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Review: Groundwater resources and related environmental issues in China

Authors: Aibing Hao, Yilong Zhang, Eryong Zhang, Zhenghong Li, Juan Yu, Huang Wang, Jianfeng Yang, Yao Wang

Published in: Hydrogeology Journal | Issue 5/2018

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As an important component of water resources, groundwater plays a crucial role in water utilization in China and an irreplaceable role in supporting economic and social development, especially in the northern arid and semi-arid plains and basin areas, which are densely populated and relatively short of surface-water resources. This paper comprehensively reviews and discusses the regional hydrogeological conditions, the temporal and spatial distribution of groundwater, the groundwater quality, and the actuality of groundwater exploitation and utilization in China. Meanwhile, aiming at the environmental problems induced by overexploitation to meet the sharply increasing water demand, this paper puts forward the major tasks for the next few years in terms of groundwater exploitation control, conservation and management.

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Title: Review: Groundwater resources and related environmental issues in China
Authors: Aibing Hao
Yilong Zhang
Eryong Zhang
Zhenghong Li
Juan Yu
Huang Wang
Jianfeng Yang
Yao Wang
Publication date: 10-05-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Hydrogeology Journal / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 1431-2174
Electronic ISSN: 1435-0157
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-018-1787-1

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