Introducing Groundwater

Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Water underground. Water in circulation. Caverns and capillaries. Soil water. Groundwater in motion. More about aquifers. Springs and rivers, deserts and droughts. Water wells. Measurements and models. Water quality. Pollution and protection. Groundwater: friend or foe? What goes down must come up. Epilogue. Index. Content: Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-2 Water underground....Pages 3-12 Water in circulation....Pages 13-19 Caverns and capillaries....Pages 20-29 Soil water....Pages 30-38 Groundwater in motion....Pages 39-69 More about aquifers....Pages 70-97 Springs and rivers, deserts and droughts....Pages 98-125 Water wells....Pages 126-143 Measurements and models....Pages 144-171 Water quality....Pages 172-204 Groundwater: friend or foe?....Pages 205-225 What goes down must come up....Pages 226-266 Epilogue....Pages 267-269 Back Matter....Pages 270-278 Water Underground -- Water In Circulation -- Caverns And Capillaries -- Soil Water -- Groundwater In Motion -- More About Aquifers -- Springs And Rivers, Deserts And Droughts -- Water Wells --measurements And Models -- Water Quality -- Groundwater: Friend Or Foe? -- What Goes Down Must Come Up. Michael Price ; With A Foreword By William Back. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This introduction to the subject presents the topic of groundwater to the non-specialist reader in an accessible and illuminating style. Technical terms are clearly explained and mathematical formulae are reduced to a minimum.