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PaPRIKa is an updated intrinsic vulnerability mapping method derived from previous specialized works on karst groundwater. It assesses vulnerability by using four criteria: P for Protection (considering the most protective index that results from the combination of Soil cover, Unsaturated zone and Epikarst aquifer), R for Reservoir type, I for Infiltration and Ka for Karstification development. These criteria are chosen based on the structure and functioning of the karst aquifers. PaPRIKa distinguishes source and resource vulnerability, so it constitutes a common basis for hydrogeologists and French administration helping to delineate water catchments protection zones. Two test sites (a Pyrenean karstic system and a chalk karstified aquifer in the Paris basin) are here presented to illustrate its application.
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Plagnes, V. et al. (2010). PaPRIKa, the French Multicriteria Method for Mapping the Intrinsic Vulnerability of Karst Water Resource and Source – Two Examples (Pyrenees, Normandy). In: Andreo, B., Carrasco, F., Durán, J., LaMoreaux, J. (eds) Advances in Research in Karst Media. Environmental Earth Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12486-0_50
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