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Protecting Groundwater from Chemical Contaminants
Local water supplies are always at risk of contamination from various agents. Human activity has led to the generation of various chemicals that end up in these water supplies. For instance, homes have septic tanks that emit a lot of nitrogen and phosphorus into the ground without homeowners caring about the outcome. In addition to…
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Why It’s Important To Keep Ground Water Sites Clean
As the most abundant resource in the world, water plays a pretty important role in our everyday lives. Seventy percent of the Earth is covered by water. Despite this, 780 million people lack access to an improved water source—about one in nine people. When you break down the numbers, the available clean water in the…