Assessment and map** of groundwater vulnerability to pollution: Current status and challenges

D Machiwal, MK Jha, VP Singh, C Mohan - Earth-Science Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing groundwater contamination across the globe triggered the concept of “aquifer
vulnerability”, which has been extensively used worldwide during past three to four decades …

Groundwater vulnerability assessment: A review including new statistical and hybrid methods

N Taghavi, RK Niven, DJ Paull, M Kramer - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of groundwater vulnerability was first introduced in the 1970s in France to
recognize sensitive areas in which surface pollution could affect groundwater, and to enable …

Groundwater vulnerability and pollution risk assessment of porous aquifers to nitrate: Modifying the DRASTIC method using quantitative parameters

N Kazakis, KS Voudouris - Journal of Hydrology, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study the DRASTIC method was modified to estimate vulnerability and
pollution risk of porous aquifers to nitrate. The qualitative parameters of aquifer type, soil and …

A comprehensive review of groundwater vulnerability assessment using index-based, modelling, and coupling methods

D Goyal, AK Haritash, SK Singh - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Groundwater has become increasingly vulnerable to quality degradation. An elaborate
understanding of its flow, draft, recharge and pollutant transport processes needs to be …

Assessment and validation of groundwater vulnerability to nitrate based on a modified DRASTIC model: a case study in Jilin City of northeast China

H Huan, J Wang, Y Teng - Science of the total environment, 2012 - Elsevier
The assessment of groundwater vulnerability to pollution has become a useful tool for
groundwater pollution prevention and control. Following the theory of overlay index method …

Map** groundwater contamination risk of multiple aquifers using multi-model ensemble of machine learning algorithms

R Barzegar, AA Moghaddam, R Deo, E Fijani… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Constructing accurate and reliable groundwater risk maps provide scientifically prudent and
strategic measures for the protection and management of groundwater. The objectives of …

Assessment of groundwater vulnerability and risk to pollution in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

S Shrestha, DJ Semkuyu, VP Pandey - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Groundwater vulnerability and risk assessment is a useful tool for groundwater pollution
prevention and control. In this study, GIS based DRASTIC model have been used to assess …

Index-based groundwater vulnerability map** models using hydrogeological settings: a critical evaluation

P Kumar, BKS Bansod, SK Debnath, PK Thakur… - Environmental Impact …, 2015 - Elsevier
Groundwater vulnerability maps are useful for decision making in land use planning and
water resource management. This paper reviews the various groundwater vulnerability …

Enhancing groundwater vulnerability assessment: comparative study of three machine learning models and five classification schemes for Cuddalore district

S Subbarayan, S Thiyagarajan, S Karuppannan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Most of the groundwater vulnerability assessment methods using machine learning are
binary classification. This study attempts multi-class classification models to map the …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater vulnerability to contamination in the gulf cooperation council region: A review

F Baig, M Sherif, A Sefelnasr, MA Faiz - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aquifer vulnerability arises from the degradation of groundwater quality due to a wide range
of contaminants and pollutants. The escalating concern regarding groundwater …