The hydrogeology of bromate contamination in the Hertfordshire Chalk : double-porosity effects on catchment-scale evolution

Bromate contamination over an area of more than 40 km2 in the Hertfordshire Chalk aquifer was first detected in 2000 and is the largest case of point-source groundwater contamination in the UK. Bromate is a possible human carcinogen, and a regulatory limit for drinking water of 10 μg l-1 had been im...

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Main Author: Fitzpatrick, C. M.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.594303