Sediment and sediment-associated contaminant transport through karst
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Abstract
The unusual characteristics of subterranean flow in karst aquifers allow for the transport of sediment. Kartst ground-water system are created by dissolution of the bedrock matrix coupled with structural and stratigraphic controls. As a result, high flow velocities, large-diameter openings, and turbulent flow, all necessary for the entrainment and transport of particles, are present—at least episodically—in most karst systems.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Sediment and sediment-associated contaminant transport through karst |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4020-5766-3_2 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Texas Water Science Center |
| Description | 24 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | Studies of cave sediments: Physical and chemical records of paleoclimate |
| First page | 23 |
| Last page | 46 |
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