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Summary
Summary
As the concerns over agrochemical entry into groundwater increases, so does the need for monitoring programs to determine the extent of contamination. This new volume presents information required to design a groundwater sampling program based on geostatistics and state-of-the-art sampling techniques. It examines selection of appropriate design and suitable techniques to obtain accurate data on the presence of agrochemical residues in various environmental compartments. It also provides a basis for comparing programs and data in different geographic areas with varying types of soils and aquifers. Specialized field equipment developed for the study of groundwater contamination is also discussed. Of special interest are chapters on EPA's approach to groundwater-quality monitoring and basin-scale and field-scale designs for various zones, including saturated and unsaturated zones, root zones, and vadose zones.
Author Notes
Ralph G. Nash is at EPL Bio-Analytical Services, Inc.. Anne R. Leslie is at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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Although nitrogen fertilizers have been recognized for some time as a source of groundwater pollution, the knowledge that agricultural pesticides represent a similar threat is a relatively recent discovery. In 1979 pesticide contamination was detected in California and Long Island (New York ) wells, but as late as 1987 the Environmental Protection Agency met strong resistance when it proposed the use of stronger wording on pesticide labels to warn of groundwater pollution. Improved sampling methods and better analytical techniques have confirmed that, contrary to previous expectations, pesticides can move through groundwater and endanger local drinking-water supplies. In this book, based on a 1990 symposium, an interdisciplinary group of investigators discusses strategies for groundwater and soil sampling, including several case studies. The presentation is not primarily intended for undergraduates, but this is one of the few books that discusses the topic. The book should be seriously considered by academic libraries that support strong environmental programs, especially if groundwater contamination is a regional concern.-H. E. Pence, SUNY College at Oneonta
Table of Contents
| Groundwater Residue Sampling: Overview of the Approach Taken by Government Agencies |
| Health Advisories and Alternative Agricultural Practices: Regulatory Basis for Concern and Its Influence on Legislation |
| Field-Scale Monitoring Studies To Evaluate Mobility of Pesticides in Soils and Groundwater |
| Geostatistics for Sampling Designs and Analysis |
| Minimum Cost Sample Allocation |
| Regional and Targeted Groundwater Quality Networks in the Delmarva Peninsula |
| Groundwater-Sampling Network To Study Agrochemical Effects on Water Quality in the Unconfined Aquifer |
| Study Design To Investigate and Simulate Agrochemical Movement and Fate in Groundwater Recharge |
| Design of Field Research and Monitoring Programs To Assess Environmental Fate |
| Soil Map Units: Basis for Agrochemical-Residue Sampling |
| System Design for Evaluation and Control of Agrochemical Movement in Soils Above Shallow Water Tables |
| Well Installation and Sampling Procedures for Monitoring Groundwater Beneath Agricultural Fields |
| Sampling Groundwater in a Northeastern U.S. Watershed |
| Water Quality Sampling Program at Low-Level Radioactive Groundwater Contamination Site: Wood River Junction, Rhode Island |
| Economic Monitoring Procedure for Assessing Agrochemical Nonpoint Source Loading in Unconsolidated Aquifers |
| Monitoring Agrochemical Transport into Shallow Unconfined Aquifers |
| Experiences and Knowledge Gained from Vadose Zone Sampling |
| Tension Lysimeters for Collecting Soil Percolate |
| Compendium of In Situ Pore-Liquid Samplers for Vadose Zone |
| Aseptic Sampling of Unconsolidated Heaving Soils in Saturated Zones |
| Techniques for Collecting Soil Samples in Field Research Studies |
| Soil-Pan Methods for Studying Pesticide Dissipation on Soil |
| Rainfall Simulation for Evaluating Agrochemical Surface Loss |
