Ground-water quality in east-central New Jersey and a plan for sampling networks
Groundwater quality was evaluated in seven confined aquifers and the water table aquifer in east-central New Jersey based on 237 analyses of samples collected in 1981-82, and 225 older analyses. Investigation of the effect of land use on water quality and several sampling network proposals for the region are reported. Iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) concentrations exceed US EPA drinking water standards in some wells screened in the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system. Sodium (Na) concentrations in samples from three wells more than 800 ft deep in the Englishtown aquifer exceed the standard. Iron and Mn concentrations in this aquifer may also exceed the standards. Iron concentrations in the Wenonah-Mount Laurel aquifer exceed the standard. Based on 15 analyses of water from the Vincetown aquifer, Mn is the only constituent that exceeds the drinking water standard. In the Manasquan aquifer, 4 of the 16 Na determinations exceed the standard, and 8 of 16 Fe determinations exceed the standard. Water quality in the Atlantic City 800-ft sand is generally satisfactory. However, 12 Fe and 1 of 12 Mn determinations exceed the standards. For the Rio Grande water-bearing zone, 1 of 3 Fe determinations exceed the standard. The Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system was the most thoroughly sampled (249 chemical analyses from 209 wells). Dissolved solids, chloride, Fe, nitrate, and Mn concentrations exceed drinking water standards in some areas. 76 refs., 36 figs., 12 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 6942218
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: USGS Water Resources Investigations Report 85-4243
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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GROUND WATER
CONTAMINATION
NEW JERSEY
WATER POLLUTION
CHLORIDES
DRINKING WATER
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
IRON
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MANGANESE
MONITORING
NITRATES
SODIUM
ALKALI METALS
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ELEMENTS
FEDERAL REGION II
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
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NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NORTH AMERICA
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TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)