Why are contamination issues occur in rural communities

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Assignment Task: TCP in Groundwater; Land Subsidence

Submit both summaries as one document using the link provided.

1. TCP in Groundwater

Based on the attached article from the Bakersfield Californian and the video from Water Deeply, write a 200-word summary of the issues around TCP in groundwater. Questions you should address include how did TCP get into the groundwater, why are we concerned about it, what are the costs of dealing with it, and why are contamination issues such as this a particular problem for small rural communities?

Bakersfield Californian TCP Article, A printout of the article is attached below.

Water Deeply TCP Video

KBAK Newsclip about the outcome of the lawsuit against Dow Chemical

2. Land Subsidence

Based on the article from the Water Education Foundation, write a 200-word summary of the issues around land subsidence. Address what causes land subsidence, which are the areas most affected, which are the structures most affected, what caused the recent reactivation of land subsidence, and what are the areas in California outside of the Central Valley that are also affected.

Water Education Foundation Article on Land Subsidence

Attachment:- Water and the West Online.rar

Reference no: EM133193669

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