| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 852 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| 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 |
| Summary |
"Written by professional hydrogeologist Dr. Neven Kresic, Groundwater Resources offers an authoritative, comprehensive treatment of groundwater resources development and management, offering sustainability methods and detailed principles on groundwater protection and restoration. The author reviews established as well as emerging techniques and technologies for aquifer restoration." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Groundwater -- Management
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Water conservation.
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Water quality.
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Aquifer storage recovery.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Aquifer storage recovery
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Groundwater -- Management
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Water conservation
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Water quality
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| Genre/Form |
Internet resources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780071640916 |
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0071640916 |
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9780071640312 |
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0071640312 |
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9781282031951 |
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1282031953 |
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9787149200737 |
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7149200737 |
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9786612031953 |
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6612031956 |
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