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A new EnKF-SPSO algorithm accurately identifies groundwater contamination sources, including location, concentration, and time. This method improves upon traditional approaches, offering reliable solutions for contamination events with less than 1% error.

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  • Hydrogeology
  • Computational Science

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  • Sudden groundwater contamination events necessitate rapid identification of contaminant source information for effective remediation.
  • Accurate source identification involves determining location, initial concentration, and emission time, which is challenging with complex hydrogeological systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel hybrid algorithm, Ensemble Kalman Filter-Survival Particle Swarm Optimization (EnKF-SPSO), for identifying groundwater contamination sources.
  • To improve the accuracy and reliability of contaminant source identification compared to existing methods.

Main Methods:

  • A two-stage hybrid approach combining the Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) for source localization and Survival Particle Swarm Optimization (SPSO) for parameter estimation (initial concentration and emission time).
  • The EnKF reduces the search space for SPSO, mitigating the curse of dimensionality.
  • Validation through two solute transport scenarios with varying numbers of contaminant sources, comparing EnKF-SPSO against EnKF, PSO, and SPSO.

Main Results:

  • The EnKF-SPSO algorithm demonstrated higher accuracy in identifying contaminant characteristics, outperforming standalone algorithms and avoiding local optima.
  • The average relative error for contaminant source identification was less than 1%.
  • The hybrid algorithm proved highly reliable even in the presence of measurement errors.

Conclusions:

  • The EnKF-SPSO algorithm offers a robust and accurate solution for groundwater contamination source identification.
  • This combined approach provides valuable technical support for groundwater contamination remediation, risk assessment, and liability determination.