Hydrogeophysics for community monitoring of groundwater in degraded dry forest quebradas of Peru
This project aimed to address water scarcity and ecosystem degradation using low-cost geophysical equipment in Lobitos, Peru, by using DC resistivity meter for VES, Piezoelectric sensor on sledgehammer, 500 MHz USB oscilloscope for refraction surveys, and enhanced interpretation of VES and custom built GPR for constant-offset transects with 100 MHz antenna for common-midpoint surveys for near-surface stratigraphy and water table level determination to build local capacity and support for replicating hydrogeological surveys and train 18 national and international students (undergraduate, graduate, PhD, post-doc).
Project Partners
EcoSwell, Lancaster Environment Centre, LU, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Peru, University College London and Aarhus University, Denmark,
UNSDGs Addressed
SDG 3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG 4 Quality Education, SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation for all)
