Groundwater Contamination

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"The purpose of this research is to briefly examine the problem of groundwater contamination. The types (origins) of groundwater contamination are identified; economic and political implications are discussed; and solutions proposed.
TYPES (ORIGINS) OF GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION
The three primary origins of groundwater contamination are (1) urban living, (2) industrial operations, and (3) agricultural activities. Urban living creates groundwater contamination primarily through the use of water as a medium for carrying sewage effluent, and the subsequent return of the water to the supply pool. Urban living also creates groundwater contamination through automobile and household lawn wastes carried to the supply pool through surface runoff. As urbanization increases,(...)"

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