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GIS Techniques for Mapping Groundwater Contamination Risk

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The groundwater contamination risk map of a samplealluvial area was produced by using the IlwisGeographical Information System (GIS) to construct andto overlay thematic maps. The risk map has beenderived from the vulnerability map, the hazard map,where the potential contaminating sources wereidentified, and the socio-economic value of thegroundwater resource, represented by the wells. Thegroundwater quality map allowed thereliability of hazard and risk maps to be tested.

The final map shows interesting results and stressesthe need for the GIS to test and improve on thegroundwater contamination risk assessment methods.

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Ducci, D. GIS Techniques for Mapping Groundwater Contamination Risk. Natural Hazards 20, 279–294 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008192919933

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