Natural Background Levels in Groundwater

• Other Authors: Preziosi, Elisabetta (Editor), Rotiroti, Marco (Editor), Condesso de Melo, M. Teresa (Editor), Hinsby, Klaus (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Environmental economics; Pollution control; ambient background values; probability plot; modified Lepeltier method; pre-selection method; LOQ; groundwater body; Croatia; natural background levels; software implementation; parameters estimation; statistical methods; component separation method; groundwater quality; groundwater level; geostatistics; t-test; spatial distribution modeling; natural background; conceptual model; preselection; nitrates; confidence level; arsenic; sites under remediation; site-specific data; Ferrara; trace metals; Lanzo Massif; ultramafic rocks; ophiolites; chromium; hexavalent chromium; nickel; neutral mine drainage; groundwater; Italian guidelines; cadmium; copper; zinc; Denmark; natural background level; water quality; anthropogenic pressure; trace element; groundwater monitoring; n/a
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The need for establishing a formal limit between the concentration of potentially toxic inorganic compounds in groundwater due to natural processes or to anthropogenic pollution has prompted researchers to develop methods to derive this boundary and define the "Natural Background Level" (N...