Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Ground-Water ProtectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
A Ground-water Protection Strategy for the Environmental Protection Agency
Author: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Ground-Water ProtectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Protecting the Nation's Groundwater from Contamination
Author: Groundwater Contamination in the United States
Author: Ruth PatrickPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812212563
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
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 Quality Protection
Author: Stephen S. D. FosterPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Groundwater is an essential natural resource for the economic and secure provision of drinking water supplies. Pollution hazard assessment is an essential part of environmental best practice for water supply utilities, both in terms of protecting groundwater quality from future pollution and mitigating threats posed by existing activities. This book looks at the need for groundwater protection strategies, and provides a technical guide to methodological approaches including: mapping aquifer pollution vulnerability; the delineation of groundwater supply protection areas; developing an inventory of subsurface contaminant load; and the assessment and control of groundwater pollution hazards. The guide is particularly relevant for the Latin American and Caribbean region where many cities are highly dependent upon groundwater resources.
Ground Water Contamination and Protection
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Toxic Substances and Environmental OversightPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drinking water
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Protecting Groundwater for Health
Author: World Health OrganizationPublisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9241546689
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 697
Book Description
This publication provides a structured approach to analyzing hazards to groundwater quality, assessing the risk they may cause for a specific supply, setting priorities in addressing these, and developing management strategies for their control. This book summarizes which pathogens and chemicals are relevant to human health, how they are transported, reduced, removed or retarded; provides practical guidance on characterizing the drinking-water catchment area and assessing potential health hazards; provides guidance on prioritising both hazards and management responses; presents key information on potential management actions and explains their integration into a comprehensive Water Safety Plan from catchment to consumer; and describes policy, land-use planning and implementation of pollution prevention, groundwater, with overviews of specific management approaches applicable to agriculture, sanitation, industry, mining, military sites, waste disposal and traffic.--Publisher's description.
Protecting the Nation's Groundwater from Contamination
Author: Groundwater Contamination
Author: Chester D. RailPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9781566768979
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Fully updated and expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Groundwater Contamination explains in a comprehensive way the sources for groundwater contamination, the regulations governing it, and the technologies for abating it. This volume discusses aquifer management and strategies for stormwater control and groundwater restoration. A number of case histories on site analysis and remediation based on DOE and state documents are included. Among the many new features of this edition are a full discussion of risk assessment, the preparation of groundwater protection plans, and references linking the text to over 2,300 water-related Web sites.
Planning for Groundwater Protection
Author: G. William PagePublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323152198
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Planning for Groundwater Protection focuses on toxic substances contamination problems of groundwater in the United States and other industrially developed countries. This book discusses the potential health risks of toxic substances caused by contamination of groundwater. Organized into 14 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the method in which pollutants enter the groundwater system and the natural defense mechanisms operative in the subsurface. This text then proceeds with a discussion of the groundwater monitoring activities that are necessary for groundwater planning and protection, which includes protecting groundwater from pollution and protecting groundwater supplies from overdraft. Other chapters consider the laws and institutions that are established to protect groundwater from contamination, including the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) laws implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency. This book is a valuable resource for sanitarians, environmentalists, chemical engineers, and urban planners.
Groundwater Contamination
Author: Chester D. RailPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Fully updated and expanded into two volumes, the new edition of Groundwater Contamination explains in a comprehensive way the sources for groundwater contamination, the regulations governing it, and the technologies for abating it. This volume discusses aquifer management and strategies for stormwater control and groundwater restoration. A number of case histories on site analysis and remediation based on DOE and state documents are included. Among the many new features of this edition are a full discussion of risk assessment, the preparation of groundwater protection plans, and references linking the text to over 2,300 water-related Web sites.