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Document Details
Document Type
:
Article In Journal
Document Title
:
Reliability Assessment of Groundwater Monitoring Networks at Landfill Sites
تقييم الإعتمادية لشبكات رصد المياه الجوفية عند أماكن دفن المخلفات
Document Language
:
English
Abstract
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Abstract Landfills represent a significant threat to groundwater contamination due to their nature of operation and their abundance. Monitoring well networks at these sites are of vital importance in detecting leakage plumes. This study presents a reliability assessment to estimate the performance of groundwater monitoring systems at landfill sites. A hypothetical problem is presented where the detection probability of several monitoring systems is compared. A Monte–Carlo approach is used to incorporate uncertainties due to subsurface heterogeneity and the leak location. Hydraulic conductivity and leak location are considered as random variables with prescribed probability density functions. A finite difference groundwater model coupled with a random walk particle-tracking model simulates a contaminant plume released from the landfill for each Monte–Carlo realization. The analysis shows that lateral dispersivity of the medium has a significant influence on the reliability of the monitoring system, since it is the primary parameter controlling the width of the contaminant plume. Furthermore the number and the location of the monitoring wells are dependent on the heterogeneity of the medium and size of the contaminant leak. It is concluded that the reliability of the common practice of three downgradient monitoring wells is inadequate from the point of view of prevention of groundwater contamination due to landfills. q 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Detection probability; Groundwater monitoring; Landfill; Contaminant plume; Monte–Carlo analysis
ISSN
:
5511
Journal Name
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Journal of Hydrology
Volume
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308
Issue Number
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1
Publishing Year
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1426 AH
2005 AD
Article Type
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Article
Added Date
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Researchers
Researcher Name (Arabic)
Researcher Name (English)
Researcher Type
Dr Grade
Email
عمرو محمد الفقي
Elfeki, Amro Mohamed
Investigator
Doctorate
aelfeki@kau.edu.sa
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Description
32634.pdf
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