Abstract

GARCIA GUTIERREZ, José Antonio; SACASAS LEON, Carlos  and  DIAZ DEULOFEU, Ángel René. Vulnerability to contamination in aquifer horizons in the south of western Cuba. riha [online]. 2018, vol.39, n.1, pp.73-83. ISSN 1680-0338.

The objective of this work is to show the procedure used to develop the vulnerability map to the contamination of two important aquifer horizons, constituted by karstic stratum waters, in the southern western Cuba. The method of quantification of vulnerability is based on the electrical conductivity of the surface layers, through the use of indicators deduced by Kalinski, Röttger and others. The map shows that the vulnerability to pollution is high at the western end of the region, while for the main aquifer, associated with the Miocene limestones of the Paso Real formation, the vulnerability is mostly medium.

Keywords : hydraulic conductivity; electrical conductivity; aquifer contamination; vulnerability indices; vulnerability to pollution.

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