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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Development of a Methodology for the Characterisation of Unpolluted Groundwater |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Imelda Shanahan |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | TMS Environment Ltd |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.29649, -6.36074 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 01/11/2002 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 01/05/2004 |
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| Project Keywords | Groundwater bodies; Chemical Status; Water Framework Directive; Characterization |
| Project Abstract | TMS Environment Ltd and Environmental Simulations International (ESI) have been commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undertake a research project to help satisfy Irelands commitment to assess the chemical status of groundwater bodies under the Water Framework Directive. The detailed objectives of the project are as follows: 1. To review international methodologies for groundwater characterisation with a focus on those proposed by other European Union states; 2.To develop a methodology for an approach to characterising groundwater bodies in Ireland. This will include consideration of the following aspects for each groundwater body: aquifer lithology, groundwater chemistry, rainfall chemistry, hydrogeological conditions and geographical location; 3.To test the developed methodology using available monitoring data. A number of catchments or groundwater bodies will be identified in conjunction with the EPA which provide stringent tests of the methodology developed. Professor John Lloyd, an internationally renowned expert on chemical characterisation of groundwater, will be assisting ESI and TMS in the completion of this research project. The methodology developed will include detailed descriptions of data management protocols and the processing and presentation procedures required to ensure consistency of reporting. |