Aquifer vulnerability changes due to faults and riverbeds in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico

Subsidence due to pumping in Salamanca, Mexico causes faults and fractures that introduce pollutants into the groundwater. The local aquifer is the only source of water supply for Salamanca. The Lerma river receives untreated urban and industrial wastewaters. The Aquifer Vulnerability Index, AVI, is...

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Authors: Borja Ortiz, R.I., Rodríguez C., Ramiro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2004
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repository:Geofísica Internacional
Language:Spanish
English
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/839
Online Access:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/839
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Vulnerabilidad
Índice de Vulnerabilidad Acuífera AVI
subsidencia
fallas
Salamanca
Vulnerability
Aquifer Vulnerability Index (AVI)
subsidence
faults
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Summary:Subsidence due to pumping in Salamanca, Mexico causes faults and fractures that introduce pollutants into the groundwater. The local aquifer is the only source of water supply for Salamanca. The Lerma river receives untreated urban and industrial wastewaters. The Aquifer Vulnerability Index, AVI, is shown to be more sensitive to the fault than to the riverbed.