what is groundwater and how is this source of fresh water used in pennsylvania
2006-09-18 10:11:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Groundwater is any water found in or on the ground. It can be distinguished from rainwater, which becomes groundwater when it hits the ... (fill in the blank). Groundwater includes surface water and well water. In almost all areas (some parts of Hawaii being the exception), groundwater of some form is used for domestic consumption. Surface water typically has fewer obnoxious minerals dissolved in it (such as calcium and magnesium), but surface water may get polluted from any of various sources, so ordinarily needs to be treated (e.g., by chlorination) before use.
2006-09-18 10:18:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Groundwater is water located beneath the solid surface of the Earth. Groundwater is most commonly used as a source of drinking water.
2006-09-18 10:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by Deep Thought 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
groundwater comes from surface of ground, gets into earth & supplies wells. pollution & filtration of clean earth & affect its quality.
2006-09-18 10:19:23 · answer #3 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water that occurs below the surface of the Earth, where it occupies all or part of the void spaces in soils or geologic strata. It is also called subsurface water to distinguish it from surface water which is found in large bodies like the oceans or lakes, or which flows overland in streams.
2006-09-18 10:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by Britannica Knowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋