In the Bengal Basin, the land surface exposed during the last lowstand of sea-level around 20 ka, and now buried by Holocene sediment, is capped by an impermeable clay palaeosol that we term the Last Glacial Maximum Palaeosol (LGMP). The palaeosol strongly affects groundwater flow and controls the location of arsenic pollution in the shallow aquifers of our study site in southern West Bengal an...

Accretionary prisms are mainly composed of ancient marine sediment scraped from the subducting oceanic plate at a convergent plate boundary. Large amounts of anaerobic groundwater and natural gas, mainly methane (CH4) and nitrogen gas (N2), are present in the deep aquifers associated with an accretionary prism; however, the origins of these gases are poorly understood. We herein revealed region...

Elevated arsenic concentrations have been observed in shallow groundwater in the Cold Lake-Beaver River Basin (CLBR) of Alberta. The geology of this area includes up to 200 m of unconsolidated glacial deposits, with six regional interglacial sand and gravel aquifers, underlain by marine shale. Arsenic concentrations in unconsolidated sediment samples ranged between 1 to 17 ppm. Mineralogical ch...

salmas plain is located at the west of uremia lake and at the 75 km of north of uremia city. the main river of the plain, called zulachai, is drained into uremia lake. salmas aquifer is one of the coastal aquifers of uremia lake and has hydraulic connection with the lake. the recent draught occurrences and increased water consumption in agriculture and drinking sections water have not only caus...

River-recharged aquifers are developed for drinking water supplies in many parts of the world. Often, however, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) present in the infiltrating river water causes biogeochemical reactions to occur in the adjacent aquifer that create elevated Mn and Fe. Mn concentrations in groundwater from some of the production wells installed in the aquifer at Fredericton, New Brunsw...

Abstract. In the context of changing climate and increasing water demand, large-scale hydrological models are helpful for understanding projecting future resources across scales. Groundwater is a critical freshwater resource strongly controls river flow throughout year. It also essential ecosystems contributes to evapotranspiration, resulting in feedback. However, groundwater systems worldwide ...

Introduction Groundwater supply sustainable yield is herein defined as how much water can be withdrawn from an aquifer system, where and for how long, with acceptable physical, economical, environmental, social, cultural, institutional, and legal consequences. The purpose of this Technical Commentary is to focus on the following technical aspects of groundwater supply sustainable yield that are...

One hundred and nineteen karst springs, all with electrical conductivity of less than 500 gmhosfcm, discharging two carbonatic aquifers in Zagrosides of Iran are chosen and studied. The results indicate that the lithology of each unit is well reflected in the chemistry of the springs and the overall mineralogical composition of the aquifer can successfully be reconstructed from the hydroche...

The water balance calculation and water quality are very important matters in the groundwater management. The water balance includes two parameters: input and output parameters. The input parameter is consisted from surface recharge (precipitation, irrigation return water, surfaces runoff recharge) and underground inflow (flow from adjacent aquifers). The underground inflow is an important fact...