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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16406958 Title: Groundwater contamination in the United States Author: Ruth Patrick; Emily Ford; John Quarles; Veronica I Pye Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1987. ISBN/ISSN: 0812280792 9780812280791 0812212568 9780812212563 OCLC:16406958

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Groundwater contamination in the United States

Author:	Ruth Patrick; Emily Ford; John Quarles; Veronica I Pye
Publisher:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1987.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Patrick, Ruth, 1907- Groundwater contamination in the United States. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1987 (OCoLC)572546743 Online version: Patrick, Ruth, 1907- Groundwater contamination in the United States. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1987 (OCoLC)607804420
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Ruth Patrick; Emily Ford; John Quarles; Veronica I Pye Find more information about:
ISBN:	0812280792 9780812280791 0812212568 9780812212563
OCLC Number:	16406958
Notes:	"Original edition by Veronica I. Pye, Ruth Patrick, and John Quarles." Includes index.
Description:	xxv, 513 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Groundwater Contamination in the United States: An Executive Summary of the Technical Report -- 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 -- Types of Groundwater Contamination -- Attenuation and Movement of Contaminants in Groundwater -- Risks Posed by Different Types of Contaminants -- Geographical Extent of the Problem -- Severity of the Problem -- Monitoring for Groundwater Contamination -- Measures for Protecting Groundwater -- Aquifer Rehabilitation -- EPA 1984 Ground-Water Protection Strategy -- Classification of Aquifers -- Federal Regulations Applicable to Groundwater -- State and Local Groundwater Policies and Management Strategies -- The Groundwater Resource -- What is Groundwater? -- Groundwater Movement -- Occurrence and Natural Quality of Groundwater -- Use of Groundwater -- Profile of an Aquifer -- Uses of the Ogallala Groundwater Resources in a Few Selected States -- Groundwater Contamination -- Movement of Contaminants -- Sources of Contamination -- Changes in the Composition of Groundwater Due to Natural Processes -- Contamination Due to Waste Disposal Practices -- Individual Sewage Disposal Systems -- Land Disposal of Solid Wastes -- Collection, Treatment, and Disposal of Municipal Wastewater -- Industrial and Other Wastewater Impoundments -- Land Spreading of Sludge.
Responsibility:	Ruth Patrick, Emily Ford, John Quarles.

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