Groundwater risk intensity assessment. Application to carbonate aquifers of the Western Mediterranean (Southern Spain)

Karst systems : dynamics, evolution, paleoenvironmental recordings and natural hazards. Special issue

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

JIMÉNEZ-MADRID, A.

Geological Survey of Spain. Dep. of Geologic Resources Research, Madrid, Espagne

MARTÍNEZ-NAVARRETE, C.

Geological Survey of Spain. Dep. of Geologic Resources Research, Madrid, Espagne

CARRASCO-CANTOS, F.

Dep. of Ecology and Geology. Hydrogeology Group of the Univ., Malaga, Espagne

GILLI, E.

Dep. Géographie, Univ. Paris 8, Saint-Denis, France

UMR ESPACE 6012, Nice, France

DE WAELE, J.

Ist. Italiano di Speleologia, Dip. di Scienze della Terra e Geologico-Ambientali, Univ., Bologna, Italie

GUTIÉRREZ, F.

Dep. de Ciencias de la Tierra, Univ., Zaragoza, Espagne

PARISE, M.

Ist. di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bari, Italie

Description :
The methodology employed to determine the contamination risk was adapted from the COST Action 620 which was developed with the aim of protecting karst aquifer water. The vulnerability obtained through the PI method was modified to the COP method for the purpose of this study. The results obtained after evaluating the groundwater contamination risk show a predominance of the very low and low classes. Only 4 % of the region presents a high to very high risk of contamination which is located in areas of very high vulnerability and low to moderate pressures. These results are supported by chemical analyses of water sampled from a groundwater quality control network.

Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Geodinamica acta, issn : 0985-3111, 2009, vol. 22-23, n°. 5-6/1-3, p. 101-111, nombre de pages : 11, Références bibliographiques : 39 ref.

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Abingdon, Taylor and Francis

Langue :
Anglais