Pumping tests for aquifer evaluation - Time for a change?

Ground Water

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 615-617

  Butler Jr , James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 69949189622     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2008.00488.x     Document Type: Note

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