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The Use and Abuse of Groundwater Models in Environmental Cost Recovery Litigation © |
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Litigation
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“It’s a model, that means it’s not real.” S.T. Rao Computer simulations of the spread of hazardous substances in soil and groundwater are frequently used in environmental remediation studies and planning. Models such as MODFLOW and BIOCHLOR can predict the extent to which various contaminants will remain active in the soil and impact water supplies or environmentally sensitive areas and reach steady state. These and other models have become generally accepted in the environmental scientific community as reliable predictors of contaminant fate and transport. Some of these models have been used as the basis for expert opinions in environmental litigation seeking to assess damages for contaminant cleanup and remediation. |
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