Cost optimization of DNAPL source and plume remediation under uncertainty using a semi-analytic model

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 25-43

  Cardiff, Michael ^a   Liu, Xiaoyi ^a   Kitanidis, Peter K ^a   Parker, Jack ^b   Kim, Ungtae ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost optimization; DNAPL; Field scale; Restricted maximum likelihood; Semi analytic

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC MODELS; AQUIFER CONTAMINATION; ASSOCIATED COSTS; CONTROL FIELDS; COST OPTIMIZATION; COST SOLUTIONS; DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; DETERMINISTIC OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRON DONORS; EXPECTED COSTS; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD SCALE; HISTORICAL DATA; MODEL PREDICTION; MULTIPLE SOURCE; NET PRESENT VALUE; OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY; PARAMETER SET; PLUME REMEDIATION; PREDICTION UNCERTAINTY; PRIOR INFORMATION; PROBABILISTIC METHODS; REMEDIAL ACTIONS; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; RESTRICTED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; SOURCE ZONE; THERMAL TREATMENT; TOTAL COSTS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION; REACTOR CORES;

COSTS;

AQUIFER; COST; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; REMEDIATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COST; DENSE NON AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PLUME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77949263035     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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