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Aquifer Contamination

Aquifer Contamination is the introduction and presence of harmful chemical, biological, or physical agents into an aquifer, thereby degrading its water quality and compromising its suitability for human, agricultural, or ecological uses.

829

Publications

37.4K

Citations

2.8K

Authors

899

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

192

Parents

Publications

829

Nitrate Reduction in an Unconfined Sandy Aquifer: Water Chemistry, Reduction Processes, and Geochemical Modeling

Dieke Postma, Carsten Boesen, Henning Kristiansen et al. · Water Resources Research · 1991 · 590 citations

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Use of Multiple Isotope Tracers to Evaluate Denitrification in Ground Water: Study of Nitrate from a Large‐Flux Septic System Plume

Ramón Aravena, W. D. Robertson · Ground Water · 1998 · 558 citations

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Fundamental concepts in aquifer vulnerability, pollution risk and protection strategy

S. Foster · Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida) · 1987 · 475 citations

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Ground water contamination: transport and remediation

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 408 citations

, , +17

A Multiphase Approach to the Modeling of Porous Media Contamination by Organic Compounds: 1. Equation Development

Linda M. Abriola, George F. Pinder · Water Resources Research · 1985 · 382 citations

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Authors

2.8K

  1. HH
    Hans H. Richnow

    Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany

    9 publications · 482 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. PD
    Peter Dillon

    CSIRO Land and Water, Australia

    7 publications · 461 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. BL
    Beth L. Parker

    University of Guelph, Canada

    7 publications · 362 citations

    7

    h-index

  4. DR
    Daniel Rönen

    Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

    7 publications · 376 citations

    7

    h-index

  5. JA
    John A. Cherry

    University of Waterloo, Canada

    7 publications · 333 citations

    7

    h-index

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Institutions

899

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    30 h-index

    143 publications

    7.1K citations

  2. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    22 h-index

    57 publications

    4.2K citations

  3. Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

    Leipzig, Germany

    20 h-index

    81 publications

    4.1K citations

  4. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Richland, United States

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    14 h-index

    43 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Jilin University

    Changchun, China

    13 h-index

    56 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    13 h-index

    38 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    13 h-index

    69 publications

    2.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

    50 publications · 2K citations

    29

    h-index

  2. Ground Water

    GW · 52 publications · 2.8K citations

    28

    h-index

  3. The Science of The Total Environment

    40 publications · 2.4K citations

    27

    h-index

  4. Environmental Science & Technology

    33 publications · 2.6K citations

    26

    h-index

  5. Journal of Hydrology

    25 publications · 1.3K citations

    20

    h-index

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