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1923646 
Journal Article 
Urban ground-water pollution: A case study from Coventry, United Kingdom 
Nazari, MM; Burston, MW; Bishop, PK; Lerner, DN 
1993 
1 
Groundwater
ISSN: 0017-467X
EISSN: 1745-6584 
GROUND WATER PUBLISHING CO 
WESTERVILLE 
BIOSIS/93/22135 
31 
3 
417-424 
English 
WOS:A1993LB10800011 
BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. A regional ground-water quality survey from 28 wells in the Coventry area of the United Kingdom identified widespread ground-water pollution. Chlorinated hydrocarbon solvents (CHSs) were detected at concentrations exceeding 1 microgram per liter (mug/l) in all industrial and public water supply wells within the urban area. Of the CHSs analyzed, trichloroethane was most ubiquitous and was also detected at the highest concentrations, reaching a maximum of 547 mug/l at the industrial "Site A" during this study. By comparison with CHS pollution, inorganic and trace element concentrations were elevated relative to assumed baseline levels only in some industrial wells. The limited extent of inorganic contamination may be due to (1) retention of pollutants within the unsaturated zone, (2) ground-water mixing in wells, (3) ferric hydroxide precipitation resulting in heavy metal coprecipitation, and (4) sorption on sand grains coated with ferric hydroxide. For inorganic determin 
Environment Abstracts; WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH; HEAVY METALS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; AQUIFERS; HYDROCARBONS, WATER; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM; GROUNDWATER; ENA 07:General