Hydrology: Indo-Gangetic Groundwater Threat

Scott Fendorf; Shawn G. Benner

Hydrology: Indo-Gangetic Groundwater Threat

Scott Fendorf
, Shawn G. Benner

Geosciences Department

Stanford University

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Abstract

Increasing groundwater extraction supports hundreds of millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Basin. Data suggests that despite the increase in withdrawals, groundwater depletion is localized and the most widespread threat is contamination.

Original language	American English
Journal	Nature Geoscience
State	Published - 1 Oct 2016

Keywords

developing world
environmental monitoring
hydrogeology
hydrology
water resources

EGS Disciplines

Earth Sciences
Geophysics and Seismology

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