Introducing Groundwater

Presented in a style intended for the non-specialist reader, with technical terms and mathematical formulae kept to a minimum, the second edition of this introduction to groundwater covers a range of topics as they relate to hydrogeology. A major new chapter focuses on pollution.

Foreword, Preface, Preface to the first edition, Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction, 2. Water underground, 3. Water in circulation, 4. Caverns and capillaries, 5. Soil water, 6. Groundwater in motion, 7. More about aquifers, 8. Springs and rivers, deserts and droughts, 9. Water wells, 10. Measurements and models, 11. Water quality, 12. Groundwater: friend or foe?, 13. What goes down must come up, 14. Epilogue, Index

Michael Price