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Mercury (inorganic)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1522
GENERAL INFORMATION Mercury is a liquid metal found in natural deposits such as ores containing other elements. The major sources of mercury in drinking water are erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refineries and factories; runoff from landfills; ...
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Trichloroethylene (TCE)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1594
GENERAL INFORMATION Trichloroethylene, a volatile organic chemical, is a colorless or blue liquid with a chloroform-like odor. Trichloroethylene is primarily used to remove grease from fabricated metal parts and in the production of some textiles. The maj ...
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1,2-Dichloroethane
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1582
GENERAL INFORMATION 1,2-Dichloroethane is a colorless, oily, organic liquid with a sweet, chloroform-like odor. The greatest use of 1,2-dichloroethane is in making chemicals involved in plastics, rubber and synthetic textile fibers. Other uses include: as ...
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p-Dichlorobenzene
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1581
GENERAL INFORMATION para-Dichlorobenzene is an organic solid of white crystals with a mothball-like odor. p-Dichlorobenzene is used mainly as an insecticidal fumigant against clothes moths and as a deodorant for garbage and restrooms. It is also used as a ...
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o-Dichlorobenzene
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1580
GENERAL INFORMATION ortho-Dichlorobenzene is a colorless organic liquid with a pleasant, aromatic odor. The greatest use of o-dichlorobenzene is as a chemical intermediate for making agricultural chemicals, primarily herbicides. Other present and past use ...
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Chlorobenzene
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1579
GENERAL INFORMATION Chlorobenzene is a colorless organic liquid with a faint, almond-like odor. Chlorobenzene is used in the manufacture of other organic chemicals, dyestuffs and insecticides. It is also used a solvent for adhesives, drugs, rubber, paints ...
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Carbon tetrachloride
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1578
GENERAL INFORMATION Carbon tetrachloride is a clear heavy organic liquid with a sweet aromatic odor similar to chloroform. Most carbon tetrachloride is used to make chlorofluorocarbon propellants and refrigerants, though this has been declining steadily. ...
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Total organic carbon (TOC)
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1540
GENERAL INFORMATION Total organic carbon (TOC) is used as a measure of water quality. TOC in source water comes from decaying natural organic matter (NOM) as well as synthetic sources. Humic acids, fulvic acids and urea are examples of NOM. Detergents, ...
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Phosphorous
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1538
GENERAL INFORMATION Phosphorus is commonly found in soil, rocks and plants. Phosphorus is an important fertilizer, but is also present in human and animal wastes, in sludges and in detergents. Phosphorus is relatively immobile in soil and will not reach ...
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Ammonia
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1534
GENERAL INFORMATION Ammonia is rarely found in unpolluted surface water, but is common at low levels in well water. Water contaminated with sewage, animal wastes or fertilizer runoff may contain elevated levels of ammonia. Ammonia is very soluble in wat ...