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Basics of Water Resources: Groundwater Contamination

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Drinking Water and Wastewater

Vector Solutions

Stephanie Tuton

Stephanie.Tuton@vectorsolutions.com

866-546-1212 Ext.

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Since the 1970s there has been a disturbing discovery of hazardous wastes in ground water. Early discoveries of sites such as Love Canal in New York and the Denver Arsenal in Colorado initiated a new era in groundwater studies. Throughout the 1980s numerous studies of abandoned waste sites, spills and leaking underground storage tanks became headline news. Groundwater hydrology is now critical to understand the mechanisms and rates of transport of physical, chemical and biological contamination below the ground, and the impact of those contaminants on the ground water supply. This 2-hour interactive online course covers the fundamental sources and classifications of groundwater contamination. The course focuses on the discussion of natural and man-made sources of groundwater pollution and gives some perspective into various systems of categorization and classification.

Intermediate

The sources and classifications of groundwater contamination The variety of perspectives from which groundwater contamination is approached The terminology of groundwater contamination

Wastewater operators, drinking water operators

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