USGS

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

U.S. Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 2218

Dennis R. LeBlanc


Table of Contents

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

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

Nitrogen

Ammonia, nitrate, and dissolved oxygen

Detergents

Discussion

Processes that affect the distribution of contaminants in the plume

Vertical location of the plume

Path of the plume

Summary

Selected references

 


 

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