Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Disparities in the United States in Relation to Heavy Metals and Biological Contaminants
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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States | Surface Water Sources | States | Surface Water Sources |
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Alabama | Tallapoosa River | Montana | Yellowstone River |
Alaska | Last Chance Basin | Nebraska | Platte River |
Arizona | Salt River, Upper Lake Mary | Nevada | Kings Canyon Creek |
Arkansas | Lake Maumelle | New Hampshire | Penacook Lake |
California | Sacramento River, Owens River | New Jersey | Delaware River |
Colorado | South Platte River, Blue River | New Mexico | Santa Fe Watershed |
Connecticut | Farmington River, Nepaug River | New York | Alcove Reservoir |
Delaware | Delaware River | North Carolina | Falls Lake Reservoir |
Florida | Floridan Aquifer | North Dakota | Missouri River |
Georgia | Chattahoochee River, Lake Lanier | Ohio | Scioto River |
Hawaii | Koolau Watershed | Oklahoma | Lake Overholser |
Idaho | Boise River | Oregon | North Santiam River |
Illinois | Lake Springfield | Pennsylvania | DeHart Reservoir |
Indiana | White River, Geist Reservoir | Rhode Island | Scituate Reservoir |
Iowa | Raccoon River, Des Moines River | South Carolina | Lake Murray |
Kansas | Kansas River | South Dakota | High Plains Aquifer |
Kentucky | Kentucky River | Tennessee | Cumberland River |
Louisiana | Southern Hills Aquifer | Texas | Colorado River, Trinity River |
Maine | Kennebac River | Utah | Wasatch Front Streams |
Maryland | Magothy Formation Aquifer | Vermont | Lake Champlain |
Massachusetts | Quabin Reservoir | Virginia | James River |
Michigan | Saginaw Aquifer | Washington | McAllister Wellfield |
Minnesota | Mississippi River | West Virginia | Elk River |
Mississippi | Ross-Barnett Reservoir | Wisconsin | Sandstone Aquifer |
Missouri | Missouri River | Wyoming | Laramie Mountain Stream |
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Karim, K.; Guha, S.; Beni, R. Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Disparities in the United States in Relation to Heavy Metals and Biological Contaminants. Water 2020, 12, 967. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12040967
Karim K, Guha S, Beni R. Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Disparities in the United States in Relation to Heavy Metals and Biological Contaminants. Water. 2020; 12(4):967. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12040967
Chicago/Turabian StyleKarim, Kaleh, Sujata Guha, and Ryan Beni. 2020. "Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Disparities in the United States in Relation to Heavy Metals and Biological Contaminants" Water 12, no. 4: 967. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12040967
APA StyleKarim, K., Guha, S., & Beni, R. (2020). Comparative Analysis of Water Quality Disparities in the United States in Relation to Heavy Metals and Biological Contaminants. Water, 12(4), 967. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12040967