Investigation of sewer exfiltration using integral pumping tests and wastewater indicators

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 118-129

  Leschik, Sebastian ^a   Musolff, Andreas ^a   Martienssen, Marion ^b   Krieg, Ronald ^a   Bayer Raich, Marti ^a,c   Reinstorf, Frido ^d   Strauch, Gerhard ^a   Schirmer, Mario ^e  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c AMPHOS 21 CONSULTING S L   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES MAGDEBURG STENDAL   (Germany)

^e SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chloride; Exfiltration rate; Integral pumping test (IPT); Leaky sewer; Wastewater indicator; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

BISPHENOL A; CONCENTRATION-TIME; EXFILTRATION; EXFILTRATION RATE; GERMANY; GROUNDWATER MODELS; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; INTEGRAL PUMPING TESTS; LEIPZIG; MASS FLOW RATE; MONITORING APPROACH; PUMPING WELL; SEWER EXFILTRATION; TONALIDE; UNTREATED WASTEWATER; URBAN GROUNDWATER; WASTEWATER CONCENTRATION; WASTEWATER INDICATORS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MASS TRANSFER; PHENOLS; PUMPS; TIME SERIES; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

SEWERS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AMMONIA; BORON; CAFFEINE; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; TONALIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

CHLORIDE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMPING; SEWER NETWORK; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; XENOBIOTICS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GERMANY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; LEIPZIG; SAXONY;

EID: 71849092806     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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