Groundwater Contamination: Use of Models in Decision-Making: Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Contamination: Use of Models in Decision-Making, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 26–29 October 1987, Organized by the International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC), Indianapolis — Delft

Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Opening Address....Pages 3-5
Model Application in the Field of Soil and Groundwater Quality: A Policy Point of View....Pages 7-11
Introduction to the Conference Theme....Pages 13-16
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
Groundwater Quality Management: A Multi-Dimensional Problem....Pages 19-36
Report on the Seminar ‘Modelling for Water Management’, Organized by the European Institute for Water in Como, Italy, May 21 and 22, 1987....Pages 37-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
The Consideration of Risk and Uncertainty in the Management of Groundwater Contamination....Pages 41-46
A Method to Assess the Risk and Admissibility of One or More Activities in the Inflow Area of a Receptor....Pages 47-57
An Expert System for Groundwater Risk Assessment....Pages 59-62
Environmental Risk Assessment Using Stochastic Modelling....Pages 63-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Methodology for Developing a National Water Policy with Israel’s Case as an Example....Pages 75-95
Modelling Aspects of an Environmental Impact Statement for a Coastal Area: A Case Study....Pages 97-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
The Role of the International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC) in Groundwater Modeling....Pages 111-120
Testing, Verification, and Validation of Two-Dimensional Solute Transport Models....Pages 121-137
Imprecision in Groundwater Modelling and Management....Pages 139-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Parameter Estimation in Groundwater Modelling: From Theory to Application....Pages 151-169
Analysis of Data from Well Tests in Dikes and Fractures....Pages 171-180
Stochastic Optimal Management of Perched Saline Aquifers in Irrigated Regions....Pages 181-190
The Outlier Problem and an On-Line Procedure to Detect Outliers in Groundwater Quality Time Series....Pages 191-199
Are Reconstructors Useful in Groundwater Protection Decision-Making?....Pages 201-208
Indirect Evaluation of Hydrogeologic Spatial Correlation Length: An Approach to Quantification of Hydraulic Conductivity Variance Reduction Using Synthetic Hydraulic Tests....Pages 209-218
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
A Moment Method for Calculating Groundwater Flow Uncertainty: The Analysis of a Landfill....Pages 219-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
On the Finite Element Integration of the Dispersion-Convection Equation....Pages 231-241
Application of GEOTHER/VT4 to Assess Groundwater Transients in a High Level Radioactive Waste Repository....Pages 243-251
Strop: A Computer Program Simulating Flow Patterns and Pollution Migration in Saturated Groundwater....Pages 253-261
On the Modelling of Groundwater Flow under the Influence of Salinity....Pages 263-271
Models of Nitrate Transport at Different Space and Time Scales for Groundwater Quality Management....Pages 273-284
Upwind Preconditioned Conjugate Gradients for Finite Element Transport Models....Pages 285-299
Modelling Immiscible Organic Chemical Transport in Soils and Groundwater....Pages 301-312
Calculation of Three-Dimensional Groundwater Transport Using Second-Order Moments....Pages 313-328
The Use of a Hydrology Contaminant Transport Model for the Prediction of the Effect of Air Stripping on the in Situ Cleaning of Contaminated Soil....Pages 329-336
Environmental Impacts of Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (ATES): Modelling of the Transport of Energy and Contaminants from the Store....Pages 337-351
Front Matter....Pages 353-353
Solute Transport in the Unsaturated Zone: Model Verification and Input Data....Pages 355-363
Model of Petroleum Mineralization Response to Soil Aeration to Aid in Site-Specific in Situ Biological Remediation....Pages 365-369
The Environmental Impact of Agriculture on Surface and Groundwater Quality and the Use of Nitsol/Phosol in Decision-Making....Pages 371-382
Recent Developments in Coupling Geochemical and Hydrologic Processes....Pages 383-393
Miss: A Coupled Model of Water Chemistry and Hydrodispersive Transport in Aquifers....Pages 395-405
The Utility of One- and Two-Dimensional Coupled Geochemical and Geohydrological Migration Codes....Pages 407-418
Use of Models and Soil Survey Information in Assessing Regional Water Quality....Pages 419-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
The Use of Stochastic Concepts in Modelling Fracture Flow....Pages 435-443
The Fractured Rock Model Approach to Modelling Natural Geological Pollution Barrier Systems Involving Organic Soils....Pages 445-452
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
A Study of the Validity of Flow Predictions in Discrete Fracture Networks, Generated from Field Data Statistics....Pages 453-465
Regional Modelling of Fractured Rock Aquifers....Pages 467-476
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
The Prediction of Contamination Potential in Coastal Aquifers from Proposed Shallow Disposal Sites for Low-Level Radioactive Wastes....Pages 479-487
Development and Applications of Three-Dimensional Analytic Element Models for Transport Modelling....Pages 489-498
Application of a Flow and Transport Model to the Exploration and Management of Partially Polluted Aquifers....Pages 499-511
Groundwater Contamination Due to Surface Disposal of Geothermal Wastewater at Nesjavellir, Iceland....Pages 513-522
Flow Pattern Modelling Around a Well Extraction Scheme in the Vicinity of the River Rhine in the Netherlands....Pages 523-532
Modelling Time-Variant Groundwater Quality in a Catchment Area Influenced by Agriculture and River Infiltration....Pages 533-540
FLOSA: A Tool for Regional Three-Dimensional Flow Systems Analysis....Pages 541-552
Front Matter....Pages 553-553
Use of Groundwater Models and the Settlement Process at the Chem-Dyne Hazardous Waste Site....Pages 555-565
Groundwater Contamination by Soil Disinfection....Pages 567-575
Groundwater Models as Part of the Safety Assessment of Underground Disposal of Hazardous Waste in the Netherlands....Pages 577-586
Finite Element Method to Assess the Impact on Groundwater Quality of Trace Metals Released from a Coal Fly Ash Repository....Pages 587-598
REFCON: A Ground- and Surface Water Pollution Response Model for the Design and Optimalization of Clean-Up and Soil Protection Strategies for Petro-Chemical Complexes....Pages 599-606
Solute Transport Modelling of Organic Compounds in Groundwater West of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California....Pages 607-618
Study of Groundwater Pollution around Waste Disposal Sites with a Simulation Model....Pages 619-627
Hydrogeological Studies within the Framework of an Ecological Risk Analysis of Harbour Mud Deposits....Pages 629-636
Front Matter....Pages 637-637
The Role of Data in Modelling....Pages 639-644
The Role of Data in the Management of Groundwater....Pages 645-650
Front Matter....Pages 651-651
Models in Regulation: A Report on Panel Discussions....Pages 653-656