Groundwater contamination of bedrock domestic wells by road salt is an ever-increasing problem in the Northeast United States. Given the many factors that influence salt transport to wells, the timeframe of salt impacts cannot be readily determined. As such, one cannot optimize quarterly monitoring for assessing the extent of a problem, its source or the effectiveness of remedial measures. Although the use of high-frequency monitoring by installing pressure/electrical conductance probes in wells can be conducted to help determining salt contamination changes with time, this can be costly given the application to multiple wells. In addition, there are logistical issues with regard to probe placement in a drinking water well. In this study a stakeholder participated in high-resolution monitoring of salt contamination using a chloride field test kit. The daily stakeholder water quality monitoring was highly correlated to the specific conductance results obtained with a pressure/conductivity probe. Voluntary stakeholder participation in monitoring can offer a lower cost means of high-frequency monitoring of salt contamination changes with time.

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利益相关者参与盐污染的高分辨率监测

路盐对基岩民用井的地下水污染是美国东北部一个日益严重的问题。考虑到影响盐分向水井输送的因素很多，盐分影响的时间范围无法轻易确定。因此，无法优化季度监控以评估问题的严重程度、问题的来源或补救措施的有效性。尽管可以通过在井中安装压力/电导探头来使用高频监测来帮助确定盐污染随时间的变化，但考虑到应用于多个井，这可能是昂贵的。此外，在饮用水井中放置探头也存在后勤问题。在这项研究中，利益相关者使用氯化物现场测试套件参与了盐污染的高分辨率监测。利益相关者的日常水质监测与使用压力/电导率探头获得的特定电导率结果高度相关。利益相关者自愿参与监测可以提供一种低成本的高频监测盐污染随时间变化的方法。