-
E. coli detected in almost half of NZ monitored wells
News
...About half the groundwater wells across New Zealand monitored long-term are contaminated with E. coli. The agency Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) said that E. coli levels, and those of nitrates, exceeded drinking water standards at a minority of wells. The report drew on data and information from about 1000 wells,...... read more
-
‘Forever chemicals’ detected at half of Swiss groundwater sites
News
...Potentially harmful synthetic chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals, have been found at almost half of the 500 groundwater monitoring sites in Switzerland. But Swiss limit values were only exceeded at one station, according to the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). Find out more https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/-forever-chemicals–detected-at-half-of-swiss-groundwater-sites/48884684... read more
-
Diving Deep into Groundwater: IAEA Project to Boost Isotope Data Utilization
News
...In an age when sustainable water sources are paramount, the IAEA has unveiled an ambitious strategy to delve deeper into groundwater research. The Agency’s new coordinated research project on “Modelling and isotope-based age for assessment of fossil GW resources” focuses on tightening the integration of environmental tracer data with numerical...... read more
-
Little groundwater recharge in ancient Mars aquifer, according to new models
News
...Mars was once a wet world. The geological record of the Red Planet shows evidence for water flowing on the surface – from river deltas to valleys carved by massive flash floods. But a new study shows that no matter how much rainfall fell on the surface of ancient Mars, very...... read more
-
Monitor groundwater to manage it better
News
...In Bangladesh, groundwater is an important natural resource upon which water and food security is critically dependent. Climate action requires strong commitment to better managing this essential resource. Despite its centrality to water and food security in Bangladesh, groundwater is not prominently featured in national water policies. At the moment,...... read more
-
Wells and Wellbeing – Irish holy wells
News
...Holy wells have been important in Ireland for many centuries, and probably millennia, and continue to be popular sites of local pilgrimage and folklore, but they are also an expression of the groundwater flowing beneath the landscape. A new book by Bruce Misstear, former IAH Secretary General, sets out the...... read more
-
Groundwater is vital to the health of our planet
News
...The crucial role of groundwater in sustaining both humanity and biodiversity over the long term is frequently neglected. An international team of researchers has outlined why groundwater should be treated as a keystone ecosystem. “Groundwater is not only in itself a major ecosystem but is also of critical relevance to...... read more
-
Pollution Threat To Groundwater in Southern Africa
News
...The consumption of contaminated groundwater can lead to a host of health issues, including gastrointestinal infections, cholera, dysentery, and other serious illnesses. Pollution occurs when substances such as pathogens, chemicals, and heavy metals seep into underground aquifers, the primary source of drinking water for approximately 70% of the 250 million...... read more
-
United Nations World Water Development Report
News
...The 2024 edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report highlights how developing and maintaining water security and equitable access to water services is essential to ensuring peace and prosperity for all. Equitable access to water resources, to safe and affordable water supply and sanitation services, and to the multiple...... read more
-
Study reveals that oases face serious threats of desertification
News
...A recent study highlights the perilous situation of oases around the world. Once seen as places of imagination, today they support important habitats and water sources for arid regions, which deserve sustainable development. Despite covering only a small fraction, about 1.5%, of our planet’s land area, oases play a disproportionately...... read more
Search for From CPC-CDE-RECERT Materials to CyberArk CDE-CPC Recertification, Quickest Way for Passing 🌴 Search for 「 CPC-CDE-RECERT 」 and easily obtain a free download on ➽ www.pdfvce.com 🢪 🥭CPC-CDE-RECERT Test Lab Questions
Explore
National Chapters
Local professional, scientific and social benefits and promotion of sustainable groundwater use
Commissions & Networks
Contributing to the science of groundwater and undertaking outreach, education and training
Publications
Information about IAH’s Hydrogeology Journal and books
Education
Resources, materials and links for the general public, students and professionals
