Anthropology and Environmental Problems in the U.S
The Case of Groundwater Contamination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17664860 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet M Fitchen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 5-20 |
| Publication date | 1988-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Practicing Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0888-4552 • E-ISSN: 2994-1628 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/praa.10.3-4.v387p7463005862q |
| OpenAlex | W2008188645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Chemical contamination of groundwater has become increasingly prevalent in the U.S. Once thought to be safe from pollution, the underground aquifers that supply drinking water to about half of the U.S. population are now known to be vulnerable to contamination from leaking landfills, waste lagoons, underground storage tanks, improper use of agricultural chemicals, and various industrial operations. Manufactured chemical compounds, including industrial degreasers and solvents, as well as gasoline, pesticides and fertilizers (in all, over 700 synthetic organic chemicals) have seeped down through the soil to the aquifers and been detected in ground water. Nearly every state has identified cases of contamination serious enough to require closing of some public or private supply wells
Agriculture · Aquifer · Archaeology · Contamination · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Geography · Groundwater · Groundwater contamination · Pesticide · Population · Storage tank · Underground storage tank · Waste management · Water contamination · Water resource management · Water supply · Engineering · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Environmental Science · Ecology · Environmental Engineering · Pollution
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2012 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |