Effects of aquifer thermal energy storage on groundwater quality and the consequences for drinking water production: A case study from the Netherlands

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1922-1931

  Bonte, M ^a   Stuyfzand, P J ^a,b   Van Den Berg, G A ^a   Hijnen, W A M ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Groundwater quality; Underground thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONCENTRATION CHANGE; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; FAECAL BACTERIA; GROUND-WATER CIRCULATION; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HARVESTED ENERGY; HYGIENIC RISKS; LONG DISTANCES; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC SUPPLY WELLS; PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; UNDERGROUND THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE;

AQUIFERS; DEGRADATION; ENERGY HARVESTING; FLYWHEELS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAT STORAGE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL ENERGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; WELL WATER;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYGIENE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; AQUIFER THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FECES MICROFLORA; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NETHERLANDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOT TEMPERATURE; NETHERLANDS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 79954544611     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.189     Document Type: Article

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