The basics of groundwater / Melissa Clutter, Chloé Fandel and Ty Ferré.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clutter, Melissa, author.

Fandel, Chloé, author.

Ferré, Ty, author.

Series:

Earth sciences in the 21st century series.

Earth Sciences in the 21st Century Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Groundwater.

Hydrogeology.

Water resources development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

"Hydrogeology is a branch of geology that studies water, both underground and on the surface of the Earth. The goal of this book is to help you understand hydrogeologic systems on a practical level. If you end up working in a field related to hydrogeology, there is a good chance that you will be asked to predict the outcome of a water-related scenario. Will contaminated groundwater reach my water supply? Does the pumping from a well at my neighbor's house have the potential to affect my water availability? Where are the dissolved compounds in my drinking water coming from? At what rate can the city pump water to minimize impacts on local surface waters? These are all important questions that require specialized knowledge. Through this book, we want to introduce you to the field of study (hydrogeology) that can help to answer these questions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1

Soil Properties

Introduction

Material, Soil, and Porous Media

Grain Size, Shape, and Sorting

Soil Classification

Porosity

Permeability and Hydraulic Conductivity

Bulk Density

Compaction

Water Content and Saturation

Water Storage

Conclusion

What to Remember

Chapter 2

Systems

Boundaries and Inputs/Outputs

System Conditions

Observation Time

System Examples

Making It Real

Mass Balance

Hydrologic Systems

Clay-Lined Lake

Permeable Lined Lake

Watersheds

Chapter 3

Mechanisms of Groundwater Movement

Hydraulic Head and Darcy's Law

Hydraulic Head Gradient and Flux

System States, Hydraulic Head, and Calculations

Static State and Hydraulic Head

Steady State and Hydraulic Head

Practice Problems

Problem 1

Problem 2

Soil Type and Flow Calculations

Piezometers

Chapter 4

Visualizing Groundwater Flow

Visualizing Hydraulic Head Gradients

Agricultural Field with a Few Piezometers

Equipotential Lines

Flow Nets

Simple Flow Net

Advanced Flow Nets

Chapter 5

Basics of Solute Transport

Advection

Advection and Mass Balance

Dispersion and Diffusion

Dispersion

Dispersion and Mass Balance

Diffusion

Diffusion and Mass Balance

Solute Transport: Case Study

Water Contamination

Solute Transport Case Study

Transport of a Single Molecule via Advection

Transport of a Collection of Molecules

Solute Transport Complications

Chapter 6

Pumping Wells

Agricultural Field with a Pumping Well.

Solute Transport and Pumping Wells

Piezometers vs. Groundwater Monitoring Wells

Chapter 7

Applications in Hydrogeology

Case Study: Discovering Your Knowledge and Limitations

Contamination in Woburn, MA

Reconstructing Historic Conditions

Chapter 8

Summary

Glossary

References

About the Authors

Index

Blank Page.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Clutter, Melissa The Basics of Groundwater

ISBN:

9781685078744