Contaminant transport to public water supply wells via flood water retention areas
The essential processes and mechanisms of the transport of contaminants from a river to a well field via a flood water retention area are presented. The transport is conceptualized as a succession of three phases: (1) contaminant entry into the retention area, (2) passage through the soil zone and (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-07-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/1047/2009/nhess-9-1047-2009.pdf |