Open AccessAssessing carbonate aquifers
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2009eo270006
Subject(s) - aquifer , carbonate , groundwater , water quality , geological survey , geology , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , chemistry , geotechnical engineering , biology , ecology , paleontology , organic chemistry
An assessment of water quality in 12 carbonate aquifers, mostly in the eastern and central United States, found that while water quality in the aquifers was highly variable, most of the samples met drinking water standards. The study, “Factors affecting water quality in selected carbonate aquifers in the United States, 1993–2005,” was released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on 26 June. According to the study, carbonate aquifers provide about 20% of the groundwater used as drinking water in the United States.