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Articles - Ground Water
Sources of contamination that can cause groundwater contamination
Point sources
- On-site septic systems
- Leaky tanks or pipelines
containing petroleum products
- Leaks or spills of industrial
chemicals at manufacturing facilities
- Underground injection wells
(industrial waste)
- Municipal landfills
- Livestock wastes
- Leaky sewer lines
- Chemicals used at wood
preservation facilities
- Mill tailings in mining areas
- Fly ash from coal-fired power
plants
- Sludge disposal areas at
petroleum refineries
- Land spreading of sewage or
sewage sludge
- Graveyards
- Road salt storage areas
- Wells for disposal of liquid
wastes
- Runoff of salt and other
chemicals from roads and highways
- Spills related to highway or
railway accidents
- Coal tar at old coal gasification
sites
- Asphalt production and equipment
cleaning sites
Non-point
(distributed) sources
- Fertilizers on agricultural land
- Pesticides on agricultural land
and forests
- Contaminants in rain, snow, and
dry atmospheric fallout
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