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A Numerical Model Study of Ground-Water Contamination from Price's Landfill, New Jersey - II. Sensitivity Analysis
William G Gray1, Jeffrey L Hoffman1
1Water Resources Program, Department of Civil Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544. (Jeffrey L. Hoffman is currently with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, New Jersey.).
Abstract:
A numerical model of flow and transport in the vicinity of Price's Landfill and the Atlantic City public water-supply wells is used to estimate the extent of the existing contamination problem. Model parameters such as boundary conditions, pumping rates, permeability, and dispersivity are varied to demonstrate the sensitivity of the model to these quantities. A historical simulation of the past ten years of contamination is obtained and two schemes for remediation of the contamination problem are compared. In the light of this work, additional data requirements are revealed.