Evidence of distinct contaminant transport patterns in rivers using tracer tests and a multiple domain retention model

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 737-746

  Bottacin Busolin, Andrea ^a   Marion, Andrea ^b   Musner, Tommaso ^b   Tregnaghi, Matteo ^a   Zaramella, Mattia ^a  

^a WET Engineering Srl   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminant retention; Dead zones; Hyporheic exchange; Solute transport; STIR; Transient storage

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT RETENTION; DEAD ZONES; HYPORHEIC EXCHANGE; STIR; TRANSIENT STORAGE;

MODELS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RIVERS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STORAGE (MATERIALS); STREAM FLOW; SURFACES; VEGETATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; FLOW CONTROL; FLOW PATTERN; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYPORHEIC ZONE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; RIVER; RIVER DISCHARGE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STREAM; TRACER; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 79955946491     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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