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Groundwater quality in the Middle Sacramento Valley, California

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3005/

Results of a survey of contaminants in untreated groundwater in this area. Arsenic and boron were the two trace elements detected most frequently at concentrations greater than the benchmarks.

by Bennett, George L. V; Fram, Miranda S.; and Belitz, Kenneth
U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3005
Related topics:
Groundwater quality, Toxic trace element contamination, Water chemistry
States or counties
Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo

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