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A Ground Water Review

The discusses the impacts of excessive groundwater extraction on rivers and lakes . It primarily made use of several case studies in the United States to illustrate the key principles responsible for the cause and effect relationships of excessive extraction of groundwater . The major impacts related with drought and flooding were also discussed Some of them are reduced water levels in streams and lakes , destruction of vegetation , and intrusion of seawater into freshwater lakes and other bodies of water p

In regard to that , I think the was well-written with a logical arrangement to the discussion of s and sub-s . The started out on a general and going on to more specific s such as case studies . Because of that , the shifting of the s is easy to follow . It also makes the reading easier to understand due to the breaking up of main into smaller sub-s

The sentences in the are also well-written . However , the reading may be a hard reading for those not accustomed to environmental jargons such as aquifers . Lay people would probably prefer watershed or basin Aside from that , if this would be subjected to a SMOG Readability test this would probably have a score greater than ten , signifying that not most people will find it an easy reading . However , given that people who would be reading this are probably familiar with different and harder , terms in environmental science , this is a relatively easy book to read . If the would be subjected to popularization then I suggest that most of the technical terms be re-termed or that they be explained in the beginning of the or at a separate page

The arguments made by the authors were supported by facts . This could be seen in their citation . Furthermore , most of the information were first-hand data , some coming from different US offices , investigations report and technical reports

I think the written here is important due to the fact that what happens to our groundwater is not only a problem of those who are directly affected by it . In one way or another , what happens to the groundwater affects us indirectly . It affects the water we drink , that is why we now have a concept of and buy bottled drinking waters . It affects the plants we eat . Most of the vegetation where saline water has intruded either dies or gets sick . Whether or not we accept it , it does have an impact on us

Works Cited

Lobiciga , H . A , Wolf , J . T , and Zekster , S . Environmental Geology Environmental impacts of groundwater overdraft : selected case studies in the southwestern United States . 2005

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