Background & Aims of the Study: Groundwater resources are a crucial component of the ecosystem. Management and cleanup of contamination from groundwater resources requires a long term strategy and a huge amount of investments. Artificial neural networks (ANN) and Geographic Information System (GIS) can be useful in determining management strategies. To protect these valuable resourc...

nowadays, groundwater resources play a vital role as a source of drinking water in arid and semiarid regions and forecasting of pollutants content in these resources is very important. therefore, this study aimed to compare two soft computing methods for modeling cd, pb and zn concentration in groundwater resources of asadabad plain, western iran. the relative accuracy of several soft computing...

The prime objective of this research is to study and examine the groundwater decline and its effect on the quality of groundwater in aquifer of Torbat Jam plain for a period of 19 years. Torbat Jam plain stretching over an area of about 3500 km2, in northeastern part of Iran. The plain is considered as a semi-arid to arid zone. It has gained substantial importance because of agricultural prospe...

We optimize groundwater management in the presence of marine consequences of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD). Concern for marine biota increases the optimal steady-state head level of the aquifer. The model is discussed in general terms for any coastal groundwater resource where SGD has a positive impact on valuable near-shore resources. Our application focuses of the Kona Coast of Hawai’...

A detailed study of groundwater flow and solute transport was performed in the recharge area of the Union brewery groundwater resources in Ljubljana. The main study goal was the assessment and prediction of movement of groundwater and urban contaminants through the unsaturated or/and saturated zone of the Pleistocene sandy-gravel aquifer and the risk assessment of contamination of the groundwat...

Compared to surface water, groundwater resources are the primary source of water supply in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran, hence the importance of the management of these resources .  In this regard, we assessed the effects of landuse changes on the qualitative and quantitative status of groundwater resources in Eshtehard region, Iran. Through processing and analyzing the satellite images, ...

Background & Aims of the Study: Heavy metals are one of the most important environmental pollutants which agricultural and industrial activities and urban development increased their entry rate to the underground resources. This study aimed to investigate the concentration of chromium, nickel and manganese in groundwater resources in Asadabad plain....