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  <dc:contributor>Dana W. Kolpin</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Edward T. Furlong</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Steven D. Zaugg</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Michael T. Meyer</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Larry B. Barber</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Michael J. Focazio</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Kimberlee K. Barnes</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2005</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;Ground water provides approximately 40 percent of the nation&amp;rsquo;s public water supply, and the total percentage of withdrawals for irrigation has increased from 23 percent in 1950 to 42 percent in 2000. Ground water also is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers in the United States and has a substantial influence on river and wetland habitats for plants and animals. Organic wastewater contaminants (OWCs) in the environment recently have been documented to be of global concern with a variety of sources and source pathways.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Business News Publishing Company</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Studies examine contaminants: Pharmaceuticals, hormones and other organic wastewater contaminants in ground water resources</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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