Volatile organic compounds in untreated ambient groundwater of the United States, 1985-1995

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 4176-4187

  Squillace, Paul J ^a   Moran, Michael J ^a   Lapham, Wayne W ^a   Price, Curtis V ^a   Clawges, Rick M ^a   Zogorski, John S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033237833     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es990234m     Document Type: Article

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