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As of June 6, 2024, there were 1,340 Superfund sites in the National Priorities List in the United States. [2] Thirty-nine additional sites have been proposed for entry on the list, and 457 sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list. [2] New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania have the most sites. [3]
About 40% of drinking water in America comes from groundwater sources. [15] When contaminants enter aquifers, the pollution spreads, eliminating the potential to use the aquifer for drinking water. Groundwater contamination is often the result of chemicals that seep through the soil and into the water supply, such as pesticides and fertilizers ...
Groundwater pollution (also called groundwater contamination) occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way into groundwater.This type of water pollution can also occur naturally due to the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent, contaminant, or impurity in the groundwater, in which case it is more likely referred to as contamination rather than pollution.
Articles related to water pollution in the United States, the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. It is usually a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater.
Name Location Dependent population Description Sources of pollution Impact Bharalu River: Assam, India: One of the most polluted rivers in the state of Assam. [19] The biochemical oxygen demand of the river is 52 mg/L in compared to the permissible limit set by the National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) at 3 mg/L. [20]
Space pollution — Space debris • Interplanetary contamination. Resource depletion — Exploitation of natural resources • Overdrafting (groundwater) • Overexploitation; Consumerism — Consumer capitalism • Planned obsolescence • Over-consumption
Next month treatment of the groundwater contamination is expected to start with the injection of chemicals into the ground to bind to contaminants and stop their spread outside the landfill ...
3M contamination of Minnesota groundwater; 1948 Donora smog; 1986 Miamisburg train derailment; 1992 Nemadji River train derailment; 2008 Eight Mile, Alabama, mercaptan spill; 2012 Paulsboro train derailment; 2014 Dan River coal ash spill; 2016 Southeastern United States gasoline shortage; 2023 LaSalle chemical plant fire