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Groundwater is the major drinking water resource in Europe. However, serious deterioration of soil and groundwater quality has been observed due to pollution from urbanization, industry and intensive agriculture. The lecture will provide a survey of the observed impacts and of the considerable efforts that have been made to develop strategies and tools
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for cost- and time effective local remediation technologies for contaminated sites (including examples from the technical-scale research facility VEGAS),
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for prediction methods and urban development strategies including derelict land,
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for groundwater-compatible subsurface construction,
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for groundwater protection policies and preventive strategies,
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for reducing impacts of agriculture on groundwater quality.
An important consequence of these developments is the integration of subsurface issues, groundwater awareness and sustainability considerations into engineering education and professional development.
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Kobus, H. (2000). Soil and Groundwater Contamination and Remediation Technology in Europe. In: Sato, K., Iwasa, Y. (eds) Groundwater Updates. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68442-8_1
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