Modified Well-Field Configurations for Improved Performance of Contaminant Elution and Tracer Tests

Zhilin Guo1, Mark L Brusseau1,2

  • 1Soil, Water and Environmental Science Department, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 429 Shantz Bldg. Tucson, AZ 85721.

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