Application of direct push methods to investigate uranium distribution in an alluvial aquifer

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 65-76

  McCall, Wesley ^a,b,c   Christy, Thomas M ^a   Christopherson, Thomas ^d   Issacs, Howard ^e  

^a Geoprobe Systems Inc   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d 301 Centennial Mall South   (United Kingdom)

^e Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL AQUIFERS; ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS; DIRECT-PUSH; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; FILTER PACKS; HYDROSTRATIGRAPHY; LESSONS LEARNED; LOW-FLOW SAMPLING; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; NEBRASKA; PLATTE RIVER; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PROFILING TOOLS; PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SMALL COMMUNITY; SMALL-DIAMETER; UNCONSOLIDATED AQUIFERS; URANIUM DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WELL CONSTRUCTIONS;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL LOGGING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOISOTOPES; TORSIONAL STRESS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WATER WELLS; WELLS;

POTABLE WATER;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; AQUIFER POLLUTION; DRINKING WATER; PARAMETERIZATION; RADIONUCLIDE; URANIUM; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71049132205     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2009.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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