Fast and accurate identification of unknown pollution sources is a crucial and challenging
task in water resources management, in which the characteristics of unknown pollution …

This study proposes a linked simulation–optimization model for solving the unknown
groundwater pollution source identification problems. In the proposed model, MODFLOW …

In this study, a new simulation–optimization approach is proposed for solving the areal
groundwater pollution source identification problems which is an ill-posed inverse problem …

As the incidence frequency of groundwater pollution increases, many methods that identify
source characteristics of pollutants are being developed. In this study, a simulation …

Forty years and 157 papers later, research on contaminant source identification has grown
exponentially in number but seems to be stalled concerning advancement towards the …

The accurate identification of groundwater pollution sources is the key to site remediation
and management, which directly relates to the cost and effect of remediation during later …

Identification of unknown groundwater pollution sources still remains a challenging problem.
Some of the complexities include: sparse observation data, substantial variation in …

Understanding a contaminant source may help in a better management and risk assessment
of a polluted aquifer. However, contaminant source information may not be available when a …

Determination of groundwater contaminant source characteristics such as release histories
of unknown groundwater pollutant sources from concentration observation data is an …

Contaminant source identification is a key problem in handling groundwater pollution
events. The ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) is used for the spatiotemporal identification of a …