Threats to springs in a changing world : science and policies for protection

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Title:

Author:

Currell, Matthew J., editor.

ISBN:

9781119818625

9781119818618

9781119818601

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.

Series:

Geophysical monograph series ; 275

Geophysical monograph ; 275.

Contents:

Front Matter -- Protecting Springs in a Changing World Through Sound Science and Policy / Matthew J Currell, Brian G Katz -- Threats to Springs and Their Values. Assessing Pollution and Depletion of Large Artesian Springs in Florida's Rapidly Developing Water-Rich Landscape / Robert L Knight, Angeline Meeks -- Regional Passive Saline Encroachment in Major Springs of the Floridan Aquifer System in Florida (1991-2020) / Rick Copeland, Gary Maddox, Andy Woeber -- Karst Spring Processes and Storage Implications in High Elevation, Semiarid Southwestern United States / Keegan M Donovan, Abraham E Springer, Benjamin W Tobin, Roderic A Parnell -- Nitrogen Contamination and Acidification of Groundwater Due to Excessive Fertilizer Use for Tea Plantations / Hiroyuki Ii -- Springs of the Southwestern Great Artesian Basin, Australia / Gavin M Mudd, Matthew J Currell -- Methods, Tools, and Techniques to Understand Spring Hydrogeology. Environmental Tracers to Study the Origin and Timescales of Spring Waters / Axel Suckow, Christoph Gerber -- Assessment of Water Quality and Quantity of Springs at a Pilot-Scale / Joanna Doummar, Marwan Fahs, Michel Aoun, Reda Elghawi, Jihad Othman, Mohamad Alali, Assaad H Kassem -- Uncertainties in Understanding Groundwater Flow and Spring Functioning in Karst / Francesco Fiorillo, Mauro Pagnozzi, Rosangela Addesso, Simona Cafaro, Ilenia M D'Angeli, Libera Esposito, Guido Leone, Isabella S Liso, Mario Parise -- The Great Subterranean Spring of Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and the Potential Impact of Subsurface Urban Heat Islands / Greg Brick -- Policy and Governance Approaches for the Protection of Springs. Community-Based Water Resource Management / Tanja Rosenqvist, George Goddard, Jack Nugent, Nick Brown, Eugenio Lemos, Elsa Ximenes, Aleixo Santos -- Setting Benthic Algal Abundance Targets to Protect Florida Spring Ecosystems / Robert A Mattson -- Protecting Springs in the Southwest Great Artesian Basin, Australia / Mark Keppel, Anne Jensen, Melissa Horgan, Aaron Smith, Simone Stewart -- Patterns in the Occurrence of Fecal Bacterial Indicators at Public Mineral Springs of Central Victoria, 1986-2013 / Andrew Shugg -- Towards a Collective Effort to Preserve and Protect Springs / Brian G Katz, Matthew J Currell -- INDEX

Abstract:

"Pollution is another major threat which has left many springs degraded or unusable, with major negative consequences for water supply, human health, environmental and cultural values. In a world with new and emerging pressures created by changing climate and ever-increasing demands to develop water and land for economic activities, the threat of pollution and degradation of springs is likely to intensify in coming years. Carefully developed management plans that are informed by: a high-quality scientific data collection programs; b extensive community consultation and participation and c effective policy and governance mechanisms will be needed to safeguard the immense value of the world's springs and protect their incalculable values. This volume will examine a series of case studies which document the major water quality threats affecting spring systems from around the globe in diverse hydrological, geological and social settings. These case studies examine pollution mechanisms, pathways and processes and explore protection and remediation strategies, based on the authors' data, research and knowledge of these settings. In addition to a technical and scientific focus, many of the contributions focus on the interface between springs and the people and biota who value and depend upon them, recognizing that the huge task of protecting springs is about far more than just scientific and technical considerations"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Note:

John Wiley and Sons

Subject Term:

Water -- Pollution.

Springs.

Springs -- Management.

Water quality management.

Sources (Hydrographie)

Sources (Hydrographie) -- Gestion.

Eau -- Qualité -- Gestion.

springs (bodies of water)

Hydrology.