Megacity pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality

Megacity pumping and preferential flow threaten groundwater quality

Many of the world's megacities depend on groundwater from geologically complex aquifers that are over-exploited and threatened by contamination. Here, using the example of Dhaka, Bangladesh, we illustrate how interactions between aquifer heterogeneity and groundwater exploitation jeopardize gro...

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Main Authors: Khan, Mahfuzur R. (Author), Koneshloo, Mohammad (Author), Knappett, Peter S. K. (Author), Ahmed, Kazi M. (Author), Bostick, Benjamin C. (Author), Mailloux, Brian J. (Author), Mozumder, Rajib H. (Author), Zahid, Anwar (Author), van Geen, Alexander (Author), Michael, Holly A. (Author), Harvey, Charles F (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2017-03-27T15:04:35Z.
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