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VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are a dangerous contaminant of groundwater, leading to groundwater pollution. They are generally introduced to the environment through careless industrial practices.

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VOC contamination of groundwater

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VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are a dangerous contaminant of groundwater, leading to groundwater pollution. They are generally introduced to the environment...

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Groundwater pollution

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Groundwater pollution (also called groundwater contamination) occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way into groundwater. This...

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Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

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violation of the law. In 1982, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were found in Camp Lejeune's drinking water supply. VOC contamination of groundwater can cause...

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Volatile organic compound

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compound Organic compound Trichloroethene Vapor intrusion VOC contamination of groundwater Volatile Organic Compounds Protocol Carroll, Gregory T.; Kirschman...

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Water pollution

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Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities, that has a negative impact on their...

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Groundwater remediation

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degradation is achieved) in contamination contained in the groundwater, then inoculation with strains known to be capable of degrading the contaminants...

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Horseshoe Road Complex Superfund Site

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high levels of inorganic compounds in monitoring wells on the Horseshoe Road site. The contamination of the groundwater was a result of plumes from both...

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Newmark Ground Water Contamination

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Newmark Groundwater Contamination Site is a Superfund site located at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California. The contamination was...

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Dorado Ground Water Contamination Site

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Dorado Ground Water Contamination Site is one of 18 sites listed on the EPA’s National Priorities List in Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States...

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Environmental remediation

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site contamination of nearby sites often through decades of emissions to soil, groundwater, and air. Ceiling dust, topsoil, surface and groundwater of nearby...

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Environmental effects of paint

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considered low-VOC, the paint should contain <50 g/L of VOC.[citation needed] To be considered zero-VOC, the paint should contain <5 g/L of VOC.[citation needed]...

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Air sparging

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technique, used for the treatment of saturated soils and groundwater contaminated by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like petroleum hydrocarbons, a widespread...

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Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program

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(CAS) project managed sources of contamination and assessed water quality for toxic traces of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).  Volatile Organic Compounds...

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Drinking water quality in the United States

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sites. This, in turn, turned into groundwater contamination which adversely affected the town of Hinkley. The contamination resulted in a $333 million settlement...

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CPS Madison Industries Superfund Site

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superfund site as of September 8, 1983, due to its improper handlings of Volatile Organic Compounds, and has since been undergoing groundwater pump and treatment...

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Vapor intrusion

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volatile organic compounds (VOCs), in soil or groundwater migrate to indoor air above or around a contaminated site. The process of VI has been studied more...

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Letterkenny Army Depot

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compounds (VOC). In 1984, at least six major areas of VOC contamination and/or elevated levels of metals were found, particularly three industrial waste...

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List of Superfund sites in Indiana

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Retrieved January 22, 2010. US EPA, OSRTI. "BROADWAY STREET CORRIDOR GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2022-06-29. US EPA,...

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Havertown Superfund

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contamination of soil and water. In 2008, the EPA issued a third ROD to address groundwater contamination and the recreation and open space area of the...

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Mueang Ratchaburi district

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organic compounds (VOC) such as toluene, xylene, ethylbenzene, benzene, 1,1,2-trichloromethane and Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene. The Department of Industrial Works...

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Environmental impact of fracking in the United States

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has determined that human health is affected. A number of instances with groundwater contamination have been documented due to well casing failures and...

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Aberdeen Proving Ground

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miles (4.8 km) of the site. On-site groundwater sampling has identified perchlorate, various metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and chemical warfare...

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Oakdale Dump

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five-year review, completed by EPA in April 2004, found that the groundwater remedy was removing VOCs from the glacial drift and was controlling plume migration...

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List of Superfund sites in Florida

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locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the...

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Brook Industrial Park Superfund Site

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operations began in 1971 and eventually lead to the contamination of groundwater and exposure of workers to harmful dioxins. Throughout 1980 to 1988 the...

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List of Superfund sites in Georgia

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locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the...

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Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant

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removal of these buildings. The site was added to the National Priorities List as a Superfund site on September 8, 1983. The soil, sediments, groundwater, and...

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