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The following resources have been compiled to
give additional insight into the impacts of various
contaminants on groundwater.
General Resources
Colorado
School of Mines (CSM) OWS Research
CSM has a very active Small Flows
Program that is generating some of the most current and
exciting OWS research in the country. Learn more about the
research and facilities at the CSM Small Flows Program.
USGS
Fact Sheet on Wastewater Chemicals in Colorado
(PDF 490
KB)
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water-Quality
Laboratory in Denver, Colo., has developed a new analytical
method to measure concentrations of 62 wastewater chemicals
in water (Zaugg and others, 2002)
Drinking Water and Health
EPA Resource for Drinking Water-related Issues
Drinking Water Contaminates
Health Effects of Contaminants in Drinking Water
Technology Information (EPA)
University of
Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute
Proliferation
of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems (aka OWS): Should We Be
Concerned?
Pharmaceutical & Personal Care Pollutants (PPCP)
(PDF 1176 KB)
Nitrate Effects on Groundwater Beneath Unsewered
Subdivisions (PDF 1008 KB)
Predicting Groundwater Nitrate-Nitrogen Impacts
(PDF 1212 KB)
Health
Effects of Nitrates in Your Drinking Water
Todd Creak Watershed Study (PDF 3 MB)
Tri-county conducted this study to determine the impacts
that large development of residential properties with onsite
wastewater systems might have on groundwater aquifers.
Waterborne Illness
E. coli Infection (Centers for Disease Control)
Giardiasis Infection (Centers for Disease Control)
Campylobacter Infection (Centers for Disease Control)
Cryptosporidiosis (Centers for Disease Control)
Additional Journal Articles
"Estimating
Groundwater Quality Impacts from Onsite Sewage Treatment
Systems" by B.J. Bauman and W.M. Schafer, 1985 (PDF
445 KB)
"Predicting Groundwater Nitrate-Nitrogen Impacts" by Norman
N. Hantzsche and E. John Finnemore (PDF 1212 KB)
"Estimation of Groundwater Mounding Beneath Septic Drain
Fields" by E. John Finnemore
(PDF 1004 KB)
"An Analysis of Nitrate-Nitrogen in Groundwater Beneath Unsewered Subdivisions" by John R. Tinker Jr.(PDF
1009 KB)
Additional information about Western Water
Quality
Wyoming
Water Quality Web Site
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