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OCCURRENCE OF VOLATILE ORGANIC CHEMICALS IN NEBRASKA GROUND WATER
Author(s) -
Goodenkauf Owen,
Atkinson Jon C.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1986.tb00999.x
Subject(s) - environmental science , volatile organic compound , groundwater , water supply , environmental chemistry , organic chemicals , waste management , environmental engineering , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , geotechnical engineering
. This report summarizes results of monitoring programs for volatile synthetic organic chemicals (VOCs) in Nebraska's private and public water‐supply wells conducted by two State agencies. Of 97 community water‐supply systems sampled as of June 1984, 16.5 percent (16 systems) showed quantifiable levels of at least one VOC. Detectable amounts of one or more VOCs were measured in samples from 15.9 percent (10) of 63 private wells sampled in 1982. These percentages are consistent with results of other State and national surveys.