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Abstract
The shallow and Memphis aquifers in Shelby County, Tennessee, are valuable natural resources that are used for domestic, public-supply, and agricultural water use. The Memphis aquifer is the primary source for public supply in West Tennessee and provides 170 to 175 million gallons of water per day for more than 900,000 people (Robinson, 2018). The shallow aquifer includes the unconfined water table, provides domestic water supplies in Shelby County, and is susceptible to contamination from urban and industrial activities, underground storage tanks, old dumps, and other sources. Both aquifers are likely to be stressed in the future by factors such as population increase, contaminant migration from historical contamination sites, industrial and agricultural activities, climate change, and other competing demands on the water resources.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Microbiology and oxidation-reduction geochemistry of the water-table and Memphis aquifers in the Allen well field, Shelby County, Tennessee |
| Year Published | 2020 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Tennessee section of the American Water Resources Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center |
| Description | 22 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings from the 29th Tennessee water resources symposium |
| First page | 2C-3 |
| Last page | 2C-24 |
| Conference Title | 2020 Tennessee Water Resources Symposium |
| Conference Location | Burns, TN |
| Conference Date | April 22-24, 2020 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Shelby County |
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