Comparison of particle-tracking and lumped-parameter age-distribution models for evaluating vulnerability of production wells to contamination

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-282

  Eberts, S M ^a   Bohlke J K ^a   Kauffman, L J ^a   Jurgens, B C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater age; Numerical modeling; USA; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRACER; VULNERABILITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE; WELL WATER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857435635     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0810-6     Document Type: Article

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