Risk assessment of groundwater pollution using sensitivity analysis and a worst-case scenario analysis
Huysmans, M.; Madarasz, T.; Dassargues, A.
Environmental Geology 50(2): 180-193
2006
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0197-1
Accession: 004524930
This paper illustrates how sensitivity analysis and a worst-case scenario analysis can be useful tools in risk assessment of groundwater pollution. The approach is applied to a study area in Hungary with several known groundwater pollution sources and nearby drinking water production wells. The main concern is whether the contamination sources threaten the drinking water wells of the area. A groundwater flow and transport model is set up to answer this question.