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Ethylene dibromide (EDB) trends in the upper Floridan Aquifer, Seminole County, Georgia, October 1981 to November 1987

Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4034
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https://doi.org/10.3133/wri894034

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Abstract

Results of an investigation to assess the persistence and trends of ethylene dibromide (EDB) in the Upper Floridan aquifer, in Georgia indicate that in November 1987, EDB was present in the groundwater 4 years after it was last applied as a soil fumigant in the intensively farmed area of central Seminole County. At that time, EDB was detected in water samples from one domestic well and four irrigation wells. Concentrations ranged from less than 0.01 micrograms/L to 3.3 micrograms/L. The investigation in November 1987 revealed the groundwater contamination was limited to the 4-sq-mi area in the vicinity of Buck Hole, a sinkhole in a swampy depression in the central part of the County. In three of the five wells in which EDB was detected, concentrations have not changed significantly since August 1983. However, in one irrigation well near Buck Hole, the concentration decreased from 110 to 0.7 microgram/L since October 1981. In another irrigation well near Buck Hole, the concentration decreased from 26 to about 2.5 microgram/L during that period. The groundwater level data indicate that from Buck Hole, the hydraulic gradient in the Upper Floridan aquifer is about 2.8 ft/mi toward the east. However, the movement of EDB from the area of relatively high concentration near Buck Hole in the direction of inferred flow lines is not apparent. Although concentration gradients were not detected along flow lines, the movement of water induced by pumping wells W4 and W5 produced short-term decreasing and increasing trends in EDB Concentrations in wells W4 and W5, respectively. (USGS)

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McConnell, J.B., 1988, Ethylene dibromide (EDB) trends in the upper Floridan Aquifer, Seminole County, Georgia, October 1981 to November 1987: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 89-4034, vi, 11 p. :ill. ;28 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/wri894034.

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Ethylene dibromide (EDB) trends in the upper Floridan Aquifer, Seminole County, Georgia, October 1981 to November 1987
Series title Water-Resources Investigations Report
Series number 89-4034
DOI 10.3133/wri894034
Year Published 1988
Language ENGLISH
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey ; Copies can be purchased from U.S. Geological Survey Books and Open-File Reports,
Contributing office(s) South Atlantic Water Science Center
Description vi, 11 p. :ill. ;28 cm.
Country United States
State Georgia
County Seminole County
Other Geospatial Upper Floridan Aquifer
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