Shallow Ground-Water Quality in the Coastal Plain of Columbia, South Carolina, 1996

Abstract

As part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) oversaw the installation of 30 shallow monitoring wells in the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area. The ground water sampled from these wells was used to study the recent effects of human activities on shallow ground water in an urban setting. Well locations were selected in residential and commercial and areas constructed between 1960 and 1990 while all industrial and agricultural areas were avoided. Samples were collected and analyzed for major ions,nutrients, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during 1996. This report describes he results of this investigation of shall ground-water quality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA441260

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Geological Surveys
  • Groundwater
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Monitoring
  • Organic Compounds
  • South Carolina
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Water Quality

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Riverine Ecology