Shallow groundwater systems are important as a source of water, for sustenance of stream baseflow, and for wetland and riparian ecosystems. They are also central to waterlogging, and dryland and irrigation salinity problems. Response time to hydrologic change and pollutant loadings is fast among sha
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- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 298
- Series
- IAH - International Contributions to Hydrogeology
- Category
- Library
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