Abstract
Ground water is one of most valuable natural resources and includes about 14% of all fresh water on the earth. It is the source of about 40% of the water used for all purposes exclusive of hydroelectric generation and water for cooling electric power plants.
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Assaad, F.A., LaMoreaux, P.E. (2004). Ground-Water Hydrology, Hydrogeologic Methods, and Hydrogeologic Data Acquisition. In: Hughes, T.H. (eds) Field Methods for Geologists and Hydrogeologists. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05438-3_8
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