| Description |
xii, 852 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Global freshwater resources and their use : World's water resources ; Freshwater availability ; Water use: trends and examples : Water scarcity ; Water disputes ; Economics of water ; Sustainability -- 2. Groundwater system : Definitions ; Groundwater system geometry ; Groundwater storage ; Water budget ; Groundwater flow ; Initial and boundary conditions ; Aquifer types ; Aquitards ; Springs ; Groundwater in coastal areas and brackish groundwater -- 3. Groundwater recharge : Rainfall-runoff-recharge relationship ; Evapotranspiration ; Infiltration and water movement through vadose zone ; Factors influencing groundwater recharge ; Methods for estimating groundwater recharge -- 4. Climate change : Natural climate cycles ; Anthropogenic climate change -- 5. Groundwater quality : Natural groundwater constituents ; Groundwater contamination and contaminants ; Drinking water standards ; Fate and transport of contaminants -- 6. Groundwater treatment : Oxidation ; Clarification ; Filtration ; Membrane filtration ; Carbon adsorption ; Ion exchange and inorganic adsorption ; Biological treatment ; Distillation ; Disinfection ; Corrosion control ; Removal of specific constituents from groundwater ; Drinking water treatment costs -- 7. Groundwater development : Water wells ; Subsurface dams ; Spring development and regulation -- 8. Groundwater management : Concept of groundwater sustainability ; Regulatory framework ; Integrated water resources management ; Monitoring ; Data management and GIS ; Protection of groundwater resources ; Modeling and optimization ; Artificial aquifer recharge -- 9. Groundwater restoration : Risk assessment ; remedial investigation and feasibility study ; Source-zone remediation ; Dissolved phase (plume) remediation ; Measuring success of remediation -- [Appendices] A. Values of W(u) for fully penetrating wells in a confined, isotropic aquifer -- B1. Unit conversion table for length, area, and volume ; B2. Unit conversion table for flow rate ; B3. Unit conversion table for hydraulic conductivity and transmissivity. |
| Subject |
Groundwater -- Management.
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Groundwater -- Management. |
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Water conservation.
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Water conservation. |
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Water quality.
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Water quality. |
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Aquifer storage recovery.
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Aquifer storage recovery. |
| ISBN |
0071492739 alkaline paper |
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9780071492737 alkaline paper |
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