{"id":64,"date":"2023-11-15T15:16:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//quality/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//diffuse-pollution/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:12:09","slug":"diffuse-pollution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//quality/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//diffuse-pollution/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//","title":{"rendered":"Diffuse pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<section 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Link</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//section>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<section class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"container/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"row/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"col-12/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Groundwater is vulnerable to pollutants that leach from the land surface. This &#8216;diffuse&#8217; pollution comes from non-point source, widespread activities within the current and past agricultural and urban environments. There is also a contribution from atmospheric deposition.</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<figure  class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"img-wrap/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//wp-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//uploads/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//sites/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//4/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//2025/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//08/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//P602491.webp/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" data-toggle=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"lightbox/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" data-footer=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"&lt;p&gt;Diffuse pollution can leach from the land surface into groundwater from non-point sources such as crop spraying. 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It is moving across a green field./groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" data-src=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//wp-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//uploads/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//sites/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//4/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//2025/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//08/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//P602491.webp/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" /groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a><figcaption class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"caption /groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"caption-icon/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<img decoding=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"async/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" src=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//wp-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//themes/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//bgs/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//img/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//info-caption.svg/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" alt=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"Information icon/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"caption-text/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><p>Diffuse pollution can leach from the land surface into groundwater from non-point sources such as crop spraying. BGS /groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a9 UKRI.</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"expand-box expand-box-top/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//wp-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//uploads/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//sites/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//4/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//2025/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//08/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//P602491.webp/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" ><img decoding=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"async/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" 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icon/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//figcaption></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//figure>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<h2 class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-heading/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Rural sources of diffuse pollution</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//h2>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Rural diffuse pollution arises from land-use activities spread across large areas, such as:</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<ul class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-list/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>fertilisers and pesticides used in the cultivation of land to grow crops</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>livestock grazing with associated manure and slurry storage and disposal</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>sewage sludge disposal</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>forestry operations</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//ul>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Dispersed housing may also be a source. </groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<figure  class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"img-wrap/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><img decoding=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"async/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" 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data-src=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//wp-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//uploads/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//sites/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//4/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//2025/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//08/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//manure-6135606_1280.jpg/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" /groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//><figcaption class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"caption /groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"caption-icon/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<img decoding=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"async/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" src=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//wp-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//themes/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//bgs/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//img/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//info-caption.svg/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" alt=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"Information icon/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"caption-text/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><p>Livestock manure can be a source of groundwater pollution. Image by <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//pixabay.com/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//users/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//emphyrio-10920769/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=6135606/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Pete</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a> from <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//pixabay.com/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=6135606/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Pixabay</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>.</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//figcaption></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//figure>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>The pollutants of concern include:</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<ul class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-list/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>nutrients such as nitrogen (typically in the form of&nbsp;<a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//quality/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//diffuse-pollution/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//nitrate/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">nitrate</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>) and phosphorus&nbsp;</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>pesticides</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>metals</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>artificial micro- and nanoparticles (for example, plastics; tyre wear particles)</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>biodegradable substances</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>ammonia </groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>microorganisms, such as faecal coliforms</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//ul>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<h2 class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-heading/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Urban sources of diffuse pollution</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//h2>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>In urban areas, both industrial and municipal activities generate pollutants. Urbanisation changes the natural pattern of recharge to groundwater with run-off from built areas and impervious surfaces, such as roads and car parks. There is also input from mains water, leaking sewers and pluvial drains.</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Infiltration may carry a mix of polluting substances, such as: </groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<ul class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-list/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>toxic metals</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>pesticides</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>oils and hydrocarbons</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>sediments </groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>oxygen-depleting substances</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>tyre wear and plastic particles and additives</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//ul>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<h2 class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-heading/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Emerging contaminants</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//h2>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Recently, advancing analytical techniques have identified a range of widespread&nbsp;<a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.bgs.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//quality/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//diffuse-pollution/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//emerging-contaminants-in-groundwater/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">emerging contaminants</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>&nbsp;in groundwater, including: </groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<ul class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-list/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>pesticide breakdown products</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>pharmaceuticals</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>food additives</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>industrial compounds </groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>PFAS</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>caffeine </groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>microplastics</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<li>tyre wear additives</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//li>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//ul>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<h2 class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"wp-block-heading/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Further reading</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//h2>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<div  class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"accordions/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"acc-wrap/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<button class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"button-content/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" tabindex=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"-1/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Selected publications</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//button>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"acc-body sea-background-e/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<p><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person nerc_int_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Ascott, M,</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person nerc_int_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Lewis, M,</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person nerc_int_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Gooddy, D,</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person nerc_int_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Mackay, J,</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person nerc_int_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Smedley, P L, and</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person nerc_int_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"><span class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"person_name/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Cartwright, C.</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//span> 2022. <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//nora.nerc.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//id/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//eprint/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//533586/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Impacts of climate and land use change on groundwater quality in England: a scoping study</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>. <em>British Geological Survey Open Report</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em> OR/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//22/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//076. (Nottingham, UK: British Geological Survey, 134pp.)</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Lapworth, D J, and Shockley, D J. 2022. <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//nora.nerc.ac.uk/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//id/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//eprint/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//532670/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Microplastics in UK groundwater and stygobites: protocols for sampling, analysis and pilot study results</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>. <em>British Geological Survey Open Report</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em> OR/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//22/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//015. (Nottingham, UK: British Geological Survey.)</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Morris, B, and Cunningham, J. 2008. <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1111/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//j.1747-6593.2007.00082.x/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Suburbanisation of important aquifers in England and Wales: estimating its current extent</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>./groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<em>Water and Environment Journal</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em>, Vol. 22(2), 88/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u201399. DOI: https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1111/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//j.1747-6593.2007.00082.x</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Morris, B L, Darling, W G, Cronin, A A, Rueedi, J, Whitehead, E J, and Gooddy, D C. 2006. <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1007/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//s10040-006-0028-1/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Assessing the impact of modern recharge on a sandstone aquifer beneath a suburb of Doncaster, UK</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>./groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<em>Hydrogeology Journa</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em>l, Vol. 14 (6), 979/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u2013997. DOI: https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1007/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//s10040-006-0028-1</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Rueedi, J, Cronin, A A, and Morris, B. 2009. <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1111/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//j.1747-6593.2008.00119.x/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Estimation of sewer leakage to urban groundwater using depth-specific hydrochemistry</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>./groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<em>Water and Environment Journal</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em>, Vol. 23(2), 134/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u2013144. DOI: https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1111/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//j.1747-6593.2008.00119.x</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>Vero, S, and Ascott, M. 2022. <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//www.taylorfrancis.com/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//chapters/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//edit/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1201/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//9780429326806-4/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//nitrate-transport-agricultural-systems-sara-vero-matthew-ascott/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Nitrate transport in agricultural systems</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>. Chapter 3 in/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u00a0<em>Nitrate</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em> <em>Handbook</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em>. Tsadilas, C (editor). (Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press.)</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n<p>White, D, Lapworth, D J, Stuart, M E, and Williams, P J. 2016. <a href=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1016/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//j.scitotenv.2016.04.054/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" target=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"_blank/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" rel=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"noopener/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">Hydrochemical profiles in urban groundwater systems: new insights into contaminant sources and pathways in the subsurface from legacy and emerging contaminants</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a>. <em>Science of The Total Environment</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//em>, Vol. 562, 962/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/u2013973. DOI: https:/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64///groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//doi.org/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//10.1016/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//j.scitotenv.2016.04.054</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//p>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//div></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//section>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<section id=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"in-this-section-4313-block_df7cd492c07304ca8906f35a5fd748a1/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"grid-section  sea-background-e   /groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/" >/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"container/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/">/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<div class=/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/"row 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groundwater</groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//a></groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64//h2>/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/n/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t/groundwater/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/64/t<p>Contamination of groundwater by nitrate is increasing and BGS is investigating the 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