Title: Groundwater science and policy : an international overview /
Authors: Quevauviller, Ph.
Publisher: RSC Publishing,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Groundwater European Union countries Management.; Groundwater Pollution Measurement.; Groundwater Pollution European Union countries Prevention.; Groundwater Pollution Law and legislation European Union countries.; Water Pollution, Chemical
Contents: General introduction : the need to protect groundwater -- Science-policy integration for common approaches linked to groundwater management in Europe -- Transferring scientific knowledge to societal use : clue from the AQUATERRA integrated project -- Groundwater management and planning : how can economics help? -- European Union groundwater policy -- US drinking water regulation : the ground water rule -- Principles of the common implementation strategy of the WFD : the groundwater Working Group -- The Pilot River Basin network : examples of groundwater-related activities -- The Harmoni-CA initiative -- Linking public participation to adaptive management -- Groundwater characterisation and risk assessment in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive -- Groundwater quality background levels -- Groundwater age and quality -- Characterisation of groundwater contamination and natural attenuation potential at multiple scales --^