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The aquifer pollution vulnerability concept: aid or impediment in promoting groundwater protection?

Le concept de vulnérabilité des aquifères à la pollution: une aide ou un obstacle au renforcement de leur protection?

El concepto de la vulnerabilidad del acuífero a la contaminación: ayuda o impedimento para promover la protección del agua subterránea?

O conceito de vulnerabilidade dos aquíferos à poluição: ajuda ou impedimento na promoção da proteção da água subterrânea?

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  1. c/o International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), PO Box 4130, Goring, Reading, RG8 6BJ, UK

    Stephen Foster

  2. Universidade de São Paulo–Groundwater Research Center (CEPAS), São Paulo, Brazil

    Ricardo Hirata

  3. University of Malaga–Centre for Hydrogeology (CEHIUMA), Malaga, Spain

    Bartolome Andreo

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Stephen Foster is Past President of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), 2004–2008

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Foster, S., Hirata, R. & Andreo, B. The aquifer pollution vulnerability concept: aid or impediment in promoting groundwater protection?. Hydrogeol J 21, 1389–1392 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-013-1019-7

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