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Classification of Groundwater Quality Based on Variability of Hydrogeochemical Environment

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Abstract

Groundwater quality is becoming an important issue in many parts of the world. The status of groundwater quality in the given groundwater system can be addressed through quantitative analysis of its hydrogeochemical field in temporal and spatial domain. A quantitative, multi-stage classification of groundwater quality adopted in Poland is presented and compared with the approach recommended by EU. It helps to guard pristine water quality and to detect early stages of deterioration of groundwater quality, thus allowing timely measures to achieve trend reversals.

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Acknowledgements

This study was partly financed through statutory funds of the AGH University of Science and Technology (Projects No. 11.11.140.139, 11.11.220.01).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland

    Jarosław Kania & Stanisław Witczak

  2. Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Sciences, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059, Kraków, Poland

    Kazimierz Różański

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  1. Jarosław Kania
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Correspondence to Jarosław Kania .

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  1. Engineering Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, 35430, Turkey

    Alper Baba

  2. Engineering Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, Urla, 35430, Turkey

    Gökmen Tayfur

  3. Engineering Faculty, Department of Environmental Engineering, Dokuz Eylül University, Kaynaklar Campus, Buca, 35160, Turkey

    Orhan Gündüz

  4. University of Toronto, Military Trail 1265, Scarborough, M1C 1A4, Canada

    Ken W.F. Howard

  5. Denver Federal Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, 80225, USA

    Michael J. Friedel

  6. Geophysics Centre of Evora, Department of Geosciences, University of Evora, Apartado 94, Evora, 7000-671, Portugal

    Antonio Chambel

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Kania, J., Witczak, S., Różański, K. (2011). Classification of Groundwater Quality Based on Variability of Hydrogeochemical Environment. In: Baba, A., Tayfur, G., Gündüz, O., Howard, K., Friedel, M., Chambel, A. (eds) Climate Change and its Effects on Water Resources. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1143-3_27

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