Author(s)

K.L. Katsifarakis, N. Theodossiou & P. Latinopoulos

Abstract

Restoration of contaminated aquifers is a very important issue, especially under conditions of water shortage. In this paper, a method is presented, which combines a boundary element technique, for the solution of the water flow problem, and genetic algorithms, as an optimization tool. The method is illustrated through an application to a contaminant plume stabilization problem, by means of pumping wells. Application examples show that the proposed combination forms a versatile tool, which may be useful in many problems of groundwater contamination control. L Introduction Groundwater contamination is a very important environmental problem amon

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