Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution Assessment

Sdao, Francesco; Canora, Filomena

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“…In a sense, hot-spring tourism acts as a barometer for the local ecosystem, economy, and culture (Chaiyat et al 2020 ; Channing 2017 ). Both environmental pollution and climate change could alter the temperature, pH, and microbes of hot springs, which would influence the ecological balance (Bennett Annastacia et al 2022 ; Canora and Sdao 2022 ). Meanwhile, hot-spring tourism, which could provide different types of leisure and cultural experiences, has been sought after widely by the upper middle class (Chang et al 2022 ; Wang and Lin 2021 ).…”

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Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

Wang

Xin

Zhu

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Hot-spring tourism refers to entertainment, health preservation, commercial conferences, and other leisure activities at hot-spring locations. This tourism often shows periodic variability, which may be due to seasonal temperature variations. However, studies on the effects of temperature variations on tourist arrivals at hot springs are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate this relationship in 31 provincial capital cities and 13 s-tier cities in China. Using the Baidu Index, we obtained data for tourist arrivals to hot springs in each city and constructed a generalised additive model to explore the associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals. We also analysed the statistical significance of the estimated effects during different seasons to explore potential effect modification. A 1 °C increase in temperature was associated with a 1.81% (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.69–1.93) decrease in daily tourist arrivals for hot-spring tourism. Significant positive associations between the abovementioned factors were observed in summer (2.18% change, 95% CI: 1.32–3.04). The effect of temperature on the volume of tourist arrivals may last for approximately 2 months. Robustness analysis confirmed the data reliability. The results indicate that significant relationships exist between temperature variations and hot-spring tourism arrivals, which vary seasonally. This study has significant implications for travel agencies to effectively manage tourist visits to hot spring locations. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-023-25404-y.

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Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

Wang

Xin

Zhu

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The vulnerability analysis of groundwater contamination and Bayesian-based spatial modelling

Shaheen

Iqbal

Aslam

et al. 2023

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The Effect of the Slatina Aluminum Factory Operation on the Water Table in the Vicinity of the Olt River

Radulescu

2023

23rd SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Proceedings 2023, Water Resources. Forest, Marine and Ocean

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The largest aluminum factory in Eastern Europe is located near Slatina. Before Romania acceded to the EU in 2007, many environmental protection rules were omitted in this area. The paper analyzes the water table pollution along the Olt River for about 15 km. There are considered the tributary flows on the river, the concentration of discharged pollutants, and the pumping regime from the catchment front. It is built at about 500 m from the river, on the left bank, parallel to the river, and consists of 44 wells, of which only 34 are functional today. The flow from the phreatic aquifer is analyzed for a measured hydraulic conductivity of 35 m/day and transmissivity 350 m2/day. The main directions of pollutant flow and transmission were determined. The mathematical and numerical modeling of the water pollution in the water table is illustrated and compared with the experimental results obtained based on the measurements of the flow rates and concentration of pollutants on the Olt River during one year. The results are presented in 3 variants: tributary flow on the river at average values with pollutant concentrations below 10 mg/l and continuous pollutions, average flow on the river with higher pollutant concentrations between 15-35 mg/l and continuous pollution, and the variant with concentrated pollution, step type of 100-150 mg/l, for 8 hours. Finally, some conclusions are presented.

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Groundwater Vulnerability to Pollution Assessment

Abstract: Water scarcity and pollution have arisen as global issues in the twenty-first century [...]

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Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

Associations between temperature variations and tourist arrivals: analysis based on Baidu Index of hot-spring tourism in 44 cities in China

The vulnerability analysis of groundwater contamination and Bayesian-based spatial modelling

The Effect of the Slatina Aluminum Factory Operation on the Water Table in the Vicinity of the Olt River

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