Groundwater Quantity and Quality

Groundwater Quantity and Quality
Author: Dallas Blaney
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2018-10-01
Genre: Groundwater
ISBN: 3038422053

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Groundwater Quantity and Quality" that was published in Resources

Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health

Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health
Author: William B. White
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2017-09-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319510703

This book sheds new light on contaminant transport in karst aquifers and the public health implications of contaminated karst groundwater. The papers included were presented at a conference held in early 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and range from lengthy reviews on contaminant transport mechanisms to short articles summarizing research findings. The conference addressed a variety of topics, such as contamination sources, the hydrogeology of contaminant transport, the storage and release of contaminants, and the health impacts as well as the epidemiology of contaminated water supplies drawn from karst aquifers, and gathered perspectives from experts in different disciplines, including hydrogeologists and public health specialists. Although there is a wealth of literature on specific instances of karst groundwater contamination, this book offers an integrated conceptual framework for the public health impacts of karst groundwater, making it a valuable resource for a broad interdisciplinary readership.