Delineation of capture zones in groundwater aquifers as a tool for the application of the ‘polluter-pays’ principleDelineation of capture zones in groundwater aquifers as a tool for the application of the ‘polluter-pays’ principle Πλήρης Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Full Paper 2015-10-312006enThe continuous and intensive human intervention in the environment and its increasing degradation from human activities has made imperative the need for its protection and for its effective – as far as possible - ‘remedy’ and restitution of the incoming damages. Specifically, the second issue is addressed by the ‘the polluter pays’ principle, which, except its suppressive character, serves the philosophy of prevention and the strengthening of the effective environmental protection. In order to implement this principle the Directive 2004/35/EC for the environmental liability was launched. The main point for the provision’s implementation on the environmental liability becomes the proof of causal link and connection between the damage and the activity that causes it, especially, in cases of diffuse pollution, or in cases where one or more bodies or activities are engaged in the pollution. The present paper introduces an effort of interdisciplinary approach of the above issue through the usage of mathematical environmental models. From the implementation and study of hypothetical pollution scenarios of a field application of groundwater pollution it is examined whether or not the models can constitute an important tool and a means of expertise for the illumination of the plethora cases of diffuse pollution.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/International Conference on Protection and Restoration of the Environment VIII Maria Efpraxia Μαρια Ευπραξια Latinopoulos, P Karatzas Giorgos Καρατζας Γιωργος Theodosiou Nikolas Θεοδοσιου Νικολας Pollution research pollution research