Voluntary efforts to curb groundwater pollution in eastern Oregon have failed for decades. This bill was supposed to change ...

Gov. Tina Kotek backed the bill to modernize Oregon’s failed groundwater pollution laws. Kotek has been active in trying to ...

Groundwater pollution puts drinking water at risk in Eastern Oregon counties. By Monica Samayoa (OPB) Boardman, Ore. May 5, 2022 8:32 p.m.

Scientists used advanced technology to assess the risks. Officials uncover rising threat to US groundwater — here's what you ...

Groundwater pollution from nitrates is a well-documented issue in that region, first acknowledged by the state in 1990. Since then, Oregon has struggled to control the seepage of nitrates — ...

Groundwater is simply water — mainly from rain and snow, but also from some human activities — that has soaked into the soil. That's the end of its journey from our perspective, but the water ...

Pumping groundwater to contain pollution. More than 4 billion gallons of water are pumped out of the ground in the Twin Cities every year to remove contamination.

How do scientists use isotopes to study groundwater pollution? Scientists use specific isotopes like nitrogen-15, oxygen-18, and sulfur-34 to identify pollutants such as nitrate and sulphates. They ...

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a ...

How to Reduce and Remove Ground Pollution. Ground pollutants are generated mostly by industry, power plants, and garbage management facilities. These pollutants are arguably the most difficult to ...

Groundwater pollution can come from a myriad of places. It happens when a contaminant either sits on top of the ground or is found in the soil itself and leeches into the aquifers below.