Meet the editor

Modreck Gomo is a researcher in groundwater with experience in a wide range of groundwater science and consultancy projects. His first degree was a BSc Honours in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe, followed by a BSc Honours in Geohydrology (2008), an MSc in Geohydrology (2009), and a PhD in Geohydrology (2011) from the University of the Free in South Africa. He has published over 20 research papers in

peer-reviewed international journals. His main research interests include:


 Dr Gomo is a consistent reviewer in more than 10 internationally peer-reviewed journals with a focus on groundwater science since 2012. He is also now involved in a number of groundwater projects in the Southern African Development Community region related to transboundary groundwater and capacity building on groundwater collection. He is a registered professional natural scientist in the field of water resources with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SAC-NASP) and also a member of the Groundwater Division, South Africa.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Preface III**

Hydrogeology Site Characterisation **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 23** Andean Mountain Groundwater, Drinking Water Sources, and Vulnerability:

**Chapter 3 37** Development of a Method for Prediction of Risk of Surface and Groundwater

Groundwater Management **51**

**Chapter 4 53**

**Chapter 5 71**

**Chapter 6 105**

**Chapter 7 121**

Groundwater Protection Legislation in Slovenia: Theory and Practice

Groundwater Management Competitive Solutions: The Relevance of the

*by Anna Antonenko, Olena Vavrinevych, Maria Korshun and Sergiy Omelchuk*

Sustainability of Human, Plant, and Aquatic Life: A Theoretical Discussion

Detection of Underground Water by Using GPR *by Dalia N. Elsheakh and Esmat A. Abdallah*

*by José Luis Arumí, Enrique Muñoz and Ricardo Oyarzún*

Contamination with Pesticides and Their Dangerous Aspects for

A Case Study in Central Chile

from Recharge to Discharge *by Joe Magner and Modreck Gomo*

*by Miha Curk and Matjaž Glavan*

*by Abhay Kumar Soni*

Gisser-Sanchez Model *by Oscar Alfranca*

Mining of Minerals and Groundwater in India

Human Health

**Section 2**
