Corrosive ground water in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the vicinity of Ocean County, east-central New Jersey
Water-Resources Investigations Report
87-4181
By: George R. Kish, Julia L. Barringer, and Randy L. Ulery
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Abstract
Corrosive groundwater, which has been linked to trace-metal leaching from plumbing materials in Europe and the United States , has been identified in the Coastal Plain of New Jersey. The corrosiveness of groundwater in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in New Jersey has been estimated by calculating values for the Aggressive Index, using groundwater chemistry data. A contour map of Aggressive-Index values shows that groundwater is very corrosive in the vicinity of Ocean County, New Jersey. Areas with the least corrosive water are generally along the coast, whereas areas with the most corrosive water are farther inland. (USGS)
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Kish, G.R., Barringer, J., Ulery, R.L., 1989, Corrosive ground water in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the vicinity of Ocean County, east-central New Jersey: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4181, 1 map : col. ; 91 x 112 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri874181.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Corrosive ground water in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the vicinity of Ocean County, east-central New Jersey |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 87-4181 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri874181 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 1 map : col. ; 91 x 112 cm., folded in envelope 30 x 24 cm. |