The time that water takes to travel through the terrestrial hydrological cycle and the critical
zone is of great interest in Earth system sciences with broad implications for water quality …

Increasing groundwater contamination across the globe triggered the concept of “aquifer
vulnerability”, which has been extensively used worldwide during past three to four decades …

The concept of groundwater vulnerability was first introduced in the 1970s in France to
recognize sensitive areas in which surface pollution could affect groundwater, and to enable …

Water quality evaluation is critically important for the protection and sustainable
management of groundwater resources, which are variably vulnerable to ever-increasing …

Over the last three to four decades, several methods for assessing groundwater vulnerability
to anthropogenic pollution have been developed. Researchers and policymakers have …

Hybrid and integrated techniques can be used to investigate intrinsic uncertainties of the
overlay and index groundwater vulnerability assessment methods. The development of a …

An assessment of the intrinsic aquifer vulnerability of South America is presented. The
outcomes represent the potential sensitivity of natural aquifers to leaching of dissolved …

Aquifer vulnerability arises from the degradation of groundwater quality due to a wide range
of contaminants and pollutants. The escalating concern regarding groundwater …

In the recent years, ground water vulnerability or more specifically contamination of
unconfined aquifer has been intensified due to multiple reasons. A GIS-based DRASTIC …

Subsurface contamination due to excessive nutrient surpluses is a persistent and
widespread problem in agricultural areas across Europe. The vulnerability of a particular …