Karst Working Group: Fluorescent Tracer Injection into a Sinkhole
Detailed Description
Flourescent tracer is injected into a sinkhole as part of intensive investigations of the hydrogeology, water quality, and groundwater flow of the karst aquifer in the Hopewell Run Watershed, northern Shenandoah Valley, near Leetown, West Virginia.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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