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An alternative strategy for identifying sources of contamination in groundwater systems is presented. Under the assumption that the remediation cost is affected by the level of contamination, the proposed scheme provides probabilistic estimates of source locations and spill-time histories. Moreover, the method successfully assesses the relative importance of each potential source.
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Bagtzoglou, A.C., Dougherty, D.E. & Tompson, A.F.B. Application of particle methods to reliable identification of groundwater pollution sources. Water Resour Manage 6, 15–23 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00872184
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