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

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dc.contributor.advisorBedient, Philip B.
dc.creatorRayburn, Traci Dee
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:17:05Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:17:05Z
dc.date.issued1992
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.
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dc.identifier.callnoThesis Env. Sci. 1992 Rayburn
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>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13630
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subjectSanitary and municipal engineering
dc.titleAnalysis of groundwater mounding using a surface impoundment database and Monte Carlo simulation
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentEnvironmental Science
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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