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Dr. Adam Milewski, science advisor for NASA DEVELOP program for Georgia water resources

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Georgia Water Resources: Groundwater Storage Change and Contamination Risks



The southeastern U.S. is experiencing groundwater decline, and the local geology in southeast Georgia has increased the risk of groundwater contamination, according to research from a NASA DEVELOP team.

At the University of Georgia, a team of young scientists discovered that their region’s geology and contamination patterns can predict where pollution may affect groundwater, holding clues for the future of farmers and urbanites.

“The most important discovery was that the southeastern USA is experiencing groundwater decline, and that the local geology in southeast Georgia has increased the risk of groundwater contamination,” said Dr. Adam Milewski, the project science advisor for the Georgia Water Resources Team. Milewski is an assistant professor of water resources in the Department of Geology at the University of Georgia, and became involved with the project after researching groundwater storage change and dynamics for several years.



For more information, click here:

http://earthzine.org/2016/02/22/georgia-water-resources-groundwater-storage-change-and-contamination-risks/

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