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Vulnerability mapping and protection zoning of karst springs. Validation by multitracer tests Marín-Guerrero, Ana Isabel Andreo-Navarro, Bartolomé Mudarra-Martínez, Matías Marín-Guerrero, Ana Isabel Hidrología kárstica Agua - Abastecimiento - Villanueva del Rosario Protection zoning of karst springs and wells used for water supply is a key aspect in many countries, calling for specific methodologies adapted to the particular characteristics of karst media. This work presents a new approach, in view of the present state of the art and based on experiences with contamination vulnerability mapping at the pilot site of the Villanueva del Rosario karst system (southern Spain). Source (intrinsic) vulnerability maps were prepared and compared using three European procedures for karst aquifers. The vulnerability maps were then tested using dye tracers. The COP + K method and Slovene Approach appear to provide reliable results in terms of intrinsic vulnerability mapping. Nevertheless, all the methods have a margin of error. The COP + K map is adopted as the baseline to delineate the protection zones, through the conversion from vulnerability classes to degrees of protection. 2024-10-04T09:13:54Z 2024-10-04T09:13:54Z 2015 journal article Marin, A.I., Andreo, B., Mudarra, M., 2015. Vulnerability mapping and protection zoning of karst springs. Validation by multitracer tests. Sci. Total Environ. 532, 435–446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.029 0048-9697 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/34324 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.029 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Elsevier