TEXTBOOK READINGS:
- Ground Water is Earth's most important water
resource and is featured in Chapters 10 and 11 of your textbook. You
should focus on the following sections:
- Case History - Long Island, New York
- 10.1 - Water: A Brief Global Perspective
- 10.3 - Ground Water
- 10.4 - Interactions between Surface Water and Ground Water
- Case History - The Edwards Aquifer, Texas
- 11.1 - An Overview of Water Pollution
- 11.2 - Selected Water Pollutants
- 11.4 - Ground Water Pollution and Treatment
- 11.5 - Water Quality Standards
- 11.6 - Wastewater Treatment
WORLD WIDE WEB READINGS:
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Understanding Groundwater: A website that provides
basic information on ground water, the hydrologic cycle, water wells,
ground water quality, and ground water flow. The site is a service
of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Water-Level Changes in the High Plains Aquifer:
A very brief, online case study of how the production of water through
wells has changed water levels in the High Plains Aquifer. This site
was prepared by the United States Geological Survey.
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Florida Heat Pump: This company would like to sell
you a system to heat and cool your home. They use a novel approach
that many scientists believe has great potential. Their website explains
how ground water can be used as a heat source or heat sink for residential
climate control.
The photo at the top of this page was obtained from "A Guide
to Private Wells", an educational webpage developed by the Virginia
Water Resources Research Center.
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