Water quality in the principal aquifers of the Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Valley and Ridge regions, eastern United States, 1993--2009
By: by Bruce D. Lindsey, Tammy M. Zimmerman, Melinda J. Chapman, Charles A. Cravotta III, and Zoltan Szabo
Contributors: Zimmerman, Tammy M.; Chapman, M. J. (Melinda J.); Cravotta, Charles A.; Szabo, Zoltan, 1959-; Geological Survey (U.S.)
Series: Circular / U.S. Geological Survey -- 1354; U.S. Geological Survey circular -- 1354.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781411337527
Subjects: Water quality; Groundwater; Quality
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Overview of major findings and implications; title: NAWQA approach to assessing water quality in the principal aquifers of the Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Valley and Ridge regions; title: Environmental and hydrogeologic setting in the principal aquifers of the Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Valley and Ridge regions; title: Physical and geochemical processes affect groundwater quality in the principal aquifers of the Piedmont, Blue Ridge, and Valley and Ridge regions; title: Quality of the groundwater resource used for drinking water; title: Constituents from geologic sources; title: Contaminants associated with human activities; title: Discharge of nutrients from groundwater can harm the health of streams and estuaries.