Karsthydrogeology of the Transdanubian Range, Hungary: Geological constrains and human impact on a unique karst reservoir

摘要

Research of the karstwater-bearing formations is a practical and a very interesting theoretical question for the Hungarian hydrogeologists, because more than 90% of drinking water is from subsurface water, and one third is from karstic water aquifers, Furthermore, this karst water is the source of the world-famous thermal springs, which are situated at the margins of the karst mountains (Budapest, Hevrz, Harkany, Miskolctapolca, Eger). During the last years of our work we focused on the Transdanubian Range, because the water stored in the karstified rocks is one of the 40 main drinking-water reservoirs of Hungary.