In-Well Degassing Issues for Measurements of Dissolved Gases in Groundwater

Ground Water

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 869-877

  Roy, J W ^a   Ryan, M C ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL PRESSURES; DISSOLVED GAS; DISSOLVED GAS CONCENTRATIONS; GAS BUBBLE FORMATION; PUMPING CONDITION; TOTAL DISSOLVED GAS; WELL HYDRAULICS;

AQUIFERS; DEGASSING; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MONITORING; PACKERS; PUMPS; WATER LEVELS; WELLS;

GASES;

METHANE; OXYGEN;

AQUIFER; BUBBLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEGASSING; DISSOLVED GAS; DRAWDOWN; INSTALLATION; MONITORING; PUMPING; SENSOR; WELL;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; METHODOLOGY; PRESSURE; SOLUBILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

ALBERTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; METHANE; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; SOLUBILITY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78149300189     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: 17456584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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