Containment of groundwater pollution (methyl tertiary butyl ether and benzene) to protect a drinking-water production site in belgium

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1917-1925

  Haest, Pieter Jan ^a,b,e   Lookman, Richard ^b   Van Keer, Ilse ^b   Patyn, Johan ^b   Bronders, Jan ^b   Joris, Marjan ^c   Bellon, Jan ^d   De Smedt, Florimond ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c Soresma nv   (Belgium)

^d Department of Process Technology and Water Quality   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Contamination; Groundwater protection; Numerical modeling; Pump and treat

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTAINMENT; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MTBE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL SPILL; PLUME; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PUMP AND TREAT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

BELGIUM;

EID: 78649698781     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-010-0651-8     Document Type: Article

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