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Fundamentals of Ground Water

(Franklin W. Schwartz and Hubao Zhang)

¹ Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, 101 Slone Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0053

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Despite the growth of hydrogeology as a discipline during the last 25 years, there are few current textbooks that are suitable for introductory courses targeted to upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, yet sufficiently comprehensive to serve as references for professionals. Two of the most widely used are Applied Hydrogeology (Fetter, 2001) and Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology (Domenico and Schwartz, 1998). However, the newer Fundamentals of Ground Water (Schwartz and Zhang, 2003; ISBN 0-471-13785-5) has advantages that lead me to recommend it over both of the aforementioned texts.

The contents of Schwartz and Zhang are basically comparable to both those of Fetter and of Domenico and Schwartz. Fundamentals of Ground Water can be divided into four parts. The first two chapters provide an introduction to ground water and to components of the hydrologic cycle. Chapters 3 through 8 establish the fundamental equations and provide the geologic context . . . [Full Text of this Article]