Ecology

Biology

Geotechnical engineering

Psychological resilience

Computer security

Water resource management

Computer science

Risk analysis (engineering)

Water resources

Geology

Business

Environmental planning

Paleontology

Vulnerability (computing)

Groundwater

Vulnerability assessment

Psychology

Karst

Hydrology (agriculture)

Environmental resource management

Psychotherapist

Environmental science

Aquifer

Water

Groundwater vulnerability studies are sources of essential information for the management of water resources, aiming at the water quality preservation. Different methodologies for estimating the groundwater vulnerability, in general, or of the karst aquifer, in particular, are known. Among them, DRASTIC is one of the most popular due to its performance and easy-to-use applicability. In this article, we review DRASTIC and some DRASTIC-like methods introduced by different scientists, emphasizing their applications, advantages, and drawbacks.

Assessing Groundwater Vulnerability: DRASTIC and DRASTIC-Like Methods: A Review