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The refinement of groundwater protection criteria is currently of major importance in Italy. the present study has been focused on the refinement of protection measures for carbonate aquifers in central-southern Italy,taking into consideration their hydrogeological features and the results of several years of experimental research in different test sites. in these aquifers a good protection can be obtained by integrating the Italian law with specific solutions. The "map of land use restrictions" has been identified as the grafic core of a GIS-based sDSS which will aid decision-makers to protect the water resources against microbial pollution.