part Introduction -- chapter 1 Issues of groundwater pollution in Africa / part Overview -- chapter Editorial Message -- chapter 2 Nitrate pollution of groundwater in southern Africa / chapter 3 Nitrate pollution of groundwater in Nigeria / chapter 4 Groundwater quality in Cameroon and its vulnerability to pollution / chapter 5 Groundwater contamination in Ghana / chapter 6 Characterization of diffuse pollution of shallow groundwater in the Harare urban area, Zimbabwe / chapter 7 Groundwater contamination from pesticides in Africa A review / chapter 8 Degradation of groundwater resources under African cities: Technical and socio-economic challenges / part Groundwater pollution status and aquifer vulnerability -- chapter Editorial Message -- chapter 9 A new cartographic approach to determine the groundwater vulnerability of the Abidjan Aquifer / chapter 10 Vulnerability assessment of the Abidjan Quaternary Aquifer using the DRASTIC method / chapter 11 Groundwater pollution from urban development in Cotonou City, Benin / chapter 12 Assessment of water pollution and risks to surface and groundwater resources in Bamako, Mali / chapter 13 Statistical assessment of groundwater quality in Bamako City, Mali / chapter 14 Spatial and temporal variations of groundwater pollution in Ougadougou City, Burkina Faso / chapter 15 Groundwater contamination in the Niamey urban area, Niger / chapter 16 Management of nitrate pollution of groundwater in African cities: The case of Dakar, Senegal / chapter 17 The application of electrical resistivity techniques in the delineation of saltwater-freshwater in the Keta Basin, Ghana / chapter 18 Degree of groundwater vulnerability to pollution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia / chapter 19 Vulnerability and pollution of groundwater in Kisauni, Mombasa, Kenya / chapter 20 A chemical study of surface and groundwater in the Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi / chapter 21 Groundwater quality assessments in the John Laing and Misisi areas of Lusaka / chapter 22 Groundwater quality case studies in Botswana / chapter 23 Contamination and protection in the Cape Flats Aquifer, South Africa / chapter 24 An evaluation of groundwater pollution from pesticides in South Africa using the VLEACH model / part Special topics -- chapter Editorial Message -- chapter 25 Contamination of the Abidjan Aquifer by sewage: An assessment of extent and strategies for protection / chapter 26 The impacts of coal and gold mining on the associated water resources in South Africa / chapter 27 Monitored natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons in a fractured environment A case study / chapter 28 Management strategies to mitigate clogging and biofouling in production boreholes / part Way forward -- chapter 29 A South African perspective on the protection of groundwater sources