Press Release 052/2016

Groundwater, the Most Important Drinking Water Source Worldwide

Meeting of the German Association for Hydrogeology (FH-DGGV) at KIT – “Im Reich der Dunkelheit“: Public Evening Lecture on the Blauhöhle
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The interested public is invited to attend a lecture on the relevance of the Blautopf to fundamental research. (Photo: Arge Blautopf/Andreas Kücha)

Groundwater is the most important freshwater source worldwide. In Germany alone, 75% of the drinking water comes from springs and wells. In many parts of the world, however, water extraction exceeds groundwater formation. These and other challenges resulting from e.g. agriculture and energy production will be in the focus of the meeting “Groundwater – Man – Ecosystems” that will take place at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) from April 13 to 17, 2016. The meeting is organized by geoscientists of KIT. The public evening lecture on April 15, 17.45 hrs, will focus on research in the Blauhöhle, one of the longest cave systems in Germany.

 

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