This book sheds new light on contaminant transport in karst aquifers and the public health
implications of contaminated karst groundwater. The papers included were presented at a
conference held in early 2016 in San Juan Puerto Rico and range from lengthy reviews on
contaminant transport mechanisms to short articles summarizing research findings. The
conference addressed a variety of topics such as contamination sources the hydrogeology of
contaminant transport the storage and release of contaminants and the health impacts as well
as the epidemiology of contaminated water supplies drawn from karst aquifers and gathered
perspectives from experts in different disciplines including hydrogeologists and public health
specialists. Although there is a wealth of literature on specific instances of karst
groundwater contamination this book offers an integrated conceptual framework for the public
health impacts of karst groundwater making it a valuable resource for a broad
interdisciplinary readership.
