Borehole Optimisation System (BOS) - A case study assessing options for abstraction of urban groundwater in Nottingham, UK

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 611-621

  Tait, N G ^a   Davison, R M ^b   Leharne, S A ^a   Lerner, D N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borehole Optimisation System; GIS; PCE; Probabilistic risk modelling; Urban groundwater

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ABSTRACTION BOREHOLES; BOREHOLE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMS; PROBABILISTIC RISK MODELLING;

GROUNDWATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GIS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

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

EID: 38349075713     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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