On the use of mean groundwater age, life expectancy and capture probability for defining aquifer vulnerability and time-of-travel zones for source water protection

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 76-87

  Molson, J W ^a   Frind, E O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquifer vulnerability; Capture probability; Groundwater age; Groundwater protection; Life expectancy; Time of travel zones; Well capture zones

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER VULNERABILITY; GROUNDWATER AGE; GROUNDWATER PROTECTION; LIFE EXPECTANCIES; TIME-OF-TRAVEL ZONES;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PROBABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; GROUNDWATER; HETEROGENEITY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

AGE; AQUIFER; CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISPERSION; GEOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

GROUNDWATER; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ONTARIO; TIME FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; WATERLOO;

EID: 82755193725     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: 18736009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2011.06.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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