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A study specifically of the water quality in the High Plains Aquifer system described in chapter 10 is at

High Plains Aquifer system

( http://webserver.cr.usgs.gov/nawqa/hpgw/ )
One of several available papers especially relevant to this chapter is "Stream-water quality in the conterminous U.S.-Status and trends of selected indicators during the 1980s," USGS Water Supply Paper 2400 by R. A. Smith et al., found at

"Stream-water quality in the conterminous U.S.-Status and trends of selected indicators d...

( http://water.usgs.gov/public/nwsum/sal/index.html )
Another is a collection of data on pesticides in ground water at

Data on pesticides in ground water

( http://water.wr.usgs.gov/pnsp )
An online version of the acid-drainage study at Leadville, Colorado, is found at

Acid-drainage study at Leadville, Colorado

( http://speclab.cr.usgs.gov/PAPERS/leadville99/ldv99.html )
Environment Canada provides information on pesticides and alternatives to them at

Environment Canada

( http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/epb/fiddle/alternat.html )
The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for many aspects of water-pollution control and water-quality monitoring. The EPA drinking-water home page is at

EPA drinking-water home page

( http://www.epa.gov/safewater )
For local information on drinking-water quality, see

Local information on drinking-water quality

( http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo.htm )
For the complete U.S. National Primary Drinking Water Standards, go to

U.S. National Primary Drinking Water Standards

( http://www.epa.gov/safewater/consumer/mcl.pdf )
The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratories of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are at

Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratories of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric A...

( http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/ )
A variety of water-related information is available from the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Division; see

U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Division

( http://water.usgs.gov/ )







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