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Karst Groundwater Contamination and Public Health

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  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. William B. White

    1. Geosciences Department, The Pennsylvania State University Geosciences Department, University Park, USA

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  2. Janet S. Herman

    1. University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

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  3. Ellen K. Herman

    1. Bucknell University, Department of Geology Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA

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  4. Marian Rutigliano

    1. US Environmental Protection Agency , Washington, DC, USA

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  • Presents a comprehensive overview of groundwater contamination in karst aquifers
  • Broadens our understanding of the impacts of contaminated groundwater on public health
  • Provides unique tools for the investigation of contaminant storage and pathways for release
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Karst Science (AKS)

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Table of contents (38 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction to the Conference

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Contaminated Groundwater in Karst: Why Is It an Issue? An Introduction to the KWI San Juan Conference

      • William B. White, Janet S. Herman, Ellen K. Herman, Marian Rutigliano
      Pages 3-5

    3. Public Health and Karst Groundwater Contamination: From Multidisciplinary Research to Exposure Prevention

      • Heather F. Henry, William A. Suk
      Pages 7-14

  3. Keynote Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Team Science Applied to Environmental Health Research: Karst Hydrogeology and Preterm Birth in Puerto Rico

      • José F. Cordero, John D. Meeker, Rita Loch-Caruso, Roger Giese, Ingrid Padilla, Dorothy Vesper et al.
      Pages 17-25

    3. Flow Routing in the Karst of Puerto Rico

      • Thomas E. Miller, Gilles Brocard, Jane Willenbring
      Pages 27-31

    4. Fate, Transport, and Exposure of Emerging and Legacy Contaminants in Karst Systems: State of Knowledge and Uncertainty

      • Ingrid Y. Padilla, Dorothy J. Vesper
      Pages 33-49

    5. Puerto Rico’s Karst Protection—Beyond the Laws and Regulations

      • Abel Vale-Nieves
      Pages 51-54

    6. Contaminant Transport in Karst Aquifers: Systematics and Mechanisms

      • William B. White
      Pages 55-81

  4. Karst Groundwater Contaminants and Tools for Their Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Trace Metal Accumulation and Re-mobilization in Phreatic Karst Conduits

      • Amy L. Brown, Jonathan B. Martin
      Pages 85-89

    3. Evaluation of Spill Response System for Mammoth Cave National Park Using Quantitative Dye Tracer Studies

      • JeTara Brown, Thomas Byl, Rickard Toomey III, Lonnie Sharpe Jr.
      Pages 91-95

    4. Bioremediation Potential in Karst Aquifers of Tennessee and Kentucky

      • Thomas Byl, Michael Bradley, Lashun K. Thomas, Roger Painter
      Pages 97-100

    5. Investigating and Remediating Contaminated Karst Aquifers

      • Malcolm S. Field
      Pages 101-115

    6. Electrochemical Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater: Pilot Scale Study

      • Savannah Gregor, Noushin Fallahpour, Ljiljana Rajic, Akram Alshawabkeh
      Pages 117-120

    7. Water Tracing Tests and Public Health in Karst Areas

      • William K. Jones
      Pages 121-125

    8. Turbidity as an Indicator of Contamination in Karst Springs: A Short Review

      • Ferry Schiperski
      Pages 127-139

    9. Using Nutrient Data and Dye Tracing to Infer Groundwater Flow Paths and Contaminant Transfer Time in Grayson-Gunnar Cave, Monticello, KY

      • G. V. Tagne, L. J. Florea
      Pages 141-144

    10. Development and Testing of Hydrogel Beads as Potential Floating Tracers of Contaminant Movement in Karst Aquifers

      • Dorothy J. Vesper, Habib Bravo-Ruiz, Amanda F. Laskoskie, Harry M. Edenborn
      Pages 145-153
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This book sheds new light on contaminant transport in karst aquifers and the public health implications of contaminated karst groundwater. The papers included were presented at a conference held in early 2016 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and range from lengthy reviews on contaminant transport mechanisms to short articles summarizing research findings. The conference addressed a variety of topics, such as contamination sources, the hydrogeology of contaminant transport, the storage and release of contaminants, and the health impacts as well as the epidemiology of contaminated water supplies drawn from karst aquifers, and gathered perspectives from experts in different disciplines, including hydrogeologists and public health specialists. Although there is a wealth of literature on specific instances of karst groundwater contamination, this book offers an integrated conceptual framework for the public health impacts of karst groundwater, making it a valuable resource for a broad interdisciplinary readership.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geosciences Department, The Pennsylvania State University Geosciences Department, University Park, USA

    William B. White

  • University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Janet S. Herman

  • Bucknell University, Department of Geology Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA

    Ellen K. Herman

  • US Environmental Protection Agency , Washington, DC, USA

    Marian Rutigliano

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