The Influence of gravel pit lakes on the hydrology and hydrochemistry of the surrounding aquifer.
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Duration: 2011-2015
Funding: The Italian study is partly funded by the City of Ravenna and ENI. WML supports the work in the Dutch gravel pits.
Research questions
The Netherlands alone have 500 sand pits. The presence of quarry lakes may have both negative and positive influences : they may form a hazard for swimmers when the banks are unstable or if the water is contaminated, they may be a disturbance of the original landscape. On the other hand, quarry lakes provide opportunities for society as they may become natural or recreational areas or places where to store fresh water, energy or sludge. In order to make sure that the gravel pit lakes are used well, more knowledge about the hydrology and hydrochemistry of the quarry lakes and surrounding aquifers is needed.
- What are the hydrological and hydrogeochemical processes in and around selected qravel pit lakes (gravel and sand pits filled with groundwater), in both the Netherlands and Italy?
- How does a multitude of quarry lakes affect a fluvial system, aquifer or catchment?
- How will climate change affect quarry lake systems?
Publications
- Mollema P.N, P.J. Stuyfzand, M.H.A Juhasz-Holterman, P.M.J.A. Van Diepenbeek and M. Antonellini. 2015 (in press). Metal accumulation in an artificially recharged gravel pit lake used for drinking water supply. On-line by the Journal of Geochemical Exploration. DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.12.004.
- Vandenbohede, A., P.N. Mollema, M. Antonellini and N. Greggio. 2014. Seasonal dynamics of a shallow freshwater lens due to irrigation in the coastal plain of Ravenna, Italy. Hydrogeology Journal 22: 893-909, DOI: 10.1007/s10040-014-1099-z.
- Mollema, P.N. Antonellini M., Stuyfzand P.J. 2014. The effect of saline gravel pit lakes (Ravenna, Italy) on ground
water chemistry. In: proceedings of the Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, June 2014, Husum, Germany. p.248-251.
- A. Vandenbohede, P.N. Mollema, N. Greggio and M. Antonellini, 2014. Seawater intrusion in the southern Po Plain, Italy: managing a geologic and historical heritage. 2014. In: proceedings of the Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, June, Husum, Germany. p. 248-251.
- Diaz General, E.N, P.N. Mollema and M. Antonellini, 2015. Fracture patterns and fault development in the pelagic limestones of the Monte Conero Anticline (Italy). On-line by the Italian Journal of Geosciences. DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2014.33.
- Mollema, P.N., M. Antonellini, E. Dinelli, G. Gabbianelli, N. Greggio and P.J. Stuyfzand, 2013 Hydrochemical and physical processes influencing salinization and freshening in Mediterranean low-lying coastal environments.Applied Geochemistry, DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.03.017.
- Mollema, P.N., M. Antonellini, G. Gabbianelli and E. Galloni, 2013. Water Budget Management of a Coastal Pine Forest in a Mediterranean Catchment (Marina Romea, Ravenna, Italy). Environmental Earth Sciences 68 (6): 1707-1721.
- Mollema, P.N. and M. Antonellini, 2013.Seasonal variation in natural recharge of coastal aquifers. Hydrogeology journal, DOI:10.1007/s10040-013-0960-9
- Mollema, P.N., M. Antonellini, G. Gabbianelli, M. Laghi, V. Marconi and A. Minchio, 2012. Climate and water budget change of a Mediterranean coastal watershed, Ravenna, Italy. Environmental Earth Sciences 65:257-276. DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-1088-7.
- Mollema P.N., M. Antonellini, E. Dinelli, N. Greggio, P.J. Stuyfzand, and A. Vandebohede, 2012. Salinization and freshening of coastal aquifers with land reclamation, in the SE Po plain (Italy), the Netherlands and Belgium. Abstract AGU San Francisco.
- M. Antonellini and P.N. Mollema, 2010. Impact of groundwater salinity on vegetation species richness in the coastal Pine forests and wetlands of Ravenna, Italy. Ecological Engineering 36: 1201-1211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.12.007.
- Mollema PN, Antonellini M, Gabbianelli G and Laghi M. 2010. The Influence of Surface Water Evaporation on Salt Water Intrusion in Ravenna, Italy. Implications for Climate Change. In: Proceedings of the Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Sao Miguel, Azores, June 2010.
