Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health
Beyond Case Studies
Editors: White, W.B., Herman, J.S., Herman, E.K., Rutigliano, M. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Presents a comprehensive overview of groundwater contamination in karst aquifers
- Broadens our understanding of the impacts of contaminated groundwater on public health
- Provides unique tools for the investigation of contaminant storage and pathways for release
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This book sheds new light on contaminant transport in karst aquifers and the public health implications of contaminated karst groundwater. The papers included were presented at a conference held in early 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and range from lengthy reviews on contaminant transport mechanisms to short articles summarizing research findings. The conference addressed a variety of topics, such as contamination sources, the hydrogeology of contaminant transport, the storage and release of contaminants, and the health impacts as well as the epidemiology of contaminated water supplies drawn from karst aquifers, and gathered perspectives from experts in different disciplines, including hydrogeologists and public health specialists. Although there is a wealth of literature on specific instances of karst groundwater contamination, this book offers an integrated conceptual framework for the public health impacts of karst groundwater, making it a valuable resource for a broad interdisciplinary readership.
- Table of contents (38 chapters)
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Contaminated Groundwater in Karst: Why Is It an Issue? An Introduction to the KWI San Juan Conference
Pages 3-5
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Public Health and Karst Groundwater Contamination: From Multidisciplinary Research to Exposure Prevention
Pages 7-14
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Team Science Applied to Environmental Health Research: Karst Hydrogeology and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico
Pages 17-25
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Flow Routing in the Karst of Puerto Rico
Pages 27-31
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Fate, Transport, and Exposure of Emerging and Legacy Contaminants in Karst Systems: State of Knowledge and Uncertainty
Pages 33-49
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Table of contents (38 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health
- Book Subtitle
- Beyond Case Studies
- Editors
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- William B. White
- Janet S. Herman
- Ellen K. Herman
- Marian Rutigliano
- Series Title
- Advances in Karst Science
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-51070-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-51070-5
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-51069-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-84557-9
- Series ISSN
- 2511-2066
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 347
- Number of Illustrations
- 24 b/w illustrations, 149 illustrations in colour
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