Volatile Organic Compounds in the Nation's Ground Water
and Drinking-Water Supply Wells: Supporting Information
This release marks the completion of NAWQA's decadal assessment of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in aquifers and drinking-water supply wells.
The assessment of aquifers includes VOC analyses of about 3,500 water samples
from various types of wells, representing almost 100 different aquifer
studies. The assessment of supply wells is based on analyses of samples collected at the well head,
and before any treatment or blending, from about 2,400 domestic wells
and about 1,100 public wells. The
U.S. Geological Survey assessment provides the most comprehensive national-scale analysis to date
of VOC occurrence and distribution in the Nation's ambient ground water.
Where to find the report
Companion products and supporting materials:
Related publications
- Moran, M.J., Hamilton, P.A., and Zogorski, J.S., 2006,
Volatile Organic Compounds in the Nation's Ground Water and Drinking-Water
Supply Wells—A Summary,
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3048, 6 p.
- Toccalino, P.L., Rowe, B.L., and Norman, J.E., 2006, Volatile
Organic Compounds in the Nation's Drinking-Water Supply Wells--What
Findings May Mean to Human Health, U.S. Geological
Survey Fact Sheet 3043, 4 p.
- Moran, M.J., Zogorski, J.S., and Rowe, B.L., 2005,
Approach to an Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Nation's
Ground_ Water and Drinking-Water Supply Wells,
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1452, 36 p.
- Rowe, B.L., Toccalino, P.L., Moran, M.J., Zogorski, J.S.,
and Price, C. V., 2007,
Occurrence and Potential Human-Health
Relevance of Volatile Organic Compounds in Drinking Water from
Domestic Wells in the United States,
Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 115, no. 11, November 2007,
p. 1539-1546.
- Moran, M.J., Zogorski, J.S., and Squillace, P.J., 2005, MTBE and Gasoline Hydrocarbons in Ground Water of the United States,
Ground Water, Vol. 43, No. 4, July August 225, p. 615-627.
(Abstract) (Full journal article available with subscription)
- Moran, M.J., Zogorski, J.S., and Squillace, P.J., 2003,
Occurrence and implications of methyl tert-butyl ether and
gasoline hydrocarbons in ground water and source water in the
United States and in drinking water in 12 Northeast and
Mid-Atlantic States, 1993-2002,
U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4200, 26 p.
- Moran, M.J., 2006,
Occurrence and Implications of Selected Chlorinated Solvents in Ground Water and Source Water
in the United States and Drinking Water in 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, 1993-2002,
U.S. Geological Survey
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5268, 70 p.
- Moran, M.J., 2007,
Chlorinated Solvents in Groundwater of the United States,
Environmental Science and Technology Vol 41, No. 1, p. 74-81.
- Ivahnenko, Tamara, and Zogorski, J.S., 2006,
Sources and Occurrence of Chloroform and Other
Trihalomethanes in Drinking-Water Supply Wells in the
United States, 1986-2001,
U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5015, 13 p.
- Schaap, B., and Zogorski, J.S., 2006,
Occurrence of Trihalomethanes in the Nations Ground Water and Drinking-Water
Supply wells, 1985-2002,
U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5068, 64 p.
- Squillace, P.J., and Moran, M.J., 2006, Factors Associated With
Sources, Transport, and Fate of Volatile
Organic Compounds in Aquifers of the United States and Implications
for Ground-Water Management and Assessments,
U.S. Geological Survey
Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5269, 40 p.
- Toccalino, P.L.; Zogorski, J.S.; Norman, J.E., 2005,
Health-Based Screening Levels and Their Application to Water-Quality Data,
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3059, 2 p.
For more information on the NAWQA Program, visit:
http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa
For additional information on the National Assessment, please contact:
John S. Zogorski, Project Chief, National Synthesis of VOCs, NAWQA Program
U.S. Geological Survey
1608 Mountain View Rd
Rapid City, SD 57702
Email:
jszogors@usgs.gov
Phone: (605) 342-3214
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