Concept information

Preferred term

groundwater quality  

Definition

  • Groundwater accounts for over 95% of the earth's useable fresh-water resources; over half the world's population depends on groundwater for drinking-water supplies. This invisible resource is vulnerable to pollution and over-exploitation. Effective conservation of groundwater supplies requires the integration of land-use and water management.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/13106

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