Introducing Groundwater / Edition 1

by Michael Price

Overview

Presented in a style intended for the non-specialist reader, with technical terms and mathematical formulae kept to a minimum, the second edition of this introduction to groundwater covers a range of topics as they relate to hydrogeology. A major new chapter focuses on pollution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748743711
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/28/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Price

Table of Contents

Foreword, Preface, Preface to the first edition, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2. Water underground, 3. Water in circulation, 4. Caverns and capillaries, 5. Soil water, 6. Groundwater in motion, 7. More about aquifers, 8. Springs and rivers, deserts and droughts, 9. Water wells, 10. Measurements and models, 11. Water quality, 12. Groundwater: friend or foe?, 13. What goes down must come up, 14. Epilogue, Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviews of the first edition:; The aim of the book is to emphasize important principles without the use of exclusive detail, and Price has succeeded admirably in doing so. The book can be highly recommended. Geology Today; The presentation of material in the book makes reading easy. The illustrations are of high quality and all complement the text admirably. Technical terms are ... explained, and there is a useful index. This book will be valuable as a quick, high quality read to undergraduates of geology and engineering. Any professional needing an aid in communication with the public or lay administrators will find it useful. I recommend it highly. - Geological Journal; Michael Price's new book ... is a lesson in expressive and informative writing that we would all do well to heed - Geoscience, Canada; The amount of basic information included in such an introductory book is impressive - Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology

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