*The ground soaks up water into its open spaces like a sponge.
* There, water is stored in underground geological water systems called aquifers.
* Groundwater does not occur as underground lakes or streams.
What Contaminates Ground Water?
* Household chemicals and cleaning products
* Excess nitrogen fertilizers, including manure and lawn fertilizers
* Industrial solvents and automotive fuels and chemicals
* Chemical spills from highway or railroad accidents, or spills from business or manufacturing sites
* Improperly applied pesticides or pesticide spills
* Above-ground storage tanks with petroleum products or chemicals
* Improperly installed or old domestic wells
* Poorly maintained septic systems
* Waste disposal sites or dumps
Arsenic In My Drinking Water?
*Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic table. It is odorless and tasteless.
*Because it occurs naturally in the environment and as a by-product of some agricultural and industrial activities, it can enter drinking water through the ground or as runoff into surface water sources.
* Water is a universal solvent and suspends the arsenic in it easily.
Nitrates: One of most common contaminates...
* Can indicate the presence of bacteria or pesticides
* Nitrates in groundwater originates primarily from fertilizers, septic systems, and manure
* There, water is stored in underground geological water systems called aquifers.
* Groundwater does not occur as underground lakes or streams.
What Contaminates Ground Water?
* Household chemicals and cleaning products
* Excess nitrogen fertilizers, including manure and lawn fertilizers
* Industrial solvents and automotive fuels and chemicals
* Chemical spills from highway or railroad accidents, or spills from business or manufacturing sites
* Improperly applied pesticides or pesticide spills
* Above-ground storage tanks with petroleum products or chemicals
* Improperly installed or old domestic wells
* Poorly maintained septic systems
* Waste disposal sites or dumps
Arsenic In My Drinking Water?
*Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic table. It is odorless and tasteless.
*Because it occurs naturally in the environment and as a by-product of some agricultural and industrial activities, it can enter drinking water through the ground or as runoff into surface water sources.
* Water is a universal solvent and suspends the arsenic in it easily.
Nitrates: One of most common contaminates...
* Can indicate the presence of bacteria or pesticides
* Nitrates in groundwater originates primarily from fertilizers, septic systems, and manure
Ground Water 101
Christensen Well Drilling
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Eugene, Oregon 97408
(541) 344-4205
Christensen Well Drilling: Ground Water 101