Contaminant transport through aquitards
Subtitle: technical guidance for aquitard assessment
By: prepared by K. R. Bradbury ... [et al.] ; sponsored by Awwa Research Foundation
Contributors: AWWA Research Foundation
Publisher: Awwa Research Foundation; American Water Works Association; IWA Publishing
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Denver, Colo; [s.l.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
Subjects: Groundwater flow; Groundwater; Pollution; Aquitards
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142).
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Factors in aquitard vulnerability; title: 3. Stratigraphy and lithology : determining the presence and extent of aquitards; title: 4. Drilling methods in aquitard studies; title: 5. Observations of borehole and core; title: 6. Testing and sampling from open boreholes; title: 7. Borehole instrumentation; title: 8. Estimating the hydraulic conductivity of aquitards; title: 9. Assessing contaminant transport through aquitards; title: 10. Integrating information at regional and site scales-a framework for utility managers; title: Appendix A. The Nine Springs aquitard study site; title: Appendix B. Conceptual models : Eau Claire aquitard; title: Glossary; title: References.