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Hazard

Water Quality

Surface waters and aquifers can be contaminated by various chemicals, microbes, and radionuclides. Common sources of drinking water contaminants include industry and agriculture, human and animal waste, treatment and distribution, and natural sources.

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  • Bureau of Reclamation Research and Development Office

    • Pilot Study of Reservoir Sustainability Options: Bighorn Reservoir
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  • Michele Whitbeck/USFWS

    • Marsh Migration and Thin-Layer Placement on Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
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