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Underground Waste Disposal and Ground Water Contamination: Task Group Report
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1960.tb00526.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , contamination , environmental science , work (physics) , task group , scale (ratio) , groundwater contamination , task (project management) , waste disposal , environmental planning , waste management , water quality , environmental engineering , engineering , geography , aquifer , engineering management , geotechnical engineering , systems engineering , mechanical engineering , ecology , cartography , biology
The last report by Task Group 2450 R pointed out the need for group work on a regional scale, in contrast to group work on a national scale, to study groundwater contamination. To date, no regional study groups or task groups have been organized. Task Group 2450 R was reorganized in 1958‐59, with the addition of new members and the provision for greater geographic distribution of members and more complete reporting coverage. A new program of investigation was undertaken for the purpose of providing a yardstick of quality that could be better used to detect certain types of groundwater contamination. The basic duties pertaining to the observation of, and reporting on, surface and subsurface liquid waste disposal were reaffirmed. This article discusses the fact that the selection of suitable trace constituents is becoming increasingly complex and difficult because of the requirements for selection, and some of the requirements are listed. Liquid‐waste disposal is discussed, along with subsurface disposal, ground surface disposal, contamination by domestic waste, and statutory trends.