NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Support for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Contract No. 59-0700-1-145, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grant No. CR-817614-01-1, and the U.S. Geological Survey Contract No. 14-08-001-AO834.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ground water vulnerability assessment: predicting relative contamination potential under conditions of uncertainty / Committee on Techniques for Assessing Ground Water Vulnerability, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Groundwater—Pollution. 2. Water—Pollution potential.

I. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Techniques for Assessing Ground Water Vulnerability.

TD426.G725 1993

628.1'68—dc20 93-32944

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