Increasing groundwater contamination across the globe triggered the concept of “aquifer
vulnerability”, which has been extensively used worldwide during past three to four decades …

Groundwater vulnerability studies are sources of essential information for the management
of water resources, aiming at the water quality preservation. Different methodologies for …

Nangasai basin is a semi-arid watershed where agriculture is the main source of economy.
In present day, increasing population demands increase in food productivity which leads to …

Totko river basin is a semi-arid watershed, which undergoes severe water crisis during the
dry season. Presently, due to increase in population, demand of food has increased leading …

Groundwater has become increasingly vulnerable to quality degradation. An elaborate
understanding of its flow, draft, recharge and pollutant transport processes needs to be …

In recent years, Regueb basin has been facing groundwater quality degradation due to the
excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, which is the result of strong agricultural activities …

Groundwater contamination and vulnerability in urbanized areas are of major concern and
need proper attention. Several models including the DRASTIC model are used to evaluate …

Delineating areas susceptible to contamination from anthropogenic sources form an
important component of sustainable management of groundwater resources. The present …

Revealing the status of groundwater contamination before it reaches a critical level is crucial
to effective groundwater management. With this in mind, the research primarily aims to …

Background Extensive human activities and unplanned land uses have put groundwater
resources of Shiraz plain at a high risk of nitrate pollution, causing several environmental …