Nitrate Contamination Of The Water-Table Aquifer In Delaware
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1972-05
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Newark, DE: Delaware Geological Survey, University of Delaware
Abstract
The increasing population of the State of Delaware is placing severe strains on the quality of ground water in the water-table aquifer by disposing of septic-tank effluent in the soil. At the same time the water resources of this aquifer are being used in greater amounts. The permeable water-table aquifer, containing reserves of 331 million gallons per day, is very vulnerable to contamination by objectionable or toxic fluids and dissolved substances placed on or in the soil.
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septic-tank effluent, water-table aquifer, contamination, high nitrate concentrations, oxidizable nitrogen compounds