Sand and gravel mining: Effects on ground water resources in Hancock county, Maine, USA

Environmental Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1103-1114

  Peckenham, John M ^a   Thornton, Teresa ^a,b   Whalen, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SAINT MARY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental regulations; Gravel mining; Ground water management; Maine USA; Nonpoint source pollution

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GRAVEL; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MINING; POTABLE WATER; SAND; STRUCTURAL LOADS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER WELLS;

AQUIFER VULNERABILITIES; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DRINKING WATERS; DUAL USES; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; GRAVEL AQUIFERS; GRAVEL DEPOSITS; GRAVEL MINING; GRAVEL PITS; GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT; MAINE USA; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING REGULATIONS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; QUALITY CHANGES; WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS; WATER QUANTITIES;

MINING LAWS AND REGULATIONS;

AQUIFER POLLUTION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GRAVEL; MINING; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; SAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

HANCOCK COUNTY [MAINE]; MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149354279     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1210-7     Document Type: Article

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