Karst water environment : advances in research, management and policy

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Karst water environment : advances in research, management and policy

volume editors Tamim Younos, Madeline Schreiber, Katarina Kosič Ficco ; with contributions by H.A. Barton ... [et al.]

(The handbook of environmental chemistry, v. 68)

Springer, c2019

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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.

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Karst Aquifers in the Arid World of Africa and the Middle East - Sustainability or Humanity?- Groundwater for Human Consumption in Karst Environment: Vulnerability, Protection and Management.- Advances in Monitoring to Understand Flow Paths in Karst: Comparison of Historic and Recent Data from the Valley and Ridge of Pennsylvania.- Strength and Limitations of Karst Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping Methodologies.- The Use of Artificial Tracer Tests in the Process of Management of Karst Water Resources in Slovenia.- Evaluation of Karst Aquifer Water Quality Associated with Agricultural Land Use.- A Practical Guide to Studying the Microbiology of Karst Aquifers.- Hydrodynamic and Geochemical Features of Metamorphic Carbonate Aquifers and Implications for Water Management: The Apuan Alps (NW Tuscany-Italy) Case Study.- Assessing the Geological Stability, Dam Construction Effects, And Ecological Status of Karst Water Areas, Guizhou Province, China.

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