The role of urban areas in aquifer vulnerability assessments: The Salamanca, Mexico, case

Most aquifer vulnerability assessment methods consider relatively homogeneous media. An urban area could be considered as an inhomogeneous media. Different procedures for incorporating such inhomogeneities in the DRASTIC and AVI methods are analyzed such as green areas in urban zones, faults, fractu...

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Autor: Rodríguez C., Ramiro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Geofísica Internacional
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx:article/827
Acceso en línea:http://revistagi.geofisica.unam.mx/index.php/RGI/article/view/827
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Vulnerabilidad acuífera
DRASTIC
AVI
Salamanca
Aquifer vulnerability
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Sumario:Most aquifer vulnerability assessment methods consider relatively homogeneous media. An urban area could be considered as an inhomogeneous media. Different procedures for incorporating such inhomogeneities in the DRASTIC and AVI methods are analyzed such as green areas in urban zones, faults, fractures, surface water bodies (dams, lakes, riverbeds). Leakage from pipelines and sewage is discussed. The Salamanca Case in central Mexico, where the DRASTIC and AVI methods were applied, is analyzed.