Illustration of Groundwater Cross-Contamination via Rock-Matrix Diffusion
By New England Water Science Center
2023 (approx.)
Detailed Description
This illustration shows the spread of contamination in fractured rock from drilled open bedrock boreholes via rock-matrix diffusion, which is when dissolved substances move from fractures to the rock matrix, or the primary geologic material that hold other types.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Graphic created by USGS and EPA for a video on the Contaminated Site Clean-Up Information website, an official website of the United States government.
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