Ground Water
BY:Sebastian Huggins
What is ground water?
Porosity vs. Permiability
Permeability- Materials ability to allow fluids to pass through
Porosity and permeability both help in ground water because you need to be able to store water and also let it pass through.
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Effects of depleting ground water
-loss of support underground
-fresh water more likely to get contaminated
Main ways we pollute groundwater in the United States
-toxic metal arsenic
-the use of gasoline and diesel (a really big one)
-chlorinated solvents