Estimation of sewer leakage to urban groundwater using depth-specific hydrochemistry

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-144

  Rueedi, J ^a   Cronin, A A ^a   Morris, B L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi levels piezo meters; Sewer leakage; Urban groundwater

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER QUALITY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEAKAGE RATES; MASS BALANCE; MULTI-LEVELS PIEZO METERS; PIPE NETWORKS; PIPELINE LEAKAGE; SANDSTONE AQUIFER; SEWAGE SYSTEM; SHERWOOD; URBAN GROUNDWATER;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MONITORING; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SEWAGE; SEWERS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LEAKAGE; MONITORING; PIEZOMETER; RECHARGE; SEWER NETWORK; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SEWER; SOIL DEPTH; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

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

EID: 66549099461     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2008.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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