An approach for assessing potential sediment-bound contaminant threats near the intake of a drinking water treatment plant

► Contaminated sediment transport in surface water can be quantified by FALCON. ► FALCON assists in contaminant characterization and source attribution. ► Temporal changes in fingerprints clarify contaminant accumulation trends. ► Contaminant transport revealed without knowledge of hydrodynamic conditions. ► FALCON can assess potential contaminant threats in source water protection context.