The main aim of this project was to contribute towards the hydrogeological maps’ development, and delineate good and poor quality water to lower the risk of well failure on the Vientiane Plain.
The team used near-surface geophysical techniques- Fast sampling TEM (Zonge Engineering NanoTEM system), Electrical Resistivity Tomography [ERT (IRIS Instruments Syscal Pro Switch 96)], Ground Penetrating Radar [GPR (MALA GroundExplorer HDR) and Frequency domain electromagnetic induction conductivity meters (GF Instruments CMD Explorer and Dualem EM34)]
They worked to characterize the hydrogeology at selected field sites (Phousan, Ekxang, and Viengkham districts with 18 surveys) and used this geophysical data to evaluate its utility in assessing groundwater conditions.
Honors/masters student from Flinders University, and two undergraduate/Masters students and one PhD student from the local National University of Laos were trained during this project.
Project Partners
Flinders University, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training; School of Physics, University of Adelaide; International Water Management Institute (IWMI)- Southeast Asia Regional Office; Physics Department, Faculty of Science, National University of Laos (NUOL); Department of Water Resources (DWR), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR
UNDSGs Addressed
SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 3 (Good health and well-being), SDG 4 (Quality Education) SDG6 (Clean water and sanitation for all) and SDG 17 (Partnership for goals)
