Contaminant study

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Contaminant study  of Groundwater in Texas using
ArcGIS Modeling Tool

• TCE in Ground Water
• By Linlin Wang

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Trichloroethylene (TCE)

• What is Trichloroethylene?
• What happens to trichloroethylene when it enters
  the environment?
• How might we be exposed to trichloroethylene?
• How can trichloroethylene affect our health?
• How has the federal government made
  recommendations to protect human health?

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TCE Concentration Distribution
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EPA Defined Groundwater Contamination

• EPA Limit gt17ppm is contamination

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Where Exceeds EPAs Drinking Water Limit?

• EPA Drinking Water Limit lt0.005ppm

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Public Use Groundwater Source
-Drinking water -Recreation
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Identify Public Use Groundwater that Exceeds EPA
Limit
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Where the most terrible thing happens?
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Possibility Study of Cancer Rate Related to TCE
Distribution in Groundwater
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Conclusions

• Conclusion
• -Large Range from 0240 ppm
• -Central and East Problem
• -Possibility of Cause of Cancer
• Future Work
• -Find out Source of TCE
• -Investigate the Possible Route of TCE Transport

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Acknowledgement

• Dr.Maidment
• Venkatesh Merwade
• Ali Sari

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Questions?