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Ground Water Contamination
Ground Water Contamination: occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way down into groundwater. It can also occur naturally due to the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent, contaminant or impurity in the groundwater, in which case it is more likely referred to as contamination rather than pollution. Materials from the land's surface can move through the soil and end up in the groundwater. For example, pesticides and fertilizers can find their way into groundwater supplies over time. Road salt, toxic substances from mining sites, and used motor oil also may seep into groundwater. In addition, it is possible for untreated waste from septic tanks and toxic chemicals from underground storage tanks and leaky landfills to contaminate groundwater.
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APR 22, 2025
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How can dusty snowmelt influence future water flow in the Colorado River, which is responsible for supplying water to ap
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 20, 2025
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...
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NOV 15, 2024
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...
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Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 02, 2024
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...
Written By:
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JUL 22, 2024
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Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2024
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2023
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Are humans disrupting the Earth’s salt cycle through deicing roads and other salt activities? This is what a recen
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 18, 2023
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A recent study being presented today at the Geological Society of America’s GSA Connects 2023 meeting examines var
...
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Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 17, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
The bathroom can be a sacred place in one's home. A moment of silence, some privacy, or a place for self-care even.
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
OCT 02, 2022
Health & Medicine
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a team of researchers led by Duke University investigated the long-ter
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 18, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2022
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 10, 2022
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...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 18, 2022
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUL 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
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...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUN 28, 2021
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) analyzes the speed at w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The development of a self-cleaning membrane holds many implications for industrial water treatment plants. The membrane,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2020
Neuroscience
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...
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