This book addresses questions of relevance to governments and industry in many countries around
the world in particular concerning the link between contaminated-land-management programs and
the protection of drinking water resources and the potential effects of climate changes on the
availability of these same resources. On the ¿problem¿ side it reports and analyzes
methodologies and experiences in monitoring and characterization of drinking water resources
(at basin country and continental scales) pollution prevention assessment of background
quality and of impacts on safety and public health from land and water contamination and
impacts of climate change. On the ¿solution¿ side the book presents results from national
cleanup programs recent advances in research into groundwater and soil remediation techniques
treatment technologies research needs and information sources land and wastewater management
approaches aimed at the protection of drinking water.
