47 articles for “aquifer”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGroundwater Resources Management in Various Scenarios Using Numerical ModelS. Askari Marnani, M. Chitsazan, Y. Mirzaei, B. JahandidehProblem statement: Iran is an arid country and only small percent of its water demand is met by rainfall. At present, about 55% of Iran's water being supplied by aquifers and 45% from surface water. Population growth, joint with economic development and rapid growth in industry and farming, has caused a vast increase in demand for water in Iran. But … …Current Research in Geoscience, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 13,769 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of the Groundwater Global Pollution Risk: Relationships with Territorial PlanningM. De Maio, F. Minucci, G. NocerinoProblem statement: The protection and enhancing of Groundwater Resources (GWR) at an international level have been studied extensively, but they have very rarely been considered in Territorial Planning and Urban Planning. Now more than in the past, thanks to the technologies and know-how acquired over the years, ignoring responsibilities with regards to the close link between these themes is no … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Apr 2010 · 6,839 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDistribution and Determining of Urban Sprawl in Kerman with Emphasis on Kariz Water SystemAli Hosseini, Mohammad Shabanifard, Mostafa Rashidi, Mamohammad Reza SaiydzadeProblem statement: Urban sprawl is one of the contemporary issues of cities all over the world. The Kariz system consists of underground channels that convey water from aquifers in highlands to the surface at lower levels by gravity. The problem of water shortage in arid and semi-arid regions is one of low rainfall and uneven distribution throughout the season, which … …Physics International, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 10,627 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGroundwater Resources Pollution Risk: Application of the Holman MethodM. De Maio, C. Favaron, G. NocerinoProblem statement: The aim of this study is to make an attempt to assess, through the application of the Holman Method, the effects that a careless management of human induced activities could have on aquifers and in particular on tapping wells used for human supply. Approach: The study had been applied to two different territories, as far as both the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 6 · 31 Dec 2009 · 6,773 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Influence of Soil Characteristics in Low Flows RegionalizationPaolo Vezza, Claudio Comoglio, Alberto Viglione, Maurizio RossoProblem statement: For the purpose of low flows regionalization, relevant issue for water resources management like environmental flows requirements definition, this study focused on the controls on the seasonal and spatial variability of q95 (i.e., the specific discharge that was exceeded on 95% of all the time) with particular reference to the role of soil characteristics, that, like soil infiltration … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2009 · 6,480 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMNM1D: A Numerical Code for Colloid Transport in Porous Media: Implementation and ValidationTiziana Tosco, Rajandrea SethiProblem statement: Understanding the mechanisms that control the transport and fate of colloidal particles in subsurface environments is a crucial issue faced by several researchers in the last years. In many cases, natural colloids have been shown to play a major role in the spreading of strongly sorbing contaminants, while manufactured micro-and nanoparticles, which are nowadays widely spread in the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2009 · 8,291 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGroundwater in the Urban Environment: Management Needs and Planning StrategiesStefano Lo Russo, Glenda TaddiaProblem statement: Over the past thirty years urban transformations, such as urbanization, suburbanization, dis-urbanization and re-urbanization processes, have modified the subsurface conditions of Torino (NW Italy). In order to contribute to the solution of the problems concerning groundwater the conceptual model for the groundwater flow system, the schematization of the aquifers boundaries and the estimation of basic hydrogeological parameters are … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2009 · 6,659 accessesView PDF Cite