1st Edition
Groundwater and the Environment Applications for the Global Community
192 Pages
by
CRC Press
Historically, water has been treated as an inexhaustible resource. However, with the growth of population and development of industry and agriculture, freshwater demand has increased drastically, and its shortage felt in roughly 60% of the Earth. As early as 1931, renowned Russian scholar A.P. Karpansky wrote: "Water is not only a mineral resource, not only a means for developing agriculture.... Read more
Fresh Water Problems
Groundwater Function in Water Supply of Population, Industry, and Agriculture
Main Notions
Modern State and Main Principles of Rational Groundwater Use
Groundwater Overexploitation
Groundwater Resources and Their Uses in Russia
Principles of Regional Assessment and Mapping Natural Groundwater Resources
Groundwater Contribution to Water and Salt Balance of Rivers, Lakes, and Seas
Environment and Groundwater Pollution
Interconnection Between Groundwater Pollution and Environment
Human Impact on the Groundwater
Groundwater Pollution in Russia
Groundwater Vulnerability
Principles of Assessing and Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability
Some Regional Investigations
Ecological Consequences of Groundwater Pumping Out
Influence of Groundwater Withdrawal on River Runoff
Influence of Groundwater Withdrawal on Vegetation and Agriculture
Influence of Groundwater Withdrawal on Land Surface Subsidence
Influence on Groundwater Withdrawal on Sea Water Intrusion to the Coastal Zone
Groundwater Use in Public Health
Conclusion
References
Groundwater Function in Water Supply of Population, Industry, and Agriculture
Main Notions
Modern State and Main Principles of Rational Groundwater Use
Groundwater Overexploitation
Groundwater Resources and Their Uses in Russia
Principles of Regional Assessment and Mapping Natural Groundwater Resources
Groundwater Contribution to Water and Salt Balance of Rivers, Lakes, and Seas
Environment and Groundwater Pollution
Interconnection Between Groundwater Pollution and Environment
Human Impact on the Groundwater
Groundwater Pollution in Russia
Groundwater Vulnerability
Principles of Assessing and Mapping Groundwater Vulnerability
Some Regional Investigations
Ecological Consequences of Groundwater Pumping Out
Influence of Groundwater Withdrawal on River Runoff
Influence of Groundwater Withdrawal on Vegetation and Agriculture
Influence of Groundwater Withdrawal on Land Surface Subsidence
Influence on Groundwater Withdrawal on Sea Water Intrusion to the Coastal Zone
Groundwater Use in Public Health
Conclusion
References
Biography
Igor S. Zektser
