Contaminant Source Identification in Aquifers: A Critical View

Mathematical Geosciences - Tập 54 - Trang 437-458 - 2021
J. Jaime Gómez-Hernández1, Teng Xu2
1Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
2State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China

Tóm tắt

Forty years and 157 papers later, research on contaminant source identification has grown exponentially in number but seems to be stalled concerning advancement towards the problem solution and its field application. This paper presents a historical evolution of the subject, highlighting its major advances. It also shows how the subject has grown in sophistication regarding the solution of the core problem (the source identification), forgetting that, from a practical point of view, such identification is worthless unless it is accompanied by a joint identification of the other uncertain parameters that characterize flow and transport in aquifers.

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