Book Title: Groundwater Velocity

Author: J.F. Devlin

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Book Description: Knowledge of groundwater velocity is fundamental to the assessment of risk and the design of remedial activities. Conventional methods for acquiring this parameter are inadequate in many cases and new technologies are emerging to address the ensuing need for alternatives. This book presents methods and technology for measuring groundwater velocity, including use of in-well point velocity probes.

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Researchers and practitioners have come to recognize the limitations of conventional methods for groundwater velocity estimation because, over the past few decades, they observed failures of remediation plans at some sites that resulted from inadequate hydrogeologic investigation. This ignited an interest in alternative methods and technologies for measuring groundwater velocity.

There is now emerging a substantial and growing literature describing alternative methods and technologies for measuring groundwater velocity including use of in-well point velocity probes. Some of the methods represent brand new approaches while others are modifications of earlier ideas; some methods have gained increasing attention since their introduction and others have gone dormant.

This book illustrates the reasons for hydrogeologists to consider alternative methods of groundwater velocity measurement, and presents a subset of the technologies that have gained attention through the years. It is hoped that this book will inspire both experienced and upcoming hydrogeologists to explore the insight that the novel velocity measurements can offer to site characterization, and perhaps be inspired to imagine new and better ways to make these measurements.

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Title
Groundwater Velocity
Author
J.F. Devlin
License

All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the authors (to request permission contact: permissions@gw project.org). Commercial distribution and reproduction are strictly prohibited.

Publisher
The Groundwater Project
Publication Date
December 1, 2020
Ebook ISBN
978-1-77470-000-6