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- Groundwater vulnerability assessment in the Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark, PortugalPublication . Albuquerque, M.T.D.; Roque, Natália; Rodrigues, Joana; Antunes, I.M.H.R.; Catarina, SilvaNowadays, groundwater vulnerability assessment has become a useful tool for groundwater contamination prevention. Groundwater vul-nerability maps provide useful data to protect groundwater resources and work as a tool for the improvement of changes in agricultural patterns and land use applications. The study area of this research survey is the Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark, located in central inland Portugal and corresponding to a mainly rural territory where intensive agricultural practices showed a rising tendency in the last decades. The most used method of vulnerability evaluation is the DRASTIC index. In this survey, a modified DRASTIC method, DRASTICAI, is introduced. A new attrib-ute designated as Anthropogenic Influence is introduced. Map algebra in a GIS environment allowed the computation of the two maps by overlaying the needed attributes. The Vila-Velha-de Rodão and Idanha-a-Nova mu-nicipalities show moderate to high vulnerability and, therefore, in need of monitoring, since intensive agricultural practices are the main economic activity. The algebraic subtraction of DRASTIC and DRASTICAI maps revealed a considerable increase in the risk of contamination, over the sur-veyed area, namely in Idanha-a-Nova where it is observed risk increase up to 45 points, changing from moderately vulnerable to highly vulnerable and, therefore, stressing the importance of anthropogenic activities.
- New thermal mineral water from Aguas (Penamacor, Central Portugal): hydrogeochemistry and therapeutic IndicationsPublication . Gomes, L. Ferreira; Antunes, I.M.H.R.; Albuquerque, M.T.D.; Silva, A. SantosThermal mineral waters are a potential resource in the local and economic development of a region. The thermal area of Termas das Águas is in the inner region of central Portugal and its grant will enable the exploration and exploitation of this water resource for medical and therapeutic purposes through a thermal medical SPA. In Portugal, the classification and legalization of a thermal unit must provide a natural mineral water resource, recognized by Portuguese Energy and Geology General Directorate and integrated in a concession granted by the Portuguese Government. For this purpose, it will be necessary to have available mineral water, with physico-chemical and microbiological, temporal stability, ensuring water’s high quality. The purpose of a certified mineral water includes a detailed geomorphological, geological and hydrogeological characterization of the survey area, as well as the water's compositional temporal stability. Only after the recognition conferred by the national agency as a natural mineral water, it is possible to start a medical-hydrological study, for this resource. This process follows an experimental period of 3 years, during which it is implemented the different and specific balneotherapy techniques associated with the therapeutic features of the mineral water. A final report, to be submitted to Portuguese General Directorate for Health, will gather the main results and conclusions, regarding the benefits of this natural resource on human health, and allow its inclusion as an official medical thermal SPA in the Portuguese Normative Decrees. The main subject of this research is the geological and hydrogeological characterization of Termas das Águas aquifer, as well as the mineral water quality study (AM4 – well). The main topics for the medical hydrological study, mainly related to rheumatic and respiratory diseases, are also presented to the medical SPA of Termas das Águas.
- Vulnerabilidade do sistema aquífero na captação da Fadagosa de Nisa (Alentejo, Portugal): aplicação do indíce drastic aquiferPublication . Pais, Miguel Filipe Araújo Mota; Antunes, I.M.H.R.; Albuquerque, M.T.D.As termas da Fadagosa de Nisa, localizadas no nordeste Alentejano, possuem uma relevante importância na economia desta região. Estão inseridas numa região hidrogeológica de fraca aptidão aquífera, onde predominam granitos fracturados, com fendas preenchidas por material argiloso. A circulação da água é característica de meios fissurados, sendo abastecidas por um único furo, com uma produtividade de 2 l/s. Estão localizadas numa região em que predomina a agricultura, o que lhe confere uma vulnerabilidade para a contaminação. A avaliação da vulnerabilidade de águas subterrâneas é fundamental nos processos de tomada de decisão, visando o ordenamento do território e preservação dos recursos da região. O objectivo deste trabalho consiste na avaliação espacial da vulnerabilidade da água subterrânea na envolvência da captação da Fadagosa de Nisa. Para tal foi utilizado o índice de vulnerabilidade Drastic, recorrendo-se ao software ArcGIS para o tratamento da informação e elaboração de cartografia de vulnerabilidade. Os valores obtidos na aplicação do índice Drastic sugerem uma vulnerabilidade baixa a elevada (V = 67-153). Contudo, a maioria da área apresenta vulnerabilidade baixa (V = 67-119), enquanto as áreas de vulnerabilidade moderada (V = 119-149) correspondem a manchas de pequenas dimensões, dispersas pela zona de estudo. A zona envolvente da captação da Fadagosa de Nisa apresenta vulnerabilidade baixa, pois ocorre em formações graníticas com um denso sistema de falhas associado e a profundidade do nível freático (65 m), possivelmente dificultam a infiltração de potenciais elementos poluentes. The thermal catchment of Fadagosa-Nisa is located at Alentejo and have a relevant importance in the economy of this region. Geologically it is predominantly composed of fractured granites, with fractures often filled with clay materials. The occurrence and movement of groundwater is mainly controlled by these fractures and other discontinuities. The study catchment is characterized by low immediate yields (2 l/s) and located in a regionwhere agriculture is the main economic activity. Agriculture is the main economic activity and a potential contamination risk. Groundwater vulnerability assessment is crucial in decision-making processes, aiming resource conservation planning. The core objective of this study is to assess the spatial vulnerability related to the groundwater catchment of Fadagosa Nisa thermal area. The vulnerability was estimated using Drastic index and computed using appropriate ArcGIS software’s tools for information processing and preparation of vulnerability maps. The Drastic index indicates a low to high (V = 67-153) vulnerability. However, most of the area presents a low vulnerability (V = 67-119). Moderate vulnerability (V = 119-149) correspond to small areas dispersed across the study area. The Fadagosa-Nisa thermal area occurring in granitic formations with a dense system of faults, associated with the water deep (65 m), has a low vulnerability to the potential contaminants infiltration.