A stable isotope approach for the quantification of sewer infiltration

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 5839-5845

  Kracht, Oliver ^a,b,c   Gresch, Markus ^a,b   Gujer, Willi ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; POTABLE WATER; SEPARATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

DISPERSION EFFECTS; HYDROGRAPHS; MATERIAL FLUXES; SEWER NETWORK;

INFILTRATION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER;

GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPES; POTABLE WATER; SEPARATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

DISCHARGE; DIURNAL VARIATION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE FLUX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN REGION; WASTEWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEWER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING; WEATHER;

FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PERIODICITY; SEWAGE; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 34548069200     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062960c     Document Type: Article

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