The vulnerability of groundwater to pollution and strategies for its protection under the farming conditions in the Mediterranean countries

Abdel-Rahman Attia, F.

The vulnerability of groundwater to pollution and strategies for its protection under the farming conditions in the Mediterranean countries

1998

Abdel-Rahman Attia, F. (National Research Center. Research Inst. for Groundwater, Kanater (Egypt))

Groundwater forms one component of the hydrological cycle on earth. As such, it is affected by and affects the other water components. As it is understood from its name, groundwater is generally not totally exposed to the surface like it is the case with surface water, This should make groundwater less vulnerability to pollution than surface water. However, once polluted, it is very difficult to bring groundwater quality to its original condition.

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