Assessment of rural ground-water contamination by agricultural chemicals in sensitive areas of Michigan

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6870004

Ervin, J L; Kittleson, K M

The vulnerability of drinking-water supplies to agricultural contamination in three Michigan counties is discussed. The results of nitrate and atrazine analysis of drinking water from 38 wells in those 3 counties is described. Widespread nitrate contamination was demonstrated in agricultural areas with vulnerable aquifers. In addition, atrazine, a widely used herbicide was found in 11 of the 38 wells samples, with concentrations and patterns not conforming to findings in other mid-western states. The need for a comprehensive inventory of the ground-water quality in rural areas of Michigan is emphasized in the report, which describes results from the first year of a 2-year study.

• Research Organization: Michigan State Univ., East Lansing (USA). Inst. of Water Research
• OSTI ID: 6870004
• Report Number(s): PB-89-102206/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
CONTROL
DRINKING WATER
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEDERAL REGION V
GROUND WATER
HERBICIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MICHIGAN
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PESTICIDES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
RURAL AREAS
USA
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER QUALITY
WATER WELLS
WELLS