Protecting the nation's groundwater from contamination

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Environment; (United States)

OSTI ID:5621306

LeVeen, E P

Since groundwater provides approximately half of the nations drinking water, national concern has been focused on the depletion of groundwater. Today, however, the concern is shifting increasingly to the problem of contamination from toxic wastes. Contamination is more serious than depletion, for contamination can suddenly render a water supply worthless, thus causing unexpected and potentially enormous costs of substitute water supplies for home use, adverse impacts on the health of humans and livestock, and dislocation in regional economic activity. This paper reviews a report ''Protecting the Nation's Groundwater from Contamination'' issued by the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Berkeley
• OSTI ID: 5621306
• Journal Information: Environment; (United States), Vol. 27:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GROUND WATER
CONTAMINATION
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LAND POLLUTION
RUNOFF
US OTA
WATER RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MASS TRANSFER
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
RESOURCES
US ORGANIZATIONS
WATER
520200* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)