Assessment and mapping of groundwater vulnerability to pollution: Current status and challenges

D Machiwal, MK Jha, VP Singh, C Mohan - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing groundwater contamination across the globe triggered the concept of “aquifer
vulnerability”, which has been extensively used worldwide during past three to four decades …

A comprehensive review of groundwater vulnerability assessment using index-based, modelling, and coupling methods

D Goyal, AK Haritash, SK Singh - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Groundwater has become increasingly vulnerable to quality degradation. An elaborate
understanding of its flow, draft, recharge and pollutant transport processes needs to be …

The EPIK multi-attribute method for intrinsic vulnerability assessment of karstic aquifer under semi-arid climatic conditions, case of Cheria Plateau, NE Algeria

A Nekkoub, F Baali, R Hadji, Y Hamed - Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020 - Springer
Karst aquifers supply an important freshwater resource for MENA (Middle East and North
Africa) semi-arid regions. Their functioning conditions reveal often several contaminations …

Theoretical analysis and considerations of the main parameters used to evaluate intrinsic karst groundwater vulnerability to surface pollution

M Moreno-Gómez, R Liedl, C Stefan… - Science Of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Karst aquifers are highly susceptible to surface pollution scenarios due to exokarst features
allowing a fast infiltration regime, bypassing the unsaturated zone. Intrinsic vulnerability …

Geographical detection of groundwater pollution vulnerability and hazard in karst areas of Guangxi Province, China

Z Zhu, J Wang, M Hu, L Jia - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Groundwater pollution is a critical concern in karst areas. This study used the PLEIK (P:
protective cover; L: land use; E: epikarst development; I: infiltration conditions; K: karst …

Spring water suitable and vulnerable watershed demarcation using AHP-TOPSIS and AHP-VIKOR models: study on Aizawl district of North-Eastern hilly state of …

B Biswas, A Ghosh, BL Sailo - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2023 - Springer
Springs are one of the vital sources of water in the Mizoram district of North-Eastern hilly
state of India. However, there is a paucity of literature on spring water serviceability …

An automated approach to groundwater quality monitoring—geospatial mapping based on combined application of Gaussian Process Regression and Bayesian …

D Shadrin, A Nikitin, P Tregubova, V Terekhova… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sustainable management of the environment is based on the preservation of natural
resources, first of all, freshwater—both surface and groundwater—from exhaustion and …

An integrated approach combining LISA, BI-LISA, and the modified COPK method to improve groundwater management in large-scale karst areas

Y Li, M Li, X Song, X Hu, X Guo, Y Qiu, H Xiong… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater protection and sustainable utilization of wells in large-scale karst areas face
many challenges due to the complexity of numerous groundwater basins and aquifers …

Development of a hybrid karst aquifer vulnerability map by using geospatial and statistical tools. The case study of Ziria aquifer in northern Peloponnese

EA Nanou, E Zagana, C Pouliaris, N Kazakis - Groundwater for …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aquifer vulnerability assessment constitutes a crucial tool for the protection and sustainable
management of groundwater resources, particularly in complex karst aquifers. This study …

Groundwater management based on vulnerability to contamination in the tropical karst region of Guntur Spring, Gunungsewu Karst, Java Island, Indonesia

IA Riyanto, M Widyastuti, A Cahyadi, RF Agniy… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to examine the most suitable groundwater vulnerability
method and formulate karst groundwater vulnerability management based on the …