A Critical Review of Groundwater Table Fluctuation: Formation, Effects on Multifields, and Contaminant Behaviors in a Soil and Aquifer System
Shanghai University · Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Abstract
The groundwater table fluctuation (GTF) zone is an important medium for the hydrologic cycle between unsaturated soil and saturated aquifers, which accelerates the migration, transformation, and redistribution of contaminants and further poses a potential environmental risk to humans. In this review, we clarify the key processes in the generation of the GTF zone and examine its links with the variation of the hydrodynamic and hydrochemistry field, colloid mobilization, and contaminant migration and transformation. Driven by groundwater recharge and discharge, GTF regulates water flow and the movement of the capillary fringe, which further control the advection and dispersion of contaminants in soil and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 22.95
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 172
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6Topics & keywords
- Groundwater
- Aquifer
- Capillary fringe
- Water table
- Groundwater recharge
- Environmental science
- Hydrology (agriculture)
- Vadose zone