Fate of organic micropollutants in a karst aquifer system - Implications for sustainable raw water management

Abstract

The fundamental understanding of karst aquifers is vital for the sustainable management of raw water quality and eventually the access to clean drinking water for up to one quarter of the world's population. In order to improve this understanding the storage and attenuation potential of a karst aquifer was investigated in the presented work, employing organic micropollutants as indicators for transport paths, attenuation and attenuation processes.