Groundwater Contamination in the United States

Groundwater Contamination in the United States
Author: Ruth Patrick
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 544
Release: 1987-11
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780812212563

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.

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1250
Release: 1979
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index

Environmental Quality

Environmental Quality
Author: Council on Environmental Quality (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 862
Release: 1979
Genre: Environmental health
ISBN:

Groundwater Contamination

Groundwater Contamination
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 191
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0309034418

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.