Few Volatile Organic Compounds Detected in Rivers and Ground Water in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin

Andrews, William J.

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VOC‘s are carbon-containing chemicals that readily evaporate at normal air temperature and pressure. They are contained in many commercial products such as gasoline, paints, adhesives, solvents, wood preservatives, dry-cleaning agents, pesticides, cosmetics, correction fluid, and refrigerants. Approximately 15 million pounds of VOC‘s were released to the atmosphere in the focused study area (fig. 1) in 1992 by facilities registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Millions of additional pounds of VOC‘s are emitted to the atmosphere and to land and water by smaller unregistered users of these compounds in the focused study area.

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USGS Numbered Series

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5230

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Andrews, William J.

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Minnesota Water Science Center

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2nd

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ENGLISH

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0470000

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0434500

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-0910000

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-0953000

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2 p.

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U.S. Geological Survey

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Fact Sheet

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095-96

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Few Volatile Organic Compounds Detected in Rivers and Ground Water in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin; 1996; FS; 095-96; Andrews, William J.

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1996

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Few Volatile Organic Compounds Detected in Rivers and Ground Water in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin; 1996; FS; 095-96; Andrews, William J.