Objectif TO ESTABLISH THE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND-USE PRACTICES ON GROUNDWATER QUALITY. THE PROJECT COVERED BY THIS CONTRACT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A LARGE RESEARCH PROGRAMME, FUNDED, IN ADDITION TO THE EC BY NATIONAL AGENCIES IN THE UK. THE PRINCIPAL METHODS OF FIELD INVESTIGATION ARE: A) SPECIALISED DRILLING AND SAMPLING TO OBTAIN PORE WATER SAMPLES FOR PROFILLING OF N SPECIES, MAJOR IONS, CERTAIN TRACE ELEMENTS, TRITIUM AND OTHER ISOTOPES. B) COMPLEMENTARY INVESTIGATIONS OF GROUNDWATER FLOW REGIMES IN THE SATURATED AND UNSATURATED ZONES USING HYDROGEOLOGICAL PUMPING TESTS, GEOPHYSICAL BOREHOLE FLOW LOGGING, LABORATORY DETERMINATION OF AQUIFFER HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES INCLUDING PORE-SIZE ANALYSIS, C) LIMITED INVESTIGATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF N, S AND FE BACTERIA IN PARTS OF THE GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS, D) OPERATION OF CAREFULLY-DESIGNED MONITORING NETWORKS TO DETERMINE TEMPORAL VARIATIONS IN GROUNDWATER QUALITY. Programme(s) PRE-ENVPROT 3C - Sectoral research and development programme (EEC) in the field of environment (environmental protection and climatology) - indirect and concerted actions - Environmental protection -, 1981-1985 Thème(s) Data not available Appel à propositions Data not available Régime de financement CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinateur NERC British Geological Survey Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Maclean Building Crowmarsh Gifford OX10 8BB Wallingford Royaume-Uni Voir sur la carte Coût total Aucune donnée
