Even though groundwater only makes up an estimated 0.61% of the water on Earth, it accounts for 98% of the available freshwater (Fetter, 1999). In many parts of the world (including southwestern North ...

How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at ...

Researchers have developed a new machine learning technique to holistically assess water quality data in order to detect groundwater samples likely impacted by recent methane leakage during oil and ...

Nov. 1—As the U.S. Army continues determining how best to clean up groundwater contamination caused by a former biowarfare test site in Frederick, researchers are also studying what protective ...

USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of private drinking water supply. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 ...

The next time you run your tap for a refreshing drink of water, you might want to consider its source. More than 20% of the United States’ population may be using H20 that’s been contaminated by toxic ...

Groundwater depletion and quality degradation have implications for safe drinking water, agriculture, industry, and public ...

This story was produced by Searchlight New Mexico and republished here by permission. Driving along a stretch of New Mexico Highway 605, just north of the tiny Village of Milan, it’s easy to imagine ...

Designed for Environmental Science Classes Time - 1-2 45-minute class periods Link to Lab 1 (Qualitative Lab) student page This is the Qualitative Groundwater Lab. Students will observe videos of the ...

Approximately 71 to 95 million people in the Lower 48 states -- more than 20% of the country's population -- may rely on groundwater that contains detectable concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl ...