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Water quality in basin-fill aquifers of the southwestern United States : Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, 1993-2009 / by Susan A. Thiros, Angela P. Paul, Laura M. Bexfield, and David W. Anning ; National Water-Quality Assessment Program.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Thiros, Susan A., author.
- Paul, Angela P., author.
- Bexfield, Laura M., author.
- Anning, David W., author.
- Series:
- U.S. Geological Survey circular ; 1358.
- Circular / U.S. Geological Survey ; 1358
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water quality--Southwestern States.
- Water quality.
- Groundwater--Quality--Southwestern States.
- Groundwater.
- Groundwater--Quality.
- United States--Southwestern States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 113 pages) : color illustrations, color maps + 1 spreadsheet.
- Other Title:
- At head of title: Quality of our nation's waters
- Place of Publication:
- Reston, Virginia : U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2014.
- Summary:
- Major findings: 1) Contaminants in water from one of every three drinking-water wells sampled are a potential human-health concern. 2) Arsenic and uranium derived from geologic sources are potential drinking-water concerns. 3) Dissolved-solids concentrations in groundwater are increasing in some areas. 4) Artificial recharge and groundwater withdrawals are moving contaminants to deeper parts of basin-fill aquifers.
- Contents:
- Overview of major findings and implications
- NAWQA's approach to assessing water quality
- Background: environmental setting, hydrogeology, population, land use, and water use
- The hydrology of southwest basin-fill aquifers and how human alterations affect groundwater quality
- Quality of groundwater used for drinking and irrigation in southwest study basins
- Understanding where and why contaminants occur in southwest basin-fill aquifers.
- Notes:
- Online resource consists of PDF report and supplemental Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-99).
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Thiros, Susan A. Water quality in basin-fill aquifers of the southwestern United States
- ISBN:
- 9781411337565
- 1411337565
- OCLC:
- 902654804
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