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Emerging contaminants in groundwater: Improving the evidence base to inform policy and regulation

IWRA 2023 Online Conference - Emerging Pollutants: Protecting Water Quality for the Health of People and the Environment
Theme 2: Emerging pollutants and groundwater
Author(s): Dan Lapworth (British Geological Survey)

Dan Lapworth (British Geological Survey)

Principal Hydrogeochemist, British Geological Survey (BGS)


Oral: PDF

Abstract

Groundwater needs greater protection:

  • In may settings it is the last/only resource available
  • A cocktail/timebomb of ECs is a potential threat to groundwater
  • Clean groundwater is key for a healthy & resilient environment
  • Groundwater protection is better than remediation
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