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- Urban Water ManagementVolume 9, Number 1
- Water ConservationVolume 8, Number 6
- CO2 SequestrationVolume 8, Number 5
- Nitrates in GroundwaterVolume 8, Number 4
- Beyond StationarityVolume 8, Number 3
- Watershed ManagementVolume 8, Number 2
- Dear Mr. President and Members of Congress:Volume 8, Number 1
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- Water Projects Writ LargeVolume 7, Number 5
- Endangered SpeciesVolume 7, Number 4
- Aquifer Recharge, Storage, and RecoveryVolume 7, Number 3
- Too Much SaltVolume 7, Number 2
- EvapotranspirationVolume 7, Number 1
- Invasive SpeciesVolume 6, Number 6
- Water-Energy Nexus Volume 6, Number 5
- Forensic Hydrology Volume 6, Number 4
- Can We Have It All? Volume 6, Number 3
- Cloud Seeding Volume 6, Number 2
- Inconvenient Hydrology? Volume 6, Number 1
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- Dealing With Data Volume 5, Number 3
- Aging Infrastructure Volume 5, Number 2
- Constructed Wetlands Volume 5, Number 1
- Produced Water Volume 4, Number 6
- Border Crossing Volume 4, Number 5
- 21st Century Agriculture Volume 4, Number 4
- Remote Sensing of Hydrologic Parameters Volume 4, Number 3
- Drought Along the Colorado River Volume 4, Number 2
- Sustainability in an Era of Limits Volume 4, Number 1
- Waterborne Pathogens Volume 3, Number 6
- Watersheds on Fire Volume 3, Number 5
- Management of Terminal Lakes Volume 3, Number 4
- GIS Applications in Hydrology Volume 3, Number 3
- Water as a Commodity Volume 3, Number 2
- The Re-emergence of the Colorado River Delta Volume 3, Number 1
- PPCPs in Our Waters Volume 2, Number 6
- Remote Data Acquisition Volume 2, Number 5
- Groundwater/Surface Water: Managed or Litigated? Volume 2, Number 4
- Desalination Volume 2, Number 3
- Riparian Restoration Volume 2, Number 2
- Tracking Groundwater with Isotopes Volume 2, Number 1
- Natural Resources Damage Assessments Volume 1, Number 4
- The Hydrology of Mine Pit Lakes Volume 1, Number 3
- Climate Variability and Water Resources Planning Volume 1, Number 2
- Arsenic in Drinking Water Volume 1, Number 1
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Forensic Hydrology
| Volume 6 Number 4 |
July/August 2007 |
What is the source of perchlorate in a groundwater basin? Who released gasoline into an aquifer? What makes one river’s water so saline? Where does the water that supplies a riparian area originate? Forensic hydrology applies to both groundwater and surface water, and to water quality and quantity issues. A number of hydrologic “tools” are available to help provide answers. Isotopic analyses offer insight to a variety of investigations, as described in several articles. Standard geochemical analyses, microbial source tracking, aerial photos, and other methods can contribute valuable information, too. The key is to match the right tool or combination of tools to the situation to avoid ambiguous results. And, should you find yourself invited to a courthouse, insights from our authors could help you prepare.
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