Quantitative dye-tracing of karst ground-water flow
By: James Smoot, Donald S. Mull, and Timothy Liebermann
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Abstract
Analysis of the results of repeat quantitative dye traces between a sinkhole and a spring used for public water supply were used to describe predictive relations between discharge, mean travel time, apparent ground-water flow velocity and solute transport characteristics. Normalized peak concentration, mean travel time, and standard deviation of travel times were used to produce a dimensionless, composite type curve that was used to produce a dimensionless, composite type curve that was used to simulate solute transport characteristics for selected discharges. Using this curve and previously developed statistical relations, a water manager can estimate the arrival time, peak concentration, and persistence of a soluble contaminant at a supply spring or well based on discharge and the quantity of spilled contaminant.
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Smoot, J., Mull, D.S., Liebermann, T., 1989, Quantitative dye-tracing of karst ground-water flow, Environmental Engineering: Proceedings of the 1989 Specialty Conference, Austin, TX, USA, 10 July 1989 through 12 July 1989, p. 677-684.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Quantitative dye-tracing of karst ground-water flow |
| ISBN | 087262711X |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Publ by ASCE |
| Publisher location | New York, NY, United States |
| First page | 677 |
| Last page | 684 |
| Conference Title | Environmental Engineering: Proceedings of the 1989 Specialty Conference |
| Conference Location | Austin, TX, USA |
| Conference Date | 10 July 1989 through 12 July 1989 |