geology McAfee SECURE sites help keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams

Geology News
Earth Science Current Events


Radium in US Groundwater
February 16, 2012 | USGS

“A recent USGS study found that groundwater in aquifers on the East Coast and in the Central United States has the highest risk of contamination from radium, a naturally occurring radioactive element and known carcinogen.” Quoted from the USGS press release.


  Related Stories

Radium in Groundwater
March 26, 2012 | USGS
"A USGS study found that groundwater in aquifers on the East Coast and in the...

Arkansas Shale Gas and Water Quality
May 19, 2013 | Duke University
"A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finds...

Denver Basin Groundwater Study
January 3, 2012 | USGS
"A newly released U.S. Geological Survey study of decreasing groundwater resources in the Denver Basin...

Hydraulic Fracturing Isn’t the Problem
February 21, 2012 | University of Texas at Austin
"Hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to extract natural gas has no direct connection to reports...

Streamflow Depletion by Wells
November 11, 2012 | USGS
"One of the primary concerns related to the development of groundwater resources is the effect...

Streamflow Depletion by Wells
February 15, 2013 |
"Groundwater and surface-water systems are connected, and groundwater discharge is often a substantial component of...

EPA Report on Dimock Water
July 26, 2012 | NorthCentralPA.com
EPA has tested drinking water from Dimock, Pennsylvania and reports that it is safe to...

Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment
May 25, 2012 | USGS
"Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California’s drinking water. To protect this vital resource,...


Every day you can find links to several earth science news topics right here. Bookmark this page and visit often. You can also receive our news for free by RSS feed or in a daily email message.





© 2005-2013 Geology.com. All Rights Reserved.
Images, code and content of this website are property of Geology.com. Use without permission is prohibited. Pages on this site are protected by Copyscape.