groundwater sample collection Articles
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Plume distortion and apparent attenuation due to concentration averaging in monitoring wells
This paper, authored by University of Connecticut researchers who performed much of the early work on this topic, describe the various processes that bias groundwater samples collected from conventional monitoring wells. In particular, they discuss the dilution of contaminants that occurs when clean water is simultaneously drawn into monitoring wells pumped to produce groundwater ...
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Groundwater sampling methods and best practices
Determining the availability and quality of groundwater has become an issue for an increasing number of businesses and government agencies. Changes in legislation, pressure on aquifer supplies and a heightened awareness of the impact of industrial activity have made groundwater sampling a hot topic. However, collecting a sample from a monitoring borehole that is truly representative of the ...
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Subsurface movement of zinc from contaminated dredge spoils at a periodically flooded site
In 1982, sediments contaminated with zinc, cadmium, and copper were dredged from Lake DePue in Illinois and deposited in a diked sediment disposal area (DSDA) that is flooded annually for at least three months. Data from soil and groundwater samples collected at multiple depths within and adjacent to the DSDA indicate vertical movement of the metals in the subsurface, although groundwater outside ...
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Identification of ester metabolites from petroleum hydrocarbon biodegradation in groundwater using GC × GC‐TOFMS
In an effort to understand the nature and toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbon degradation metabolites, two‐dimensional gas chromatography linked to a time‐of‐flight mass spectrometer (GC × GC‐TOFMS) was used to conduct non‐targeted analysis of the extracts of 61 groundwater samples collected from 10 fuel release sites. An unexpected result was the tentative identification of 197 unique esters. ...
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Rapid on‐site separation of as(III) and as(V) in waters using a disposable thiol‐modified sand cartridge
The rapid redox transformation of arsenic (As) species in waters presents a great environmental challenge in accurate determination of its concentration and toxicity. The motivation for our study is therefore to develop a method for rapid on‐site separation of As(V) and As(III) in various aqueous matrices. We synthesized a thiol‐modified sand (T‐sand), which selectively removed As(III) but did ...
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Hydrochemical and multivariate analysis of groundwater quality in the northwest of Sinai, Egypt
The northwestern coast of Sinai is home to many economic activities and development programs, thus evaluation of the potentiality and vulnerability of water resources is important. The present work has been conducted on the groundwater resources of this area for describing the major features of groundwater quality and the principal factors that control salinity evolution. The major ionic ...
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Soils Characteristics of The Bassendean and Spearwood Sands of the Gnangara Mound (Western Australia) and their Controls On Recharge, Water Level Patterns and Solutes of The Superficial Aquifer
The flow pathways of water in the soils of the Gnangara Mound are highly irregular and depend upon the moisture content, the repellency and preferential wettability potential of the soils. The occurrence of preferential flow is more evident in dry soils. As the soil wets during the rainy season, the water repellence and differential wettability decreases, the fingering and the preferential flow ...
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Soils Characteristics of The Bassendean and Spearwood Sands of the Gnangara Mound (Western Australia) and their Controls On Recharge, Water Level Patterns and Solutes of The Superficial Aquifer
The flow pathways of water in the soils of the Gnangara Mound are highly irregular and depend upon the moisture content, the repellency and preferential wettability potential of the soils. The occurrence of preferential flow is more evident in dry soils. As the soil wets during the rainy season, the water repellence and differential wettability decreases, the fingering and the preferential flow ...
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Study on groundwater quality in and around solid waste landfill site at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
The groundwater chemical quality changes adjacent to solid waste disposal area of Tiruchirappalli metropolitan area was evaluated by groundwater samples collected from three bore wells in the vicinity (December 2006 to November 2007) for one year. The present study area is the place where the Tiruchirappalli solid wastes are land filled. Continuous dumping of solid wastes has rapidly changed the ...
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Sampling trace-level organic solutes with polymeric tubing. Part 2. Dynamic studies
Parker and Ranney present the results of laboratory tests focused on investigation the potential positive or negative biases associated with using polymetric tubing to collect groundwater samples. This paper, the second in a series, focuses on the effects under dynamic (i.e., pumping) conditions. They show that negative biases are a function of the plymer material, the hydrophobicity of the ...
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A method for reducing purge volumes in deep monitoring wells: a purging experiment.
Regulatory agencies often require three well casing volumes or more be purged prior to collection of groundwater samples for chemical analysis. Costs are high for testing and disposing of potentially hazardous purge water; therefore, efforts must be made to minimize waste-water volume while obtaining representative groundwater samples. Lockheed sponsored a purge experiment on two deep monitor ...
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Nitrogen and carbon dynamics beneath on-site wastewater treatment systems in Pitt County, North Carolina
On-site wastewater treatment systems (OWS) are a potentially significant non-point source of nutrients to groundwater and surface waters, and are extensively used in coastal North Carolina. The goal of this study was to determine the treatment efficiency of four OWS in reducing total dissolved nitrogen (TDN) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations before discharge to groundwater ...
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Assessment of groundwater quality and health risk in drinking water basin using GIS
Eğirdir Lake basin was selected as the study area because the lake is the second largest freshwater lake in Turkey and groundwater in the basin is used as drinking water. In the present study, 29 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for physico-chemical parameters to determine the hydrochemical characteristics, groundwater quality, and human health risk in the study area. The ...
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Assessment of groundwater quality in the Seraidi region (north-east of Algeria) using NSF-WQI
Scarcity of water, pollution load, political issues and rising population have drawn great attention for proper management of water resources such as groundwater in the 21st century. The evaluation of groundwater quality is a critical element in the assessment of water resources. The quality/potability of water that is consumed defines the baseline of protection against many diseases and ...
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The chemical evolution of groundwater in the Kerman plain aquifer, Iran
A comprehensive hydrogeochemical study was carried out in the Kerman Plain Aquifer, Iran. Groundwater samples were collected from 58 sites. Groundwater was analysed for major constituents (Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, SO42− HCO3−. Different methods including composite diagrams, saturation indices and multivariate statistical methods were employed in assessing groundwater quality. ...
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Stable lead isotopes reveal a natural source of high lead concentrations to gasoline-contaminated groundwater
Concentrations of total lead as high as 1,600 g/L were detected in gasoline-contaminated and uncontaminated groundwater at three gasoline-release sites in South Carolina. Total lead concentrations were highest in turbid groundwater samples from gasoline-contaminated and uncontaminated wells, whereas lower turbidity groundwater samples (collected using low-flow methods) had lower total lead ...
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Role of hydrogeochemical process in increasing groundwater salinity in the central Godavari delta
Groundwater salinization is an ever increasing problem in coastal aquifers due to seawater intrusion resulting from excessive groundwater withdrawals, lithological conditions of the aquifer and industrial and agriculture pollutant loads. Identification of salinity sources is challenging and a prerequisite for the protection of coastal fresh water aquifers. The present aim of the study is to ...
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Evaluation of regional groundwater quality using PCA and geostatistics in the urban coastal aquifer, East Coast of India
A systematic groundwater quality-monitoring program was conducted, and a total of 201 groundwater samples were collected. Multivariate and geostatistical techniques were employed to investigate major contamination types and its spatial characteristics in the study area. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) reveals that salinity (Factor 1) and nutrient (Factor 2) are very predominant contaminants in ...
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Non-carcinogenic risk assessment of groundwater in South Gobi, Mongolia
Thirty-nine groundwater samples were collected from wells near the Tavan Tolgoi and Oyu Tolgoi mines in Mongolia and at a relatively pristine site in northern Mongolia during August to September 2013, and analyzed for the concentrations of F−, NO3−, Hg, As, Al, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Mo, Cd, Sb, and Pb. A probabilistic risk assessment found that >95% of the population in the areas was ...
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Sampling and On-Site Analytical Methods for Volatiles in Soil and Groundwater - Field Guidance Manual
Abstract: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are among the most frequently identified contaminants in soil and groundwater samples obtained during the investigation of suspected hazardous waste sites. Because some VOCs and their degradation products are potentially mutagenic, carcinogenic, or teratogenic, their concentrations in these two matrices are key factors in the risk assessment process. ...
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