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Main Title Ground-water pollution problems in the Northwestern United States /
Author Van der Leeden, Frits. ; Cerrillo, Lawrence A. ; Miller., David W.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Cerrillo, Lawrence A.,
Miller, David William,
CORP Author Geraghty and Miller, Inc., Port Washington, N.Y.;Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, Oreg.
Publisher National Environmental Research Center, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1975
Report Number EPA-660/3-75-018; EPA-68-03-0298; EPA-ROAP-21AI0-005
Stock Number PB-242 860
OCLC Number 01819349
Subjects Groundwater--Pollution--Northwestern States ; United States--Northwestern States
Additional Subjects Water pollution ; Ground water ; Northwest Region(United States) ; Mine waters ; Water quality ; Septic tanks ; Industrial wastes ; Salinity ; Irrigation ; Oil spills ; Tailings ; Sewage treatment ; Waste disposal ; Fertilizers ; Pesticides ; Salt water intrusion ; Agricultural wastes ; Feedlot wastes ; Mine acid drainage
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=9100TMA2.PDF
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
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EJBD  EPA 660-3-75-018 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 05/09/2013
EKCD  EPA-660/3-75-018 CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL 11/27/2018
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 660-3-75-018 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 660-3-75-018 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 02/18/2015
EMBD  EPA/660/3-75/018 NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK 07/23/1994
NTIS  PB-242 860 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xiv, 361 pages : illustrations, figures, tables ; 28 cm
Abstract
An evaluation of ground-water problems has been carried out in six states in the northwest: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming. There is a need for baseline water quality data and systematic evaluation of overall ground-water conditions, especially in urban zones, in areas of petroleum exploration and development, and at locations of mining and industrial activity. The most common natural ground-water quality problems, other than high salinity, are excessive hardness, iron, maganese, and fluoride. Principal sources of man-caused ground-water quality problems in the approximate order of severity are: discharge of effluent from septic tanks and sewage treatment plants, irrigation return flow, dryland farming, abandoned oil wells, shallow disposal wells, unlined surface impoundments, mine tailings and mine drainage, municipal and industrial landfills, and radioactive waste disposal. Other sources that appear to be of less importance but still must be considered include: spills and leaks, application of fertilizers and pesticides, feedlots, and salt-water intrusion.
Notes
"May 1975." Includes bibliographical references. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contract No. Contract Number: 68-03-0298, Program Element 1BA024, ROAP/Task No. 21 AIO-005.