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November 09, 2017

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Train derailment prompts contaminated land investigation

On March 30th 2015 a long freight train, transporting a variety of goods including lumber and chemicals, wound its way through the state of Mississippi. At around 5pm, part of the train failed to negotiate a curved portion of the track in a rural area near Minter City, resulting in the derailment of ...

Study may shed new light on areas not previously thought to have arsenic issues in the groundwater

A recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey and the CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health may shed new light on areas not previously thought to have arsenic issues in the groundwater. Some 2.1 million Americans on domestic water wells may be at risk of harmful exposure to arsenic ...

Latest Articles, Papers & Reports

Five principles of uncertainty for modelers discussed in November-December issue of Groundwater

If you’re a member of the NGWA Scientists and Engineers Section, you will soon receive your copy of the November-December 2017 of Groundwater®, an issue brimming with a wide range of topics. In his Guest Editorial, Randall J. Hunt offers five principles of uncertainty for groundwater modelers. ...

Mobilization assessment and possibility of increased availability of PAHs in contaminated soil using column tests

Surfactants are well known to increase solubility/mobility of hydrocarbons and can be used to remediate contaminated water and soil. We wanted to explore if Ivey sol R 106 used at less than the critical micelle concentration (CMC) could effectively mobilize PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) ...

Upcoming Events

The NGWA Groundwater Week - 2017

Nashville - Tennessee (USA)

Dec. 5 - 7, 2017

The NGWA Groundwater Summit is moving to Groundwater Week in 2017! NGWA’s technical conference, the Groundwater Summit, will be taking place in 2017 along with NGWA’s Groundwater Week, in Nashville, Tennessee. Instrumental to your success - Join us for the biggest groundwater industry ...

Groundwater Modelling 2018

Newcastle upon Tyne - United Kingdom

Apr. 30 - May 4, 2018

The Water Framework Directive and its daughter directive on groundwater place importance on the development of understanding of groundwater bodies and their interaction with the surface environment. Groundwater modelling plays an important role by bringing together conceptual understanding and quantitative ...

National Brownfields Conference 2017

Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania (USA)

Dec. 5 - 7, 2017

The heart of Brownfields 2017 is a dynamic educational program of speakers, discussions, mobile workshops, films and other learning formats that are calibrated to provide you with case study examples, program updates, and useful strategies ...

7th Canadian Geohazards Conference – Geohazards 7

Canmore - Alberta (Canada)

Jun. 3 - 6, 2018

The Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) is pleased to announce the 7th Canadian Geohazards Conference –Geohazards 7– to be held June 3-6, 2018 at the Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre in Canmore, Alberta. The ...

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