Effects of land use on water quality of the Fountain Creek alluvial aquifer, east-central Colorado
Water-quality data were collected from the Fountain Creek alluvial aquifer in 1988 and 1989 as part of the Toxic-Waste Ground-Water Contamination Program. These data indicate that dissolved solids, most major ions, fluoride, ammonium, boron, lithium, selenium, and strontium were more concentrated in the agricultural land-use area than in the upgradient urban land-use area. Nitrate and phosphate had significantly larger concentrations, and volatile organic compounds had significantly greater detection frequencies in the urban land-use area.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1996 |
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Title | Effects of land use on water quality of the Fountain Creek alluvial aquifer, east-central Colorado |
DOI | 10.3133/wsp2381D |
Authors | Daniel T. Chafin |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Series Title | Water Supply Paper |
Series Number | 2381 |
Index ID | wsp2381D |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |