Microbial Evaluation of Groundwater and its Implications on Redox Condition of a Multi-Layer Sedimentary Aquifer System

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• 作者：Tirumalesh Keesari ; K. L. Ramakumar ; M. Bala Krishna Prasad…
• 关键词：Microbial contamination ; Dissolved oxygen ; Sulphate reducing bacteria ; Groundwater ; Pondicherry
• 刊名：Environmental Processes
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：June 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：2
• 期：2
• 页码：331-346
• 全文大小：872KB
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• 作者单位：Tirumalesh Keesari (1)
  K. L. Ramakumar (1)
  M. Bala Krishna Prasad (2)
  S. Chidambaram (3)
  Petha Perumal (4)
  D. Prakash (5)
  N. Nawani (6)
  
  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, 400085, India
  2. 22616 Shining Harness Street, Clarksburg, MD, 20871, USA
  3. Earth Sciences Department, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, 608002, Tamil Nadu, India
  4. Agricultural Department, Pondicherry, 673 310, India
  5. Department of Microbiology, University of Pune, Pune, 411007, Maharashtra, India
  6. Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Pune, 411033, Maharashtra, India
  
• 刊物类别：Environmental Science and Engineering; Environmental Management; Waste Management/Waste Technology;
• 刊物主题：Environmental Science and Engineering; Environmental Management; Waste Management/Waste Technology; Water Quality/Water Pollution;
• 出版者：Springer International Publishing
• ISSN：2198-7505

文摘

A synoptic microbial assessment of groundwater has been carried to describe the groundwater quality and its geochemical environment in the Pondicherry region located in the southeast part of India. Spatial and vertical variability in dissolved oxygen (DO) and chemical species clearly explain that regional geological settings associated with human pressure are controlling the groundwater quality in this region. Results show that the abundance of bacteria is positively related to DO, total organic carbon (TOC) and inversely related to well depth, whereas sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) present at some locations do not show any systematic trend with the above parameters. About half of the measured groundwater samples showed presence of E. coli. Some suboxic deep aquifers (DO?≤- mg/L) showed presence of E.coli which are not commonly observed. SRB are found mostly in deeper Tertiary and Cretaceous aquifers reflecting presence of reducing conditions. The rapid accumulation of organic matter associated with heterotrophic conditions has increased the prevalence of redox sensitive SRB in coastal zones of Pondicherry region. Reducing conditions in deeper aquifers of Cretaceous and Tertiary formations and availability of Marcasite in these formations may lead to possible arsenic contamination in groundwater. Climate change induced sea level rise and human pollution may exacerbate the nutrient and microbial pollution in this coastal region, and this warrants a detailed investigation so that proper protection strategies for sustainable management of the groundwater resources along the Indian coastal zone can be proposed. Keywords Microbial contamination Dissolved oxygen Sulphate reducing bacteria Groundwater Pondicherry