Ground Water Protection and Quality

Ground Water Microbiology and Geochemistry by Francis H. Chapelle
John Wiley & Sons

Discover how microbial and geologic processes interact to influence ground water chemistry and how this information can be applied to practical ground water chemistry problems. This book offers you an expert account of basic microbiology, and then focuses on microbial processes in both pristine and chemically contaminated aquifers.

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1992/ Catalog #T701/ 617 pages. Member: $70; Nonmember: $87.50

Nitrate in Ground Water (Anthology) Compiled from NGWA publications

The natural and induced presence of nitrates in ground water are covered in this anthology. Topics include: natural soil nitrate, public perceptions, and managing nitrogen wastes.

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1992/ Catalog #K751/ 13 pages. Member: $20; Nonmember: $25.00

Pesticide Risk in Ground Water

by Enzo Funari
Lewis Publishers

An overview of the main aspects related to pesticide pollution of ground water are provided in this book. Divided into five major sections, this book covers: use of pesticides and occurrence in ground water; environmental distribution and fate and exposure prediction; pesticides and human health; possible solutions and strategies for pesticide management; and legislation and economy.

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1995/ Catalog #T472/ 266 pages. Member: $74; Nonmember: $92.50

Planning for an Irrigation System

by J. Howard Turner and Carl L. Anderson
NGWA

Originally developed by the American Association for Vocational Instructional Materials, this text explores three basic areas: the applicability of irrigation to a certain situation, types of systems, and determining the cost of such systems.

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1980/ Catalog #T037/ 107 pages. Member: $16; Nonmember: $20

Regional Ground-Water Quality

Edited by William M. Alley
U.S. Geological Survey
Van Nostrand Reinhold - Edited by the chief of the USGS Office of Ground Water.

This text is a collection of work by 41 prestigious scientists including our own Warren W. Wood, editor of Ground Water. The writers represent the disciplines of water resources, agricultural sciences, hydrology, and environmental sciences. The text serves as a wide ranging background source to be read prior to conducting regional quality studies of ground water. Limitations of using existing quality data are adressed. Water quality concepts, geostastical models, age dating, organic and inorganic pollution, acid rain, and karst aquifers are just a few topics covered in this great new book. Successful case studies are provided. Essential reading for professionals who design and interpret studies.

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1993/ Catalog #T549/ 634 pages. Member: $99; Nonmember: $108

A Standardized System for Evaluating Waste Disposal Sites

by Harry LeGrand
NGWA

This book describes a numerical rating system for evaluating the potential of ground water contamination from waste disposal sites. Includes charts and examples to help use the system.

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1983/ Catalog #T005/ 42 pages. Member: $12; Nonmember: $15

Wellhead Protection (Anthology)

Compiled from NGWA publications

Topics covered in this anthology include:

  • Tools for wellhead protection
  • Delineation of wellhead protection areas
  • Protecting ground water from domestic waste water
  • Septic tank density
  • Gasoline pollution of ground water.

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1991/ Catalog #K752/ 13 papers. Member: $20; Nonmember: $25