Sedimentary plains with extremely flat topography, such as the Pampas in Argentina, often display flooding–drought cycles.Changes in water table depth and surface water coverage affect natural and cultivated vegetation, ...

This paper studies the changes of groundwater, climate and land use in the Pampas of Argentina. These changes offer opportunities and threats. Lowering groundwater without irrigation causes drought and successive crop and ...

The groundwater recharge and water fluxes of the Guarani Aquifer System in the state of Sao Paulo in Brazil were assessed through a numeric model. The study area (6,748 km(2)) comprises Jacar,-Gua double dagger A(0) and ...

The Precambrian metamorphic rocks in the southern region of the Espirito Santo State (southeastern Brazil) is intercepted by ductile and brittle/ductile shear zones over which towns like Guacui, Marechal Floriano and ...

The Precambrian metamorphic rocks in the southern region of the Espírito Santo State (southeastern Brazil) is intercepted by ductile and brittle/ductile shear zones over which towns like Guaçuí, Marechal Floriano and ...

The Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 severely damagedthree reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, leading to a major release of radiation into the environment. Groundwater flow through ...

Several measures are being implemented to control groundwater contamination at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant. This paper presents an overview of work undertaken to contain the spread of radionuclides, and to mitigate ...