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2010 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

7. Principles of Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport

Authors : Dr. B. B. S. Singhal, Dr. R. P. Gupta

Published in: Applied Hydrogeology of Fractured Rocks

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Abstract

Although mechanism of groundwater flow through porous media is well understood but many uncertainties exist about the flow of water and transport of solutes in fractured rocks. This has acquired greater interest as low permeability formations form potential repositories for high level waste.

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Metadata
Title
Principles of Groundwater Flow and Solute Transport
Authors
Dr. B. B. S. Singhal
Dr. R. P. Gupta
Copyright Year
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8799-7_7