This text presents a series of thematic chapters together with chapters on representative groundwater systems in Europe which illustrate the main processes and evolution of water quality.
Brings together the research of a consortium of leading European scientists who have conducted detailed studies of water quality in Europe
Includes a synthesis of findings, highlighting the thematic and regional results, with recommendations regarding aquifer evaluation, indicators, monitoring, and drinking water standards
Creates a key reference work on natural water quality of aquifers, at a time when the Groundwater Directive (GD) will shortly be brought in to supplement The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) to ensure good status of groundwater
About the Author
Mike Edmunds, based at Oxford University, is Research Director of the Oxford Centre for Water Research and formerly research geochemist with the British Geological Survey. He has worked extensively on groundwater quality in UK and overseas and has over 200 scientific publications.
Paul Shand is a Landscape Geochemist with CSIRO in Adelaide, Australia and Program Leader for research into environmental applications of regolith science for the Australian Commonwealth Research Council for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration Program. He was formerly a Principal Hydrogeochemist with the British Geological Survey and has worked extensively in the UK and abroad on a wide range of hydrogeochemistry and water quality issues.
Features
Brings together the research of a consortium of leading European scientists who have conducted detailed studies of natural baseline water quality in Europe
Combines a series of thematic chapters with examination of representative European groundwater systems, illustrating the main processes and evolution of water quality
Includes a synthesis of findings, highlighting the thematic and regional results, with recommendations regarding aquifer evaluation, indicators and monitoring
Creates a key reference work on natural water quality of aquifers, at a time when the Groundwater Directive (GD) is being introduced to supplement The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) to ensure good status of groundwater
