Sewage Plume in a Sand and Gravel Aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

U.S. Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 2218

Dennis R. LeBlanc

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Section 1 -- 2.2 MB

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose

Objectives and Approach

Definition of terms

Acknowledgements

Physical and cultural setting

Otis Air Force Base sewage treatment facility

Aquifer at Otis Air Force Base

Hydrogeology

Section 2 -- 2.2 MB

Hydrology

Results of chemical analyses

Introduction

Maps and sections used to present results

Selected constituents and properties

Specific conductance and temperature

Boron

Chloride and sodium

Phosphorus

Section 3 -- 1.9 MB

Nitrogen

Ammonia, nitrate, and dissolved oxygen

Detergents

Discussion

Processes that affect the distribution of contaminants in the plume

Section 4 -- 1.7 MB

Vertical location of the plume

Path of the plume

Summary

Selected references

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