Groundwater vulnerability assessment using a composite model combining DRASTIC with extensive agricultural land use in Israel's Sharon region
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The DRASTIC model, which uses seven media parameters to assess water resource vulnerability, has been used to assess groundwater vulnerability in the Sharon region of Israel. In particular, the research has linked the impact of extensive agricultural land use activity on aquifer media with relation to groundwater vulnerability to pollution as an additional parameter to the conventional DRASTIC model. This composite model can show a close connection between various anthropogenic activities under taken over a very long period of time in the region and actual groundwater pollution.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Management
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0301-4797
Year: 1998
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A proposed index for aquifer water-quality assessment: The case of Israel's Sharon region
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Groundwater is of interest as a source of water supply due to its comparatively low susceptibility to pollution, although many coastal aquifers may be affected by pollution and excessive abstraction. The DRASTIC vulnerability assessment model provides a qualitative assessment of groundwater vulnerability to pollution. An assessment of an aquifer's water quality (IAWQ) in Israel's Sharon region, using the chemical parameters chloride and nitrate showed similar results to those of DRASTIC in the same area, and could be used to validate the DRASTIC model.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Management
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0301-4797
Year: 1998
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Monitoring of seawater intrusion in coastal aquifers: basics and local concerns
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The complexities involved in seawater intrusion monitoring networks, and the importance of additional non-conventional data were reported. It was observed that more data, provide more accurate mapping of seawater encroachment into coastal aquifers which was foreseen useful for modelling insight, and for managing coastal aquifer systems. It was also found that a combination of time domain electromagnetic method and direct well observation gave an optimal assessment of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers.
Publication Name: Journal of Environmental Management
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0301-4797
Year: 1997
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