Surface Water Contamination
Surface Water Contamination
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Application of Phreatophytes to Remediate Contaminated Groundwater Before Discharge to Protected Surface-Water Systems
State environmental agencies are charged with the protection of groundwater and surface-water systems from water-quality degradation. Although the point-source discharge of wastes to surface waters is allowed up to permitted levels, contaminant releases from non-point sources, such as the discharge of contaminated groundwater, is not regulated. A common cause of groundwater contamination is the...