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Water quality in the Mississippi Embayment : Texas coastal uplands aquifer system and Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer, south-central United States, 1994-2008 / by James A. Kingsbury, Jeannie R.B. Barlow, Brian G. Katz, Heather L. Welch, Roland W. Tollett, and Lynne S. Fahlquist.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Kingsbury, James A., author.
- Barlow, Jeannie R. B., author.
- Katz, Brian G., author.
- Welch, Heather L., author.
- Tollett, Roland W., author.
- Fahlquist, Lynne, 1959- author.
- Series:
- U.S. Geological Survey circular ; 1356.
- Circular / U.S. Geological Survey ; 1356
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water quality--Mississippi Embayment.
- Water quality.
- Water quality--Mississippi River Valley.
- Groundwater--Quality--Mississippi Embayment.
- Groundwater.
- Groundwater--Quality--Mississippi River Valley.
- Groundwater--Quality.
- Mississippi River Valley.
- United States--Mississippi Embayment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 72 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
- Other Title:
- At head of title: Quality of our nation's waters
- Place of Publication:
- Reston, Virginia : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2014.
- Summary:
- Major Findings: 1) Few contaminants were detected at concentrations greater than human-health benchmarks 2) Groundwater is a source of phosphorus to streams in the lower Mississippi River watershed 3) Nitrate concentrations in shallow groundwater were low despite widespread fertilizer use 4) Groundwater is most vulnerable to contamination where groundwater residence times are short 5) Vulnerability of deep aquifers may increase in areas of high-volume pumping.
- Contents:
- Overview of major findings and implications
- NAWQA approach to assessing groundwater quality
- Environmental and hydrogeologic setting
- Natural processes and human activities that affect groundwater quality
- Quality of the groundwater resource used for drinking water
- Understanding where and why key contaminants occur in shallow groundwater
- Understanding where and why key contaminants occur in deep groundwater used for public and domestic supply.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 28, 2015).
- "National Water-Quality Assessment Program."
- Appendix 3 requires Microsoft Excel to view.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-59).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kingsbury, James A. Water quality in the Mississippi Embayment.
- OCLC:
- 902655020
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