Comparison of Groundwater and Surface Water for Patterns and Levels of Contamination by Toxic Substances

G. William Page

doi:10.1021/es00094a008

Comparison of Groundwater and Surface Water for Patterns and Levels of Contamination by Toxic Substances

G. William Page

Urban and Regional Planning

University at Buffalo

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Abstract

The scientific literature indicates that, except for isolated exceptions, groundwater will be relatively uncontaminated with toxic substances when compared with surface water. Using data on the concentrations of 56 toxic substances in samples of both groundwater and surface water from New Jersey, we test this relationship. The results indicate that in New Jersey groundwater has the same patterns of contamination by toxic substances and is at least as contaminated as surface water.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1475-1481
Number of pages	7
Journal	Environmental Science and Technology
Volume	15
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/es00094a008
State	Published - Dec 1981

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