Groundwater Frontiers Techniques and Challenges

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2025
• Series: Earth Sciences
• Subjects: Environmental science, engineering and technology; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes
• DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1003541
• ISBN: 9780850149265; 0850149282; 9780850149289; 0850149266; 9780850149272; 0850149274
• ISSN: 3049-8848

Groundwater occurs throughout the complex subsurface of the globe, and it is an unexplored zone of great scientific and environmental importance. The book Groundwater Frontiers - Techniques and Challenges examines hydrogeological research and management approaches throughout African terrains while penetrating into the delicate area of underground water supplies. The advanced techniques applied to investigate, map, and preserve underground water resources in many types of challenging environments, including complex geological formations or dried-out ecosystems, are illustrated in this book. The book provides novel insights into groundwater dynamics, conservation approaches, and sustainable management options by combining state-of-the-art geophysical techniques, mineral interaction studies, and regional resource assessments. Experts and scholars will come across various new methods for understanding subsurface water systems, with a spotlight on technological developments, conservation methods, and regional water resource constraints. Through key points of view on groundwater prospective, recharge techniques, and the complicated interactions between water systems and geological features, this work combines scientific study with practical usage. In order to develop deeper and sustainable techniques for investigating and preserving underground water, hydrogeologists, environmental scientists, water resource managers, and legislators will find this book to be a valuable resource. It was composed in response to the overwhelming necessity for global, broad management of water resources. In a time of growing limited resources and environmental worries, this book is essential reading for any individual committed to understanding the complex and essential subject of groundwater systems.