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Klappentext Groundwater is sometimes called "the hidden asset" - awareness of its existence and its importance is not well known and as a consequence the measures which are required to protect and manage it in an environmental sustainable way are either not taken or are taken too late. Where pollution has occurred and measures are taken too late it may take decades, or longer, until the necessary restoration of quality is achieved.This comprehensive text presents in the following sections:* Groundwater monitoring in the regulatory and international context* Conceptual modelling and network design* Groundwater pollutants and other pressures* Groundwater quality standards and trend assessment* Case studies for groundwater assessment and monitoring in the light of EU legislation* Groundwater measurements* Associating external stakeholdersThe editors have collected state-of-the-art information on groundwater quality assessment monitoring from the international community, providing further stimulation to the work of all parties involved in the challenges this area creates to ensure sound quality assessment of groundwater. Zusammenfassung Groundwater is sometimes called "the hidden asset" - awareness of its existence and its importance is not well known and as a consequence the measures which are required to protect and manage it in an environmental sustainable way are either not taken or are taken too late. Where pollution has occurred and measures are taken too late it may take decades, or longer, until the necessary restoration of quality is achieved.This comprehensive text presents in the following sections:* Groundwater monitoring in the regulatory and international context* Conceptual modelling and network design* Groundwater pollutants and other pressures* Groundwater quality standards and trend assessment* Case studies for groundwater assessment and monitoring in the light of EU legislation* Groundwater measurements* Associating external stakeholdersThe editors have collected state-of-the-art information on groundwater quality assessment monitoring from the international community, providing further stimulation to the work of all parties involved in the challenges this area creates to ensure sound quality assessment of groundwater. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword.Series Preface.Preface.The Series Editor - Philippe Quevauviller.List of Contributors.PART 1 GROUNDWATER MONITORING IN THE REGULATORY AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT.1.1 General Introduction: Objectives of Groundwater Assessment and Monitoring (Johannes Grath, Rob Ward, Andreas Scheidleder and Philippe Quevauviller).1.2 Groundwater Monitoring in International Conventions and Agreements (Raya Stephan).1.3 Groundwater Monitoring Approaches at International Level (John Chilton).PART 2 CONCEPTUAL MODELLING AND NETWORK DESIGN.2.1 Conceptual Modelling and Identification of Receptors as a Basis for Groundwater quality assessment (Cath Tomlin and Rob Ward).2.2 Aquifer Typology, (Bio)geochemical Processes and Pollutants Behaviour (Hélène Pauwels, Wolfram Kloppmann, Kristine Walraevens and Frank Wendland).2.3 Visualising Groundwater - Aiding Understanding Using 3-D Images (Donal Daly, S. Fletcher, N. Hunter Williams, S. Neale and H. Simcox).PART 3 GROUNDWATER POLLUTANTS AND OTHER PRESSURES.3.1 Occurrence and Behaviour of Main Inorganic Pollutants in European Groundwater (Pieter-Jan Van Helvoort, Jasper Griffioen and Mike Edmunds).3.2 Contaminant Behaviour of Micro-Organics in Groundwater (Jan Gerritse, Bas Van der Grift and Alette Langenhoff).3.3 Background Levels under the Water Framework Directive (Ariane Blum, Hélène Pauwels, Frank Wenland and Jasper Griffioen).3.4 Quantitative Stresses and Monitoring Obligations (Emilio Custodio, Andrés Sahuquillo and M. Rámon Llamas).PART 4 GROUNDWATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND TREND ASSESSMENT.4.1 Threshold Values and the Role of Monitoring in Assessing...
