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GROUND-WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Citation:
Miller, J., P. Hackenberry, AND F. DeLuca. GROUND-WATER POLLUTION PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-77/012.
Description:
An evaluation of principal sources of ground-water contamination has been carried out in seven southeastern States--Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Natural ground-water quality is good to excellent, except for the presence of saline water in some coastal aquifers. Principal sources of man-caused ground water quality problems in order of severity are: surface impoundments, landfills, underground storage of waste fluids and surplus water, leaks and spills, agricultural activities, mining activities, and septic tanks. This investigation indicates that the cases of ground-water contamination recorded to date and referenced in this report represent only a very small percentage of those that actually exist.