Groundwater Development and Management

Broadens the reader's understanding of groundwater science and management
Maximises the reader's insights into management aspects of groundwater
Reviews the key recent research on groundwater science and investigation
Includes case studies that illustrate new trends in groundwater research and techniques of artificial recharging and treatment of contaminated groundwater
Summarises the latest studies on management of groundwater in different hydrogeological frameworks

Broadens the reader's understanding of groundwater science and management Maximizes the reader's insights of the management aspects of groundwater Reviews the key recent research on groundwater science and investigation Includes case studies that illustrate new trends in groundwater research and techniques of artificial recharging and treatment of contaminated groundwater Summarises the latest studies on management of groundwater in different hydrogeological frameworks

Auteur

Professor Pradip K. Sikdar received his education at the University of Calcutta, India (Geology/Hydrogeology) and the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK (Integrated Coastal Zone Management). A teacher by profession and hydrogeologist by education, he was a Senior Scientist and Executive Secretary at the Centre for Study of Man and Environment, Kolkata and a Lecturer at the Department of Applied Geology, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad before joining the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management at the Department of Environment Management in 2000. Currently as a Professor at the Department of Environment Management he is actively engaged in research and teaching of groundwater hydrology and environmental impact assessment. He has over 28 years of experience in project management and implementation, field and research work of groundwater systems including application of computer models in scientific evaluation of hydrogeologic systems, groundwater resources development and protection. He also provides technical and management advice on a wide range of subjects dealing with watershed management, natural resource development and environmental management issues to industries, consultant groups and NGOs. He is currently active in arsenic research and his primary interest in arsenic is to explain the spatial distribution of As-pollution in the groundwater of the Bengal Basin. His present research also deals with the sustainability of water supply in the fluoride affected and semi-arid regions of West Bengal and the design of groundwater abstraction structures.

Contenu
1 Problems and Challenges for Groundwater Management in South Asia.- 2 Problems and Challenges for Groundwater Management in India.- 3 Modelling of Aquifer Systems.- 4 Application of Geophysical Techniques in Groundwater Management.- 5 Application of Remote Sensing and GIS.- 6 Application of Environmental Isotopes.- 7 Development and Management of Coastal Aquifer Systems.- 8 Spring Protection and Management.- 9 Drilling, Well Construction and Well Development.- 10 Pumping Test for Aquifers: Analysis and Evaluation.- 11 Fluoride Pollution in Groundwater.- 12 Arsenic Pollution in Groundwater.- 13 Arsenic Contaminated Irrigation Water and Its Impact on the Food Chain.- 14 Human Health Hazards Due to Arsenic and Fluoride Contamination in Drinking Water and the Food Chain.- 15 Treatment of Arsenic and Fluoride Contaminated Groundwater.- 16 Impact of Climate Change and Groundwater.- 17 Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharging.- 18 Development and Management of Baseflow for Public WaterSupply in Semi-Arid Hard Rock Area.- 19 Groundwater Policies and Law.- 20 Catalysing Peoples' Participation for Groundwater Management.- 21 Way Forward and Future Strategies.