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Problems of Waste Disposal and Ground Water Quality
Author(s) -
Rorabaugh Matthew I.
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.tb00576.x
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , aquifer , groundwater , environmental science , quality (philosophy) , population , waste management , environmental planning , water resource management , environmental engineering , engineering , geotechnical engineering , philosophy , demography , epistemology , sociology
Wastes will continue to enter freshwater aquifers in the future as they have in the past. The anticipated growth in population, industry, and technology will produce vastly greater quantities and new types of waste. The most obvious method of protection of the aquifers is treatment of the waste at its source; however, complete treatment may be out of economic reach. Intentional recharge with some types of waste will certainly be continued. In order to meet the challenge of the next few decades, a substantial amount of research and field investigation will be needed in the geologic, hydrologic, chemical, physical, and geophysical phases of the problem. Water and waste management programs cannot be successful unless tools are provided to do the job.