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Groundwater Salinity Due to Urban Growth

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The “aquifer unit” is a geological formation, part of a formation, or a number of formations that yield water substantially and with adequate quality for the expected usage. “Basin” is often referred to as the drainage basin or watershed where rainfall is gathered with a common discharge outlet; it is considered to have no additional inflow or outflow. “Flow systems” are manifested by the presence of groundwater flows with contrasting hierarchy (local, intermediate, and regional), in which their components may be clearly defined from field evidence in conjunction with modeling of groundwater hydraulics, geochemistry, geomorphology, isotopes, and associated soil and vegetation cover. “Groundwater vulnerability to contamination” is the tendency or likelihood for a contaminant to reach a specified position in the groundwater system after introduction at some location above the uppermost aquifer unit. “Hydraulic conductivity” is the rate of water that is mobilized through a unit section...

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  1. Instituto de Geografía, UNAM CU, 04510, Coyoacán, Mexico

    José Joel Carrillo-Rivera

  2. Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco

    Samira Ouysse

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Carrillo-Rivera, J., Ouysse, S. (2018). Groundwater Salinity Due to Urban Growth. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_439-3

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