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Groundwater Contamination: Use of Models in Decision-Making

Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Contamination: Use of Models in Decision-Making, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 26–29 October 1987, Organized by the International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC), Indianapolis — Delft

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  • © 1989

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  1. G. Jousma

    1. International Ground Water Modeling Center, Delft, The Netherlands

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  2. J. Bear

    1. Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, Haifa, Israel

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  3. Y. Y. Haimes

    1. University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

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  4. F. Walter

    1. TNO Institute of Applied Geoscience, Delft, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (60 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Opening and Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Opening Address

      • L. Ginjaar
      Pages 3-5

    3. Model Application in the Field of Soil and Groundwater Quality: A Policy Point of View

      • P. J. Verkerk
      Pages 7-11

    4. Introduction to the Conference Theme

      • G. Jousma
      Pages 13-16

  4. Topic 1: Risk Assessment and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    3. Specialist papers

      1. A Method to Assess the Risk and Admissibility of One or More Activities in the Inflow Area of a Receptor
        • W. J. de Lange
        Pages 47-57
      2. An Expert System for Groundwater Risk Assessment
        • G. Osterkamp, B. Richter, W. Skala
        Pages 59-62
      3. Environmental Risk Assessment Using Stochastic Modelling
        • C. C. D. F. van Ree, R. Kabos, M. Loxham, G. A. M. van Meurs, J. Taat
        Pages 63-72

  5. Topic 2: Models in Regulation and Legislation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    3. Specialist papers

      1. Modelling Aspects of an Environmental Impact Statement for a Coastal Area: A Case Study
        • G. A. M. van Meurs, F. A. Weststrate, M. Loxham
        Pages 97-107

  6. Topic 3: Quality Assurance in Modelling

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    3. Specialist papers

      1. Testing, Verification, and Validation of Two-Dimensional Solute Transport Models
        • Milovan S. Beljin, Paul K. M. van der Heijde
        Pages 121-137
      2. Imprecision in Groundwater Modelling and Management
        • J. Kindler, M. Nawalany, R. Rogowski, S. Tyszewski
        Pages 139-148
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The protection of groundwater resources has emerged in recent years as a high priority topic on the agenda of many countries. In responding to the growing concern over deteriorating groundwater quality, many countries are developing a comprehensive regulatory framework for the management of subsurface water resources with management referring to both quantity and quality aspects. Within this framework, groundwater models are rapidly coming to playa central role in the development of protection and rehabilitation strategies. These models provide forecasts of the future state of the groundwater aquifer systems and/or the unsaturated zone in response to proposed management initiatives. For example, models will predict the effects of implementing a proposed management scheme on water levels and on the transport and fate of pollutants. The models are now used in the formulation of policies and regulations, the issuing of permits, design of monitoring and data collection systems, and the development of enforcement actions. The growth in the use of these sophisticated tools has led to many unforeseen problems in groundwater management. Lingering issues include reliability of codes, quality assurance in model development and applications, efficient utiliza­ tion of human and material resources, technology transfer and training. Some issues have legal ramifications, as in cases where the applications of models have been contested in courts.

Editors and Affiliations

  • International Ground Water Modeling Center, Delft, The Netherlands

    G. Jousma

  • Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, Haifa, Israel

    J. Bear

  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

    Y. Y. Haimes

  • TNO Institute of Applied Geoscience, Delft, The Netherlands

    F. Walter

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Groundwater Contamination: Use of Models in Decision-Making

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Conference on Groundwater Contamination: Use of Models in Decision-Making, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 26–29 October 1987, Organized by the International Ground Water Modeling Center (IGWMC), Indianapolis — Delft

  • Editors: G. Jousma, J. Bear, Y. Y. Haimes, F. Walter

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2301-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0136-3Published: 28 February 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7533-6Published: 20 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-2301-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 656

  • Topics: Pollution, general, Terrestrial Pollution, Hydrogeology, Waste Management/Waste Technology

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