期刊
WATER
卷 14, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w14040534
关键词
aquifer; groundwater; intrinsic vulnerability; RIVA method; index-overlay method; Tirnavos basin
The RIVA method was successfully applied for assessing groundwater vulnerability, showing a wide spatial distribution of vulnerability levels and over 80% match between modelled and monitored values. Some deviations were observed in areas affected by lateral crossflows and contamination, but RIVA proved to be an accurate and data-intensive tool.
A novel index-based method (RIVA) for assessing intrinsic groundwater vulnerability was applied to Tirnavos basin (central Greece) to assess the susceptibility to surface-released contamination. Data from field surveys, previous studies, and literature were used to calculate the factors that compile the RIVA method. The aggregated results delineated the spatial distribution of groundwater vulnerability from very low to very high. The modelled results were successfully validated with ground-truth values of nitrates obtained from 43 boreholes. Overall, the modelled and the monitored values match more than 80%, indicating the successful application of the RIVA method. Few deviations were observed in areas dominantly affected by lateral crossflows and contamination from adjacent areas. RIVA proved an efficient method in terms of accuracy, data intensity, and investment to reach highly accurate results. Overall, RIVA proved to be a robust tool for reliable groundwater vulnerability assessments and could be further exploited for risk assessment and decision-making processes in the context of groundwater resource management.
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