Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management

Groundwater, a hidden reservoir beneath the Earth’s surface, is a vital lifeline for billions around the world, supporting drinking water supplies and industrial and agricultural production. As a core component of the hydrological cycle, it interacts dynamically with ecosystems, soil, and surface wa...

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description Groundwater, a hidden reservoir beneath the Earth’s surface, is a vital lifeline for billions around the world, supporting drinking water supplies and industrial and agricultural production. As a core component of the hydrological cycle, it interacts dynamically with ecosystems, soil, and surface water. The increasing demand for freshwater as a result of population growth and climate change has intensified the need to address groundwater vulnerability. Sources of pollution such as agricultural runoff, industrial wastewater, untreated wastewater, and chemical infiltration threaten water quality by introducing heavy metals, nutrients, and pathogens, endangering human health and ecological balance. These risks have a disproportionate influence on marginalized communities, exacerbating socio-economic disparities. Anthropogenic pressures like urbanization and over-extraction further hinder the sustainability of groundwater and therefore necessitate a comprehensive management framework. Mitigation methods require the adoption of practices to reduce pollution in agriculture and industry and the promotion of public participation in management. Interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and communities is essential to advance remediation strategies and sustainable governance. This Reprint combines case studies, on-site data, and successful intervention measures to elucidate contamination pathways, evaluate management efficacy, and chart conservation roadmaps. Protecting the integrity of groundwater is crucial for granting fair access to resources and combating escalating challenges to the climate and human life.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1658182025-08-12T10:19:45Z Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management Zhang, Yunhui Hu, Qili Hao, Liting groundwater resource applied hydrochemistry environmental isotope groundwater remediation water and wastewater treatment environmental impact assessment environmental spatial analysis environmental economics environmental policy thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics Groundwater, a hidden reservoir beneath the Earth’s surface, is a vital lifeline for billions around the world, supporting drinking water supplies and industrial and agricultural production. As a core component of the hydrological cycle, it interacts dynamically with ecosystems, soil, and surface water. The increasing demand for freshwater as a result of population growth and climate change has intensified the need to address groundwater vulnerability. Sources of pollution such as agricultural runoff, industrial wastewater, untreated wastewater, and chemical infiltration threaten water quality by introducing heavy metals, nutrients, and pathogens, endangering human health and ecological balance. These risks have a disproportionate influence on marginalized communities, exacerbating socio-economic disparities. Anthropogenic pressures like urbanization and over-extraction further hinder the sustainability of groundwater and therefore necessitate a comprehensive management framework. Mitigation methods require the adoption of practices to reduce pollution in agriculture and industry and the promotion of public participation in management. Interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and communities is essential to advance remediation strategies and sustainable governance. This Reprint combines case studies, on-site data, and successful intervention measures to elucidate contamination pathways, evaluate management efficacy, and chart conservation roadmaps. Protecting the integrity of groundwater is crucial for granting fair access to resources and combating escalating challenges to the climate and human life. 2025-08-12T10:19:42Z 2025-08-12T10:19:42Z 2025 book ONIX_20250812T110751_9783725846351_573 9783725846351 9783725846368 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/165818 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/topic/11235 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4636-8 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4636-8 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725846351 9783725846368 610 open access
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applied hydrochemistry
environmental isotope
groundwater remediation
water and wastewater treatment
environmental impact assessment
environmental spatial analysis
environmental economics
environmental policy
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management
title Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management
title_full Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management
title_fullStr Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management
title_full_unstemmed Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management
title_short Groundwater Pollution Control and Groundwater Management
title_sort groundwater pollution control and groundwater management
topic groundwater resource
applied hydrochemistry
environmental isotope
groundwater remediation
water and wastewater treatment
environmental impact assessment
environmental spatial analysis
environmental economics
environmental policy
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
topic_facet groundwater resource
applied hydrochemistry
environmental isotope
groundwater remediation
water and wastewater treatment
environmental impact assessment
environmental spatial analysis
environmental economics
environmental policy
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCV Economics of specific sectors::KCVG Environmental economics
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