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Use Of Genetic Algorithms To Characterize Groundwater Contamination Source Areas, Chaz M. Williamson
Use Of Genetic Algorithms To Characterize Groundwater Contamination Source Areas, Chaz M. Williamson
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In this work, genetic algorithms (GAs) were used to help interpret tracer breakthrough curves from partitioning interwell tracer tests (PITTs) conducted at Hill AFB, Utah by researchers from the University of Florida. Two transport models were developed to simulate tracer transport in the test cells. One model assumed the cell consisted of multiple layers, and that transport in each layer could he described by the one-dimensional advective/dispersive equation. The second model also assumed multiple layers, and modeled transport in the individual layers as advective transport through 100 tubes. Transport times were represented by a stochastic (lognormal) distribution. The model solutions …