Chapter 3. Groundwater: The Unseen Resource

  1. Travis Wagner

Published Online: 27 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470172926.ch3

In Our Backyard: A Guide to Understanding Pollution and Its Effects

In Our Backyard: A Guide to Understanding Pollution and Its Effects

How to Cite

Wagner, T. (2007) Groundwater: The Unseen Resource, in In Our Backyard: A Guide to Understanding Pollution and Its Effects, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470172926.ch3

Author Information

  1. Arlington, Virginia, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 8 DEC 1993

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471285694

Online ISBN: 9780470172926

Keywords:

  • drinking and irrigation water;
  • groundwater contamination;
  • land-based waste disposal;
  • groundwater pollution and cleaning methods;
  • water-saturated portion

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • What is Groundwater?

  • Sources of Groundwater Pollution

  • Cleaning up Contaminated Groundwater

  • Conclusion