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Assessment of groundwater contamination and the role of hydraulic fracturing operation in Weld County, USA

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Alaa Jasim Dakheel Almaliki et al. View all

Issue 2

Hazardous Substances and Risk Analysis

In shale gas-producing countries, soil, and groundwater contamination due to surface spills associated with hydraulic fracturing operations is one of the most worrying problems that arise, since its elimination is not easy or cheap to carry out, and its effects persist for many years. Thus, this...

Groundwater Pollution Hydraulic fracking +3 more

Seasonal variation in ground water quality and its suitability for drinking and agriculture –a case study in Kancheepuram region, Tamil Nadu, India

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Arivarasi R et al. View all

Issue 1

Air pollution and health

In the present study an attempt has been made to assess the seasonal ground water quality variations at Kancheepuram region, Tamil Nadu, India. In order to evaluate the seasonal ground water quality for drinking and irrigation purposes, 68 groundwater well data were collected and analyzed for...

irrigation Physico-chemical +3 more

The reuse of municipal wastewater in soils

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Ioannis K.Kalavrouziotis et al. View all

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Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

The idea of wastewater application on soils, returned to Western Hemisphere during 1950-60. Modern living requires an increased per capita use of water for coverage of individual needs. Nowadays, two main principles related to water management seem to gain the attention of both the scientific...

wastewater treatment wastewater reuse +4 more

The Potential of Wastewater Reuse for Agricultural Irrigation in Libya: Tobruk as a case study

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Abdelkader Abdulla et al. View all

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Hydrology and Water Resources Management

The aim of this paper is to highlight the way towards the exploitation of treated wastewater for food crops production in order to cope with the acute water scarcity and its hazardous consequences. Reclaimed water reuse has not been practiced in Tobruk, and hence, lack of relevant data and...

wastewater reuse Water scarcity +4 more

Decision support for agricultural water management

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Panagopoulos Y., Makropoulos C. and Mimikou M.

Issue 3

General

Irrigation water use is the major pressure limiting the availability of fresh water resources in the Mediterranean. Efficient irrigation scheduling programs (IRSPs) are able to reduce water consumption; however, their selection and placement in large agricultural landscapes depend on location...

Irrigation practices Decision support +5 more

Pollution of Nitrates - Contaminant transport in heterogeneous porous media: a case study of the coastal aquifer of Corinth, Greece

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George P. Karatzas et al. View all

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Hydrology and Water Resources Management

The coastal plain of Corinth, known also as Vocha plain is one of the fast-growing rural areas due to its relatively short distance from Athens. In conjunction with the fast development, water use has also increased. On a large part of the Plain area, irrigated agriculture is practiced and...