Quality of water in the alluvial aquifer, American Bottoms, East St. Louis, Illinois
Technical Report
·
OSTI ID:5221990
Ground-water levels in the American Bottoms region around East St. Louis, Illinois, have risen several feet since the early 1970's. Artificial dewatering of the aquifer by increased pumping is being investigated by the US Army Corps of Engineers to alleviate economic and health concerns that have resulted from elevated ground-water levels. An evaluation of the ground-water quality is necessary for selecting a feasible dewatering scheme. Analyses of water samples from 63 wells show that most constituent concentrations do not exceed State of Illinois water-quality standards. The waters are primarily of the calcium-magnesium-bicarbonate type with some calcium-sulfate type water. Iron concentrations ranged from less than 3 to 82,000 micrograms per liter, manganese from 5 to 5300 micrograms per liter, and dissolved solids from 140 to 3000 milligrams per liter. These three constituent concentrations exceeded Illinois' public water-supply, effluent, and general water-quality standards in 79, 92, and 67% of the samples, respectively. Concentrations of nitrite + nitrate nitrogen, fluoride, mercury, zinc, lead, and sulfate also exceeded Illinois water-quality standards in a few samples from individual wells. With the exception of one sample containing 0.01 micrograms per liter of Dieldrin, concentrations of organic pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polychlorinated naphthalenes were below analytical detection limits in the 15 samples analyzed for these constituents. Water-quality samples were collected during two different hydrologic conditions to see if constituent concentrations changed with changes in ground-water levels. Chemical constituent concentrations did not change significantly with changes in water levels. 17 refs., 14 figs., 5 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Geological Survey, Urbana, IL (USA). Water Resources Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 5221990
- Report Number(s):
- USGS/WRI-84-4180; ON: TI86900034
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Nutrients, Pesticides, Surfactants, and Trace Metals in Ground Water from the Howe and Mud Lake Areas Upgradient from the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho
Hydrology of coal-resource areas in the southern Wasatch Plateau, central Utah
Phenolic contamination in the sand-and-gravel aquifer from a surface impoundment of wood treatment wastes, Pensacola, Florida
Technical Report
·
Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 UTC 1990
·
OSTI ID:5927068
Hydrology of coal-resource areas in the southern Wasatch Plateau, central Utah
Technical Report
·
Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 1983
·
OSTI ID:5881179
Phenolic contamination in the sand-and-gravel aquifer from a surface impoundment of wood treatment wastes, Pensacola, Florida
Technical Report
·
Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 1984
·
OSTI ID:5656558
Related Subjects
520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DATA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEDERAL REGION V
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ILLINOIS
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REMOVAL
URBAN AREAS
USA
WATER
WATER QUALITY
WATER REMOVAL
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DATA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEDERAL REGION V
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ILLINOIS
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
REMOVAL
URBAN AREAS
USA
WATER
WATER QUALITY
WATER REMOVAL