Abstract

A sampling device was designed as a stationary equipment for deep monitoring wells in order to obtain representative groundwater samples from different layers of the aquifer. The device consists of several packer units which can be combined at variable distances, allowing adaption to the local conditions of the aquifer and of the well. The pumps are situated below the groundwater table. Each of the drawing tubes ends between two packers at the concerning depth. Experimental results demonstrate the importance of the application of a stationary packer system instead of a mobile doublepacker in deep aquifers of inhomogeneous structure. Examples of concentration profiles obtained from layerwise groundwater sampling are given and a technique for selective groundwater discharge is described.

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