Threats to the Quality of Groundwater Resources Prevention and Control /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Scozzari, Andrea (Editor), Dotsika, Elissavet (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 40
• Subjects: Environment.; Water quality.; Water pollution.; Analytical chemistry.; Geochemistry.; Environmental chemistry.; Environmental Chemistry.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Analytical Chemistry.

This book focuses on scientific and technological aspects ofgroundwater-resources assessment and surveillance. It describes relevant risks and investigatesselected techniques for the monitoring and mitigation of the individuated threats to groundwater quality. The authors discuss the concepts of gro...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Protection of groundwater resources: worldwide regulations and scientific approaches
• Threats to the Quality of Water Resources by Geological CO2 Storage: Hydrogeochemical and Other Methods of Investigation: A Review
• Groundwater contamination: environmental issues and case studies in Sardinia (Italy)
• Geological Sources of As in the Environment of Greece: A Review
• Environmental Isotopes in Groundwater Studies: A Review.-  The Importance of Reduced-Scale Experiments for the Characterization of Porous Media
• Mathematical Models as Tools for Prevention and Risk Estimates of Groundwater
• Pollution: Contributions and Challenges
• Groundwater Monitoring and Control by Using Electromagnetic Sensing Techniques
• Pollution Detection by Electromagnetic Induction and Electrical Resistivity Methods: An Introductory Note with Case Studies
• The Combination of Geoelectrical Measurements and Hydro-Geochemical Studies for the Evaluation of Groundwater Pollution in Mining Tailings Areas
• Microfluidic Optical Methods: A Review
• Non-conventional Electrochemical and Optical Sensor Systems.