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Groundwater is generally a safe source of drinking water, however, there are concerns that contamination may increase as toxins dumped on the ground in the past make their way into groundwater supplies. Pollutants Can Seep into Groundwater Supplies;
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www.groundwater.org/gi/contaminationconcerns.html
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How Susceptible Groundwater to Contamination ... What Causes Groundwater Contamination ... Groundwater contamination can occur in many ways and from many sources, both natural- and human-induced.
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Water pollution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater. All water pollution affects organisms and plants that live in these water bodies and in almost all...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution
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Figure 1 shows common ways that might lead to groundwater contamination. Anyone improperly using any of the following waste disposal options may be contributing to groundwater contamination.
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www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/deq-ead-tas-grwtrcon.pdf
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What kind of contamination is it?; Groundwater is rain water or water from surface water bodies, like lakes or streams, that soaks into the soil and bedrock and is stored underground in the tiny spaces between rocks and particles of soil.
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www.epa.gov/superfund/students/wastsite/grndwatr.htm
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Groundwater often spreads the effects of dumps and spills far beyond the site of the original contamination. Groundwater contamination is extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, to clean up.
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Sources of contamination that can cause groundwater contamination ... Source: Adapted from: Cherry, John A. "Groundwater Occurrence and Contamination in Canada." In M.C. Healey and R.R. Wallace, Canadian Aquatic Resources, eds., Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 215: 395. Department of Fisheries and...
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Soil and groundwater contamination at drycleaning facilities may have been caused by past management techniques for the disposal of wastewater and solvent wastes, conducted in compliance with the law. These techniques have been largely discontinued as a result of both government regulation and voluntary industry actions.
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