Depth-dependent sampling to identify short-circuit pathways to public-supply wells in multiple aquifer settings in the United States;Echantillonnage en fonction de la profondeur afin d'identifier les écoulements de type court-circuits dans les puits d'alimentation en eau potable, de plusieurs aquifères des Etats-Unis: Muestreo en función de la profundidad para identificar trayectorias de circuito corto en pozos de abastecimiento público en acuíferos localizados en múltiples sitios

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 577-593

  Landon, Matthew K ^a   Jurgens, Bryant C ^a   Katz, Brian G ^a   Eberts, Sandra M ^a   Burow, Karen R ^a   Crandall, Christy A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole leakage; Depth dependent sampling; Groundwater monitoring; Groundwater protection; USA

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER POLLUTION; BOREHOLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

CALIFORNIA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MODESTO; NEBRASKA; TAMPA; UNITED STATES; YORK COUNTY [NEBRASKA];

EID: 77952851809     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0531-2     Document Type: Article

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