Groundwater Contamination in the United States
Groundwater Contamination in the United States

Author: Ruth Patrick

Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: 1987-11

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9780812212563

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Groundwater Contamination in the United States provides a comprehensive overview of the groundwater problem, including a detailed discussion of the nature of groundwater, the aquifers that hold it, and the processes of its contamination. It also assesses the extent and nature of contamination across the United States and its effects on public health.

Groundwater Contamination
Groundwater Contamination

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0309034418

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And ConclusionsReferences; III METHODS OF WASTE DISPOSAL ; 4 Shallow Land Burial of Municipal Wastes; Introduction; Leachate Characteristics; Gas Production; Hydrogeologic Criteria; Unsaturated Flow; Site Size; Water Balance; Trench Covers; Trench Liners; Monitoring; Monitoring Methodology; Verification of Contamination; Conclusions; References; 5 Deep Burial Of Toxic Wastes; Introduction; Methods of Disposal; Advantages and Disadvantages of Deep Burial; A Hypothetical Repository; Hydrogeologic Properties of Rocks at Depth; General Data from Wells and Test Holes; Geochemical Evidence.