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A dimensionless analysis in the optimal management of groundwater pollutant sources

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The impact of optimal waste disposal patterns upon the maximum assimilative capacity of groundwater systems is investigated in cases where the simultaneous utilization of the same aquifer for water supply as well as for waste disposal is required. A groundwater quality management model that combines analytic solutions off the dimensionless advective-dispersive transport equation with linear programming is developed. Three different patterns of waste disposal are considered: a constant rate, a pulsing-type, and a continuously varying rate. Optimal schedules for all the patterns are determined for a wide range of the problem's parameters, and a critical evaluation of their benefits leads, eventually, to a complete series of useful guidelines. These guidelines can serve as a-priori criteria for the selection of the most suitable waste disposal patterns.

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  1. School of Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Y. Mylopoulos, P. Latinopoulos & D. Tolikas

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Mylopoulos, Y., Latinopoulos, P. & Tolikas, D. A dimensionless analysis in the optimal management of groundwater pollutant sources. Water Resour Manage 2, 103–121 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00577063

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