Groundwater contamination

Presence of a biological, chemical, or elemental agent in groundwater in such a concentration that it renders water unfit for a particular use. Contaminants can be from human derived and/or natural sources.

• DGGS online catalog of government agency publications relating to: Groundwater contamination
• Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS): Arsenic in groundwater
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Get the Facts on Radon
• Division of Water, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC): Homepage
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Inorganic chemicals
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Organic chemicals
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Radon homepage
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Quality of ground water