How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at ...

Designed for Environmental Science Classes Time - 1-2 45-minute class periods Link to Lab 1 (Qualitative Lab) student page This is the Qualitative Groundwater Lab. Students will observe videos of the ...

Jul. 13—The U.S. Army plans to collect multiple samples at Area B at Fort Detrick beginning this month to test areas for levels of contamination of various substances. The Restoration Advisory Board, ...

USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of private drinking water supply. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 ...

The fast transport of degradable pollutants into groundwater through a process called focused recharge is a widespread and previously underestimated risk, a study suggests. Relatively little is known ...

More than a decade ago, UC Davis released a groundbreaking report about the growing human health threat from groundwater contamination. It revealed that hundreds of thousands of Californians rely on ...

Hotter summers and a burgeoning state population have made Texas’ water supply more important than ever, but groundwater contaminants remain a critical issue for state water authorities to address.

CASCO, Wis. - When Tyler Frye purchased his home in 2020, he saw the Casco area in Kewaunee County as the perfect place for him and his fiancée to start a family. The house was new, in a just-built ...

Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report. The latest report compiles 2,870 open cases of groundwater ...