Susceptibility of the Memphis Water Supply to Contamination from the Pesticide Waste Disposal Site in Northeastern Hardeman County, Tennessee

Abstract

Public concern has been expressed over the possibility that leachates from a pesticide waste-disposal site in northeastern Hardeman County, Tennessee, might eventually reach the Memphis area and endanger the City's water supply. An examination of the possible pathways and means of transport of these contaminants reveals that, although a pathway exists, the probability of pollutants migrating from the disposal site in Hardeman County to the Memphis area in detectable concentrations is unlikely.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA461870

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  • D. R. Rima

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  • Chemistry
  • Contamination
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Geological Surveys
  • Groundwater
  • Health
  • Mississippi River
  • Particles
  • Pesticides
  • Public Health
  • Tennessee
  • United States
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Water
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

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