Groundwater as main resources of a wide semiarid region: the case of Apulian region (southern italy)

Polemio, M. and Dragone, V. and Limoni, P. P. (2005) Groundwater as main resources of a wide semiarid region: the case of Apulian region (southern italy). In: Proceeding of AVR05-Aquifer Vulnerability and Risk 2nd Int. Proceeding of AVR05-Aquifer Vulnerability and Risk 2nd Int. Workshop, 4th Congress on the Protection and Management of Groundwater. GEAM, Parma, pp. 1-5. ISBN 88-901342-2-4

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Abstract

The Apulian region is characterized by very low availability of surface water resources due to the its widespread karstic nature. Considerable groundwater resources are located in large carbonate coastal aquifers. Groundwater for domestic, irrigation and industrial use has been withdrawn in large and increasing quantities over the years, it still allows the development of local population. Groundwater is affected by two types of degradation risks: quality and quantity degradation. Starting by the analysis of long hydrological time series, the dramatic decreasing trend of groundwater availability is characterised and the negative effect in terms of groundwater quality is highlighted.

Item Type: Book Section
Additional Information: 4th Congress on the Protection and Management of Groundwater Castillo Reggia di Colorno - Parma, 21-22-23 Settembre 2005
Uncontrolled Keywords: groundwater degradation, semiarid climate, hydrological time series
Subjects: 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia > 551.01 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia - Filosofia e teoria (Filosofia e teoria della Geologia)
Depositing User: Dott. Maurizio Polemio
Date Deposited: 05 Dec 2018 10:51
Last Modified: 05 Dec 2018 10:51
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/18491

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