PLUMES; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PONDS; SHALLOW AQUIFERS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

CARBON; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; RIVERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAM FLOW; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

AQUIFER; DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; PLUME; POND; RIVER; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAMFLOW; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEGRADATION KINETICS; DILUTION; HYDROLOGY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PLUME; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; STREAM (RIVER); SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

CONNECTICUT; FRESH WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34147098118     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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