SALTRANS: Methods for assessing salt intrusion and transport in heterogeneous and fractured aquifers

• Unité de recherche: PCRD EU
• Numéro de projet: 00.0334
• Titre du projet anglais: SALTRANS: Methods for assessing salt intrusion and transport in heterogeneous and fractured aquifers

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Groundwater; salinization; coastal aquifers; analytical methods; numerical modelling; water resources management; Environmental Protection; Regional Development

Autre Numéro de projet (Anglais)

EU project number: EVK1-2000-00062

Programme de recherche (Anglais)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4a.1 Sustainable management and quality of water

Description succincte (Anglais)

See abstract

Autres indications (Anglais)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
ETH Zürich
Institut für Hydromechanik und Wasserwirtschaft

Partenaires et organisations internationales (Anglais)

Coordinator: Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)

The research focuses on development of quantitative models and methodologies for assessment of saline intrusion in aquifers. Widespread salinization phenomena occur during seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers, salt intrusion from natural and anthropogenic sources, and up coning caused by over pumping. Many saline intrusion and reaction processes are not well understood, and quantitative prediction of these processes remains elusive, largely because of natural aquifer heterogeneity. Sustainable management of groundwater resources in the presence of salinity sources can be achieved by use of models to evaluate different exploitation and remediation scenarios. Field and laboratory work will be integrated with theoretical analyses to develop realistic models for saline intrusion in aquifers. These models will be applied in field tests and to the development of methodologies for assessment of saline intrusion in aquifers.

Références bases de données (Anglais)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 00.0334