Groundwater : hydrogeochemistry, environmental impacts, and management practices / editor, Segun Michael Adelana (Victorian Department of Environment & Primary Industries, Agriculture Research Division, Australia).

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GROUNDWATER: HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GROUNDWATER: HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to Hydrogeochemistry, Environmental Impacts and Management Practices; Agriculture Research, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, DEPI Bendigo Centre, Victoria, Australia; Abstract; Introduction; Environmental Impacts and Challenges; Some Solutions and Prospects; References.

Chapter 2: Hydrogeochemistry in Groundwaters of Barreiro, Araxá City, Minas Gerais State, BrazilDepartamento de Petrologia e Metalogenia, ; Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Câmpus de Rio Claro, ; Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brasil; Abstract; Introduction; General Features of the Study Area; Groundwater at Barreiro Area; Sampling and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: Hydrogeochemical Characterisation of Groundwater in the Cape Flats Area, South Africa: Constraints for Water Supply Augmentation.

1Earth Sciences Department, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, SA2Agriculture Research, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, DEPI Bendigo Centre, Victoria, Australia; 3Dieburger Str. 108, D-64846 Groß-Zimmern, Germany; Abstract; Introduction; The Study Area; Location and Description; Topography, Climate and Land-Use; Geology and Hydrogeology of the Cape Flats; Groundwater Monitoring and Analytical Sampling; Results and Discussions; Groundwater Hydrogeochemical Composition; Hydrogeochemical Characterisation and Classification; Salinization.

Cation Exchange and Hydrogeochemical EvolutionConstraints and Management Implications; Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Overdevelopment of Groundwater and Effect on Its Movement and Quality in an Agriculture Dominated Area in North-Western India; Abstract; Introduction; The Study Area; Methods and Materials; Results and Discussions; Long Term Spatio-Temporal Variability of Groundwater Levels; Decennial Depletion Rates; Block-Wise Analysis of Pre- and Post-Monsoon Levels; Changes in Directions of Groundwater Movement; Suitability of Groundwater Quality for Domestic Use.

Suitability of Groundwater Quality for Agricultural UseChanges in Groundwater Flow Directions and Deterioration of Quality; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Groundwater in Serbia: Resources, Environmental Impacts and Sustainable Management; Abstract; Introduction; Geological Overview; Hydrogeological Units; Groundwater Exploitation; Environmental Factors Affecting; the Groundwater Quality; Sustainable Management of Groundwater; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6: Sustainable Groundwater Resources Management for Langat Basin, Selangor, Malaysia through Numerical Modelling.

Contamination of groundwater sources is a global phenomenon and it's becoming evident that unregulated human activity will lead to further deterioration of the resource in many countries of the world. There is therefore an increasing need for research and informed policies to strategically manage groundwater along with other natural resources. This book has been structured into ten chapters, including an introductory background and contextual material for its contributions, with case studies from US, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Serbia, India, Malaysia, Netherlands, and South Africa. Contributio.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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