Salt vulnerability assessment methodology for municipal supply wells

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 531, Issue , 2015, Pages 523-533

  Betts, Andrew ^a   Gharabaghi, Bahram ^a   McBean, Ed ^a   Levison, Jana ^a   Parker, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloride; GIS; Groundwater; Road salt; Vulnerability; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HIGHWAY PLANNING; LAND USE; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; POTABLE WATER; ROADS AND STREETS; SURFACE WATERS; TRANSPORTATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WELLHEADS;

CHLORIDE; MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLIES; ROAD SALTS; VULNERABILITY; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS; WELL HEAD PROTECTION AREA; WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84947944835     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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