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Groundwater Pollution in Africa

Yongxin Xu

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Description:Groundwater Pollution is a serious problem throughout the African continent. Up to now, little attention has been paid to the problem and information on this threat to Africas future is not often readily available. In 2000, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) and the United Nations Programme on Human Settlements (UN-Habitat), launched a collaborative effort to assess the vulnerability of groundwater in several African cities. The assessments had one primary goal: to assist policymakers to make informed and appropriate decisions for protecting their groundwater. Under the title Assessment of Pollution Status and Vulnerability of Water Supply Aquifers in African Cities, the project addressed the issue of aquifers vulnerability and the need to protect the quality of key groundwater resources. This book is a collection of thirty peer-reviewed papers on the topic, and provides a first glimpse of the situation across the continent. The first section provides a broad overview of the situation in Africa. The section highlights topics of special significance to the continent, and some broad country perspectives, whereas the subsequent papers provide specific case studies to substantiate the general perspectives. A range of diverse hydrogeological settings, with associated pollution sources, their causes and consequences across the continent, is given. Methodologies to understand impacts and improve the situation are presented, together with the challenges ahead. The book will provide valuable reference and insight to professionals and decision-makers confronted with a wide diversity of challenges, including groundwater quality management in areas of rapid urbanisation in Africa and other developing areas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Groundwater Pollution in Africa. To get started finding Groundwater Pollution in Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 368

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group

Release: 2006

ISBN: 0203963547

Description: Groundwater Pollution is a serious problem throughout the African continent. Up to now, little attention has been paid to the problem and information on this threat to Africas future is not often readily available. In 2000, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Education Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) and the United Nations Programme on Human Settlements (UN-Habitat), launched a collaborative effort to assess the vulnerability of groundwater in several African cities. The assessments had one primary goal: to assist policymakers to make informed and appropriate decisions for protecting their groundwater. Under the title Assessment of Pollution Status and Vulnerability of Water Supply Aquifers in African Cities, the project addressed the issue of aquifers vulnerability and the need to protect the quality of key groundwater resources. This book is a collection of thirty peer-reviewed papers on the topic, and provides a first glimpse of the situation across the continent. The first section provides a broad overview of the situation in Africa. The section highlights topics of special significance to the continent, and some broad country perspectives, whereas the subsequent papers provide specific case studies to substantiate the general perspectives. A range of diverse hydrogeological settings, with associated pollution sources, their causes and consequences across the continent, is given. Methodologies to understand impacts and improve the situation are presented, together with the challenges ahead. The book will provide valuable reference and insight to professionals and decision-makers confronted with a wide diversity of challenges, including groundwater quality management in areas of rapid urbanisation in Africa and other developing areas.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Groundwater Pollution in Africa. To get started finding Groundwater Pollution in Africa, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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