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Keeping your well water well

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Glick Andrews, G. (Gail)
Abstract:: Generally, the groundwater pumped from wells is safe to drink. As water moves through layers of soil to reach the underground aquifer, disease-causing organisms such as bacteria and viruses are filtered out or eaten by tiny soil animals. Many harmful chemicals also are broken down in the soil before they...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Keeping Your Well Water Well G. Glick Andrews EM 8752-E

Forensic Hydrogeography : Assessing Groundwater Arsenic Concentrations and Testing Methods within the Harney Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Smitherman, Lauren L.
Abstract:: Harney County contains defining characteristics of regions containing arsenic within the groundwater such as its location in the western United States, unique closed basin geography, complex geology, and seasonal groundwater level fluctuations. Confirmation of arsenic concentrations above the Maximum Contaminant Level Drinking Water Standard of 10 μg/L has been observed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: well water with similar geologic characteristics may utilize this report to understand the importance

Analysis of Oregon's Domestic Well Testing Act data for use in a sentinel surveillance system for private well contaminants

Creator:: Hoppe, Brenda O.
Abstract:: The Safe Drinking Water Act ensures that public systems provide water that meets health standards. However, no such protection exists for millions of Americans who obtain water from private wells. Concern for safety is warranted as most wells draw from underground aquifers, and studies demonstrate that groundwater is affected by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: their well and treating or testing the water before consumption (Simpson, 2004). Walker and others

Agua limpia en su pozo

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Andrews, Gail Glick
Abstract:: Por lo general, el agua subterránea extraída de los pozos de agua es buena para beber. A medida que el agua pasa por las diferentes capas del suelo se va purificando poco a poco. Los organismos que causan enfermedades, como bacteria y viruses, van siendo filtrados y digeridos por animalitos...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Water Conservation District.) • Haga pruebas de otros contaminantes en su propiedad y las áreas

Measuring well water levels

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Trimmer, Walter L.
Abstract:: Groundwater is an important resource in Oregon. As more people depend on groundwater, some water tables around the State are dropping, threatening their water supplies. State law requires that groundwater be managed as a renewable resource, and that water tables do not drop permanently.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Measuring Well Water Levels A A A A A A AAAA Archival copy

Twelve simple things you can do to protect your well water

Creator:: Glick, G. (Gail) and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Twelve steps to prevent Well Water Contamination.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Twelve Simple Things You Can Do to Protect Your Well Water G

An evaluation of a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) program for rural communities in northern Afghanistan

Creator:: Costello, Denise H.
Abstract:: The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector of international development works to increase access to sustainable, safe water and improved sanitation. Currently, at least 780 million people live without clean drinking water and 2.5 billion without access to improved sanitation (UNICEF & World Health Organization, 2012). Lack of access to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: …....………………………………………………………….……………………. 30 3.4 Water Testing……….…………………………………………………………………………………… 30 3.4.1 Data Collection

A survey of the properties of commercial water repellents and related products

Creator:: Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), Browne, F. L. (Frederick Lincoln), 1895-, and Downs, Leslie E.
Abstract:: Information reviewed and reaffirmed, February 1960. Original report dated October 1945.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: use as water repellents for wood, the undiluted drying oils may well be taken as a yardstick for

An analysis of well water quality and local residents' perceptions of drinking water quality in the southern Willamette Valley

Creator:: Kite-Powell, Aaron C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to; (1) determine the extent of well water contamination with nitrate and pesticides, and to understand the relationships among nitrate, pesticide, dissolved chloride, dissolved sulfate, well age, and well depth in the southern Willamette Valley, Oregon; and, (2) to investigate local residents' perceptions and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: analyze for both nitrates and pesticides in domestic well-water analyses. Similarly, testing for one

An evaluation of well-water nitrate exposure and related health risks in the Lower Umatilla Basin of Oregon

Creator:: Mitchell, Thomas J.
Abstract:: Excessive nitrates in drinking water pose a human health threat, especially to infants. Methemoglobinemia, or blue-baby syndrome, is a potentially fatal condition that inhibits the ability of red blood cells to bind and transport oxygen. Nitrates/nitrites have also been linked to such conditions as cancer, birth defects, and behavioral and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: An evaluation of well-water nitrate exposure and related

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Keeping your well water well

Forensic Hydrogeography : Assessing Groundwater Arsenic Concentrations and Testing Methods within the Harney Basin, Oregon

Analysis of Oregon's Domestic Well Testing Act data for use in a sentinel surveillance system for private well contaminants

Agua limpia en su pozo

Measuring well water levels

Twelve simple things you can do to protect your well water

An evaluation of a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) program for rural communities in northern Afghanistan

A survey of the properties of commercial water repellents and related products

An analysis of well water quality and local residents' perceptions of drinking water quality in the southern Willamette Valley

An evaluation of well-water nitrate exposure and related health risks in the Lower Umatilla Basin of Oregon

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