Analysis of groundwater mounding using a surface impoundment database and Monte Carlo simulation

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dc.contributor.advisorBedient, Philip B.en_US
dc.creatorRayburn, Traci Deeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:17:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:17:05Zen_US
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.description.abstractA database for surface impoundments (SIs) consisting of hydrogeologic and operational parameters was developed and statistically analyzed. The database was used to evaluate infiltration, groundwater mounding, contaminant transport (dilution), and the relationships between each of these mechanisms. Analytical, numerical, and statistical solutions were used for the evaluation. Hydraulic heads calculated with Hantush's analytical solution for mound growth compared well to those computed by a two-dimensional numerical transport model for unconfined aquifers (UNMOC). Infiltration from the "typical" surface impoundment (defined by the database) was modeled with UNMOC. Dilution effects were quantified and compared to those predicted by the one-dimensional Monte Carlo model (EPACML) used by EPA in specifying acceptable waste concentrations for disposal. The SI-specific database in conjunction with UNMOC predicted much less dilution than EPACML and provide an alternative approach to regulating surface impoundments.en_US
dc.format.extent112 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoThesis Env. Sci. 1992 Rayburnen_US
dc.identifier.citationRayburn, Traci Dee. "Analysis of groundwater mounding using a surface impoundment database and Monte Carlo simulation." (1992) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13630">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13630</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13630en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental scienceen_US
dc.subjectCivil engineeringen_US
dc.subjectSanitary and municipal engineeringen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of groundwater mounding using a surface impoundment database and Monte Carlo simulationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEnvironmental Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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