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Download or read book Main Concepts of the "European Approach" to Karst-groundwater-vulnerability Assessment and Mapping written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrzej J. Witkowski
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482266164
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping written by Andrzej J. Witkowski and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the contemporary issues surrounding groundwater pollution risk assessment and the application of vulnerability and risk assessment maps for the effective protection and management of aquifers. Numerous new and improved approaches to intrinsic and specific vulnerability assessment (modified DRASTIC, GOD, VULK, VURAAS) are descri
Author : Prashant Kumar
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100006543X
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping using DRASTIC Model written by Prashant Kumar and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows the effectiveness of DRASTIC model in a geographical setting for validation of vulnerable zones and presents the optimization of parameters for the development of precise maps highlighting several zones with varied contamination. Impact of vadose zone has also been assessed by considering every sub-surface layer. Exclusive title covering effectiveness of DRASTIC model for groundwater vulnerability assessment Reviews of the strengths and limitations of assessment methods Presents multi-criteria evaluation of hydro-geological and anthropogenic factors Discusses integration with geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) Includes application of groundwater governance framework with a case study study of a geographical setting
Download or read book Proposed Methodology of Vulnerability and Contamination Risk Mapping for the Protection of Karst Aquifers in Slovenia written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the basis of work accomplished by the European COST Action 620, a comprehensive approach to groundwater vulnerability and contamination risk assessment is proposed, taking into account the special characteristics of Slovene karst aquifer systems. The Slovene Approach is consistent with national environmental legislation and enables comparison across European countries. The method integrates temporal hydrological variability in the concept of groundwater vulnerability and offers a new possibility to combine surface and groundwater source and resource protection, which required the development of a new K factor (karst groundwater flow within the saturated zone). The risk analysis considers intrinsic vulnerability, contamination hazards and the importance of the source or resource. It has been first applied to the Podstenjšek springs catchment in southwestern Slovenia and validated by means of two multi-tracer tests with a total of six injection points. The resulting vulnerability, hazard and risk maps are plausible, and the validation confirmed the vulnerability assessment at the representative sites that were selected for tracer injection. The maps provide improved source protection zones and make it possible to identify land mismanagement and to propose better practices for future planning.
Author : European Communities
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)
Download or read book COST Action 620 written by European Communities and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carbonate (karst) terrains comprise one third at the land area ot Europe. Karst aquifers hold important groundwater resources supplying up to 50 % of drinking water in some countries. At the same time, karst aquifers are particularly vulnerable to contamination. Therefore, COST Action 620 was established to develop an approach for the protection of karst groundwater, which takes into account the characteristics of karst, but which can, however, also be used for other aquifer types. The project was given impetus by the European Water Framework Directive, which provides a common framework for water resource policy and management. The approach is applicable for both groundwater resource and source protection. It comprises methods of intrinsic and specific vulnerability mapping, hazard and risk mapping, and validation. Intrinsic vulnerability only considers the hydrogeological properties of the system whilst specific vulnerability considers, in addition, the specific interactions with particular contaminants. Hazards are sources of contamination resulting from human activities. The synthesis of all those aspects creates risk maps. The new approach was tested in 11 European karst areas, covering a wide range of possible climatic and hydrogeological settings.
Author : Mitja Prelovšek
Publisher : Založba ZRC
ISBN 13 : 9612542856
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Pressures and Protection of the Underground Karst written by Mitja Prelovšek and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zoran Stevanović
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319128507
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Karst Aquifers - Characterization and Engineering written by Zoran Stevanović and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-25 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical training guidebook makes an important contribution to karst hydrogeology. It presents supporting material for academic courses worldwide that include this and similar topics. It is an excellent sourcebook for students and other attendees of the International Karst School: Characterization and Engineering of Karst Aquifers, which opened in Trebinje, Bosnia & Herzegovina in 2014 and which will be organized every year in early summer. As opposed to more theoretical works, this is a catalog of possible engineering interventions in karst and their implications. Although the majority of readers will be professionals with geology/hydrogeology backgrounds, the language is not purely technical making it accessible to a wider audience. This means that the methodology, case studies and experiences presented will also benefit water managers working in karst environments.
Author : Tamim Younos
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319773682
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Karst Water Environment written by Tamim Younos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-26 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karst aquifers are important sources of drinking water worldwide. This volume presents a discussion of the current state of knowledge on karst science, advances in karst mapping and karst aquifer monitoring technologies, case studies of karst aquifer assessment, and regulatory perspectives on land use and water management in karst environments. It offers valuable reference material for researchers involved in karst science and environmental studies, as well as a guide for experts at governmental agencies, scientists, engineers and other professionals involved in karst aquifer protection and the design of land and water management systems in karst areas around the globe.
Download or read book Karst Groundwater Protection: First Application of a Pan-European Approach to Vulnerability, Hazard and Risk Mapping in the Sierra de Líbar (Southern Spain). written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European COST action 620 proposed a comprehensive approach to karst groundwater protection, comprising methods of intrinsic and specific vulnerability mapping, validation of vulnerability maps, hazard and risk mapping. This paper presents the first application of all components of this Pan-European Approach to the Sierra de Líbar, a karst hydrogeology system in Andalusia, Spain. The intrinsic vulnerability maps take into account the hydrogeological characteristics of the area but are independent from specific contaminant properties. Two specific vulnerability maps were prepared for faecal coliforms and BTEX. These maps take into account the specific properties of these two groups of contaminants and their interaction with the karst hydrogeological system. The vulnerability assessment was validated by means of tracing tests, hydrological, hydrochemical and isotope methods. The hazard map shows the localization of potential contamination sources resulting from human activities, and evaluates those according to their dangerousness. The risk of groundwater contamination depends on the hazards and the vulnerability of the aquifer system. The risk map for the Sierra de Líbar was thus created by overlaying the hazard and vulnerability maps.
Author : Nataša Ravbar
Publisher : Založba ZRC
ISBN 13 : 9612540101
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Varovanje kraških voda written by Nataša Ravbar and published by Založba ZRC. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pitna voda je dragocena dobrina, toda niti po količini in ne po kakovosti ni vsem dostopna. Kraški vodonosniki hranijo velike količine vode, vendar so tudi izredno občutljivi na onesnaženje. Njihova pasivna in aktivna zaščita postaja vse bolj pomembna. Zato so izobraževanje različnih ciljnih skupin ter nove tehnične rešitve nujne.
Author : Bartolomé Andreo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642174353
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)
Download or read book Hydrogeological and Environmental Investigations in Karst Systems written by Bartolomé Andreo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT provides a detailed introduction to the full range of advanced, multidisciplinary techniques used in the study of water resources from understanding individual aquifers to the protection and management of water in a sustainable way, compatible with the preservation of the environment. Based on a masters course from UNESCO’s International Hydrological Program, this textbook is accompanied by color figures and graphics, illustrating clearly the content of the text and showing real examples from the field. Each chapter also contains a list of exercises and practical activities as well as case studies.
Author : Martin Knez
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030268276
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Karstology in the Classical Karst written by Martin Knez and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-05-02 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the latest advances in karstology by researchers at the ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia – home of Classical Karst. It features interdisciplinary investigations carried out on the karst surface, subsurface, caves, and associated waters. It covers various topics, such as analysis of karst processes, including the mineralogical and lithological characteristics of sediments and carbonate rocks; structural geological mapping; detecting the old traces of paleokarst; the formation of karst surfaces in a variety of types of rock and conditions; and the evolution of karst, which can aid in dating sediments, and in tracing aquifers using artificial and natural tracers. In addition, the book provides detailed information on the use and development of various research methods, ranging from comprehensive field research, long-term measurements, and laboratory analyses to computer and laboratory modeling. Integrating karst geology, geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, speleobiology, and microbiology research, these methods provide readers with a far deeper understanding of karst terrains.
Author : Philip E. van Beynen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400712073
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Karst Management written by Philip E. van Beynen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-21 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing specifically on the management of karst environments, this volume draws together the world’s leading karst experts to provide a vital source for the study and management of this unique physical setting. Although karst landscapes cover 12% of the Earth’s terrain and provide 25% of the world’s drinking water, the resource management of karst environments has only previously received indirect attention. Through a comprehensive approach, Karst Management focuses on engineering issues associated with surface karst such as quarries, dams, and agriculture, subsurface topics such as the management of groundwater, show caves, cave biota, and geo-archaeology projects. Chapters that focus on karst as an integrated system look at IUCN World Heritage sites, national parks, policy and regulation, measuring systematic disturbance, information management, and public environmental education. The text incorporates the most up-to-date research from leading karst scientists. This volume provides important perspectives for university students, educators, geoengineers, resource managers, and planners who are interested in or work with this unique physical landscape.
Author : Andrzej J. Witkowski
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000732304
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Groundwater Vulnerability and Pollution Risk Assessment written by Andrzej J. Witkowski and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers detailed comparisons and validations of different methods of assessing groundwater vulnerability (DRASTIC, GOD, PI, RTt, AVI, SINTACS, COP). It contains new aspects of vulnerability assessment for the evaluation of coastal aquifer vulnerability and aquifer vulnerability to methane gas leakage from shale gas wells. The book also contains the results of studies on intrinsic and specific vulnerability assessment (migration of antibiotics and nitrate, groundwatersurface water interaction), with examples of the different national approaches to groundwater vulnerability mapping in Poland, Ireland, Italy and elsewhere. There are 15 chapters derived from two IAH conferences held in Ustron ́, Poland in 2015 and 2018. The book is valuable for those interested in groundwater vulnerability, in risk assessment, and in environmental issues. It is aimed at land use planners, water managers, the environmental industry, regional and local environmental protection councils and students studying hydrogeology and environmental sciences.
Author : John Gunn
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1579583997
Total Pages : 1971 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (795 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science written by John Gunn and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science examines cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management.
Author : Boris Faybishenko
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118962192
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)
Download or read book Groundwater Vulnerability written by Boris Faybishenko and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) disaster that occurred in Ukraine on April 26, 1986, was one of the most devastating in human history. Using this as a case study, the AGU monograph Groundwater Vulnerability: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster is devoted to the problem of groundwater vulnerability, where the results of long-term field and modeling investigations of radionuclide transport in soil and groundwater, within the Ukrainian part of the Dnieper River basin (Kyiv region of Ukraine), are discussed. The authors provide a comprehensive review of existing literature on the assessment of groundwater vulnerability and then describe an improved methodology, which is developed based on integration of the methods of hydrogeological zonation and modeling of anomalously fast migration of radioactive contaminants from the land surface toward groundwater. This volume also includes the evaluation of the effect of preferential and episodic flow on transport of radionuclides toward the aquifers and risk assessment of groundwater vulnerability, which can further assist future researchers in developing remediation technologies for improving drinking water quality. Further, this volume sheds light on the consequences of groundwater contamination from nuclear disasters and assists with assessing the risks associated with contamination and developing effective remediation technologies. Volume highlights include discussions of the following: Assessment of groundwater vulnerability to contamination from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster Novel analytical results of the 25-year investigations of groundwater contamination caused by Chernobyl-born radionuclides The wealth of data on different modes of radioactive transport in the atmosphere, water, and soils, and along the food chains The hydrogeological and physico-chemical processes and factors in groundwater contaminated zones The applicability of commonly used methods of the evaluation of groundwater vulnerability A unique method of fluid dynamics that involves an anomalously fast migration of contaminants through zones of preferential flow from the land surface toward groundwater Building confidence in the assessment of migration pathways of radionuclides in the biosphere Assessment and prediction of the consequences of the nuclear accident, which can shed light on protection from global nuclear accidents Analogue information for different nuclear waste disposal and environmental projects around the world
Author : Derek Ford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118684990
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)
Download or read book Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology written by Derek Ford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-03 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1989, Karst Geomorphology and Hydrology became the leading textbook on karst studies. This new textbook has been substantially revised and updated. The first half of the book is a systematic presentation of the dissolution kinetics, chemical equilibria and physical flow laws relating to karst environments. It includes details of the many environmental factors that complicate their chemical evolution, with a critique of measurement of karst erosion rates. The second half of the book looks at the classification system for cave systems and the influence of climate and climatic change on karst development. The book ends with chapters on karst water resource management and a look at the important issues of environmental management, including environmental impact assessment, environmental rehabilitation, tourism impacts and conservation values. Practical application of karst studies are explained throughout the text. "This new edition strengthens the book's position as the essential reference in the field. Karst geoscientists will not dare to stray beyond arm's reach of this volume. It is certain to remain the professional standard for many decades." Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, August 2007
