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Tracing well water pollution in a limestone aquifer
Author(s) -
Thomas C. Peter,
Beckford S.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1982.tb04886.x
Subject(s) - sinkhole , aquifer , groundwater , tracing , water supply , hydrology (agriculture) , groundwater flow , environmental science , surface water , pollution , geology , streams , water resource management , karst , environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering , computer science , ecology , paleontology , computer network , biology , operating system
A dye‐tracing study was used to document the path of waste streams that could flow through surface sinkholes directly into an underground aquifer, the source of water supply for much of northwestern Jamaica. Knowledge of the behavior of groundwater flow will enhance optimum siting for further well water development.