U.S. Geological Survey ActivitiesThe Survey, 1981 - Geology |
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... sources and characteristics of the wastes . Table 1 lists estimates of some of these characteristics . There are , of course , other impor- tant technical characteristics that also could be compared such as relative toxicity , mobility ...
... sources and characteristics of the wastes . Table 1 lists estimates of some of these characteristics . There are , of course , other impor- tant technical characteristics that also could be compared such as relative toxicity , mobility ...
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... sources of wastes . Nuclear wastes 10 to 30 square miles None known Fairly well known Toxic chemical wastes ... sources of wastes . Radioactive wastes result from a relative- ly few well - known and documented sources . Although the ...
... sources of wastes . Nuclear wastes 10 to 30 square miles None known Fairly well known Toxic chemical wastes ... sources of wastes . Radioactive wastes result from a relative- ly few well - known and documented sources . Although the ...
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... sources of contamination are from common household septic systems Another large source of toxic waste contaminants is ordinary municipal waste landfills . Although I do not wish to diminish the concern for large industrial toxic waste ...
... sources of contamination are from common household septic systems Another large source of toxic waste contaminants is ordinary municipal waste landfills . Although I do not wish to diminish the concern for large industrial toxic waste ...
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... source rocks ( oil shale and other organic sedimentary rocks ) , reser- voir rocks ( limestones and sandstones ) , and traps ( anticlinal structures ) - were known to be present in the area that was to become the National Petroleum ...
... source rocks ( oil shale and other organic sedimentary rocks ) , reser- voir rocks ( limestones and sandstones ) , and traps ( anticlinal structures ) - were known to be present in the area that was to become the National Petroleum ...
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... source or a reservoir or both . They concluded , however , that the Lisburne was complexly broken and faulted in the area of exposure and too deeply buried along the coast to be important as a petroleum source or a reser- voir ...
... source or a reservoir or both . They concluded , however , that the Lisburne was complexly broken and faulted in the area of exposure and too deeply buried along the coast to be important as a petroleum source or a reser- voir ...
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