多年前，荷兰就开始对受污染的水进行人工补给，当时还没有关于土壤中有机化学物质行为的任何数据。目前，先进分析技术的应用为渗透过程去除受污染原水中的化合物的潜力以及补给区土壤污染的可能危险提供了新的线索。有了这些新的见解，有机化学物质——有机卤素化合物、有机氮化合物和产生气味的化合物——在水通过土壤的过程中的反应不仅获得了科学上的影响，而且还产生了政治上的影响。包括22个参考文献、表格和图表。

Artificial recharge of polluted water began years ago in The Netherlands, before any data concerning the behavior of organic chemicals in the soil were available. The current application of advanced analytical techniques is shedding new light on the potential of infiltration processes to remove chemical compounds from polluted raw waters and on the possible dangers of soil contamination in the recharge area. With these new insights, the reactions of organic chemicals--organic halogen compounds, organic nitrogen compounds, and odor-producing compounds--during the passage of water through the soil have gained not only a scientific but also a political impact. Includes 22 references, tables, figure.