Deep impact: Why post-tsunami wells need a measured approach

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-48

  Lytton, Lucy ^a  

^a Veolia Water ^*

Author keywords

Field testing monitoring; Groundwater; Water supply

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GROUNDWATER; SALT WATER INTRUSION; WATER SUPPLY;

RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY; SALINE GROUNDWATER;

WATER WELLS;

COASTAL ZONES; GROUNDWATER; SALT WATER INTRUSION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

COASTAL ZONE; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; TESTING METHOD; TSUNAMI; WATER SUPPLY; WELL;

EID: 38749095963     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2008.161.1.42     Document Type: Article

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