Results of Georgia Domestic Well Water Testing Program
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Bush, Parshall B.
Tyson, Anthony W.
Perkins, Robert
Segars, William I.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Beginning in 1989, the University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service began compiling a database to
determine the extent and distribution of nitrate contamination of
domestic wells in Georgia. From 1989-1996 approximately 7000
wells with a known depth were sampled and analyzed for 15
mineral elements plus pH, hardness and nitrate-nitrogen (N0,-N).
Water quality problems in decreasing frequency of occurrence
were: iron and manganese, sodium, lead and copper, nitratenitrogen,
phosphorus, chromium, cadmium and nickel.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date
1997-03
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