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Groundwater Contamination in the United States by Veronica I. Pye, Ruth Patrick, John Quarles is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Groundwater Contamination in the United States about?

One: Groundwater Contamination In The United States: An Executive Summary Of The Technical Report -- The Importance Of The Groundwater Resource -- What Is Groundwater? -- Types Of Aquifers -- Factors Affecting The Natural Quality Of Water -- Relationships Among Groundwater Quality And Quantity, Surface Water, And Land Use -- Sources Of Groundwater Contamination -- The Movement Of Contaminants -- Types Of Groundwater Contamination -- Risks Posed By Different Types Of Contamination -- Attenuation -- The Geographical Extent Of The Problem -- The Severity Of The Problem -- Aquifer Rehabilitation -- Measures For Protecting Groundwater -- Monitoring For Groundwater Contamination -- Federal Regulations Applicable To Groundwater -- State And Local Groundwater-quality Regulations -- The Classification Of Aquifers -- Groundwater Protection Strategies That Have Been Proposed -- Conclusions -- Two: Options For Dealing With The Contamination Of Groundwater -- The Disposal Of Hazardous Wastes --^ Septic Tanks -- Agricultural Practices -- Accidental Spills And Leaks - The Land Spreading And Spraying Of Sludges -- Mining -- Highway Deicing-salts -- The Infiltration Of Surface Water -- Brine Dispos

Author

Veronica I. Pye, Ruth Patrick, John Quarles

Publisher

Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780812278965

Subjects

Social Science, Technology, Social_sciences