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USGS Arsenic Concentrations in Groundwater of the United States

Arsenic values in micrograms per liter for groundwater samples from approximately 31,000 wells and springs across 49 US states compiled by USGS, with downloadable Excel, TXT, and GIS shapefiles for 20,043 samples collected 1973-2001

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At a glance

Region
United States (North America)
Coverage
49 US states, 31,000 wells and springs
Access
Free
Category
Government
Last updated
2024

What's inside

  • Arsenic Contamination
  • Groundwater Quality
  • Well Data
  • GIS Shapefiles

What you can do with it

Typical work that data of this type supports.

  1. 01

    Trend hotspots

    Find where water tables are falling year after year.

    Because it has: Groundwater Quality

  2. 02

    Recharge planning

    Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.

  3. 03

    Hotspots and trends

    Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.

    Because it has: Arsenic Contamination

Where AI adds value

Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.

  1. 01

    Gap filling

    Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.

  2. 02

    Level forecasts

    Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.

  3. 03

    Risk maps

    Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.

Machine access and documentation

Open API

Machine-readable endpoint on catalog.data.gov

Licence: Public Domain

Listed in our registry of open water APIs, which WaterDataGPT can query live.

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