Interaction between surface water and groundwater. Determination of the hydraulic characteristics of aquifers and groundwater sampling. Remediation of the unsaturated zone (soil vapor extraction for removal of volatile substances). Management of coastal aquifers (monitoring and protection against saltwater intrusion, submarine groundwater discharge). Numerical simulation and field measurements.

Recent Publications:

• Kaleris, V.K. and A.I. Ziogas, 2008: Protection of pumping wells near infiltrating intermittent streams. Electronic Proc. of IAHR International Groundwater Symposium: Flow and Transport in Heterogeneous Subsurface Formations; Theory, Modelling &Applications, June 18-20, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Kaleris, V.K., 2007: The importance of submarine groundwater discharge for the pollution of the near shore sea water. Electronic Proc. of 32nd IAHR Congress “Harmonizing the Demand of Art and Nature in Hydraulics, eds. Giambolo di Silvio and Stefano Lanzoni, July 1-6, 2007, Venice, Italy, Theme B1.c, Groundwater-Seawater interaction, paper B1.c-036, 10 Pages.
• Kaleris, V., 2006. Submarine groundwater discharge: Effects of hydrogeology and of near shore surface water bodies. Journal of Hydrology, 325, 96-117.
• Kaleris, V., G. Lagas, S. Marczinek and J. Piotrowski, 2002: Estimation of submarine groundwater discharge: an example from the western Baltic Sea. Journal of Hydrology, 265/1-4, 76-99.
• Kaleris, V., 2002: Influence of rate-limited sorption on the cleanup of layered soils by vapor extraction. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 55, 1-27.

Projects:

• 2006-2008: Integrated actions for the protection of coastal areas from anthropogenic contamination and restoration of groundwater by reversing penetration of brackish water in coastal aquifers.