Sentence examples for reaching groundwater from inspiring English sources
He said if the town took no action to further protect its watershed areas, the amounts of contaminants reaching groundwater and the Peconic Bays would double.
Reasonable rates at the lower end of the reported range, corresponding to lower 95% confidence interval estimates, result in simulated nitrate concentrations reaching groundwater above regulatory limits.
The mean KD for Fe: 13.4 compared with the mean total concentration of 173 mg/Kg indicates almost 13 times (8 %) attenuation of the metal before reaching groundwater.
The high values could be as a result of nitrates from fertilizers being leached below the plant's root zone and eventually reaching groundwater (Ansa-Asare et al. 2009).
These characteristics result in contaminants easily reaching groundwater, where they are transported rapidly in karstic conduits over large distances (Zwahlen 2003).
If high pH leachate did reach groundwater, chemical modeling indicated that groundwater dilution and carbonation would mitigate groundwater pH effects.
Governor Jay Inslee said yesterday the leaking material poses no immediate risk to public safety or the environment because it would take a while - perhaps years - to reach groundwater.
The landfill impacted the stream seasonally during dry periods when concentrations in the stream reached groundwater concentration levels.
Last week in the Brazilian city of São Paulo, home to 20 million people, and once known as the City of Drizzle,drought got so bad that residents began drilling through basement floors and car parks to try to reach groundwater.
The catch is that seeds and saplings won't grow in such soil, but if a young tree becomes large enough that its roots can reach groundwater it stands an excellent chance of thriving.
(ii) Microplastic could potentially also reach groundwater, after passage through the soil profile, where it may then lead to undesirable effects akin to those already extensively documented in other aquatic environments5.
