Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African Scale
Groundwater pollution risk modelling is an important asset to improve groundwater management and protection. In this study, we assess the temporal dynamics of groundwater pollution risk at the continental scale, using the DRASTIC model. The approach was developed using continental-scale data on soil...
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| author | Issoufou Ouedraogo Arthur Girard Marnik Vanclooster François Jonard |
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| description | Groundwater pollution risk modelling is an important asset to improve groundwater management and protection. In this study, we assess the temporal dynamics of groundwater pollution risk at the continental scale, using the DRASTIC model. The approach was developed using continental-scale data on soil properties, topography, land use, geology, hydrogeology, and climate with a resolution of 15 × 15 km<sup>2</sup>. We compared continental-scale groundwater pollution risk for the years 1990, 2000, and 2010. The results showed significant inter-annual variations of the spatial distribution of pollution risk. Changes were mainly concentrated in the area of the Nile Delta, around the Lake Victoria, in North Africa, and in coastal West Africa (predominately in Nigeria). We found that the increase in pollution risk was mainly related to the increase in the population density in these regions. The proposed methodology for modelling the temporal dynamics of groundwater pollution risk could support the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goal 6, which focus in particular on the preservation of the freshwater resources against future threats. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf2da7570baa45c09059c301c98448d12023-11-20T00:34:12ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412020-05-01125140610.3390/w12051406Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African ScaleIssoufou Ouedraogo0Arthur Girard1Marnik Vanclooster2François Jonard3Ecole Supérieur d’Ingénieurs de Fada (ESI-Fada), Université de Fada N’Gourma, Fada N’Gourma BP 54, Burkina FasoEarth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2, Box 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumEarth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2, Box 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumEarth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2, Box 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumGroundwater pollution risk modelling is an important asset to improve groundwater management and protection. In this study, we assess the temporal dynamics of groundwater pollution risk at the continental scale, using the DRASTIC model. The approach was developed using continental-scale data on soil properties, topography, land use, geology, hydrogeology, and climate with a resolution of 15 × 15 km<sup>2</sup>. We compared continental-scale groundwater pollution risk for the years 1990, 2000, and 2010. The results showed significant inter-annual variations of the spatial distribution of pollution risk. Changes were mainly concentrated in the area of the Nile Delta, around the Lake Victoria, in North Africa, and in coastal West Africa (predominately in Nigeria). We found that the increase in pollution risk was mainly related to the increase in the population density in these regions. The proposed methodology for modelling the temporal dynamics of groundwater pollution risk could support the monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goal 6, which focus in particular on the preservation of the freshwater resources against future threats.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/5/1406groundwater pollutionvulnerabilitytemporal dynamicsrisk modellingDRASTICpan-African scale |
| spellingShingle | Issoufou Ouedraogo Arthur Girard Marnik Vanclooster François Jonard Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African Scale Water groundwater pollution vulnerability temporal dynamics risk modelling DRASTIC pan-African scale |
| title | Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African Scale |
| title_full | Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African Scale |
| title_fullStr | Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African Scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African Scale |
| title_short | Modelling the Temporal Dynamics of Groundwater Pollution Risks at the African Scale |
| title_sort | modelling the temporal dynamics of groundwater pollution risks at the african scale |
| topic | groundwater pollution vulnerability temporal dynamics risk modelling DRASTIC pan-African scale |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/5/1406 |
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