Automated Time Series Measurement of Microbial Concentrations in Groundwater-Derived Water Supplies.

ABSTRACT: Fecal contamination by human and animal pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, and protozoa, is a potential human health hazard, especially with regards to drinking water. Pathogen occurrence in groundwater varies considerably in space and time, which can be difficult to characterize as sampling typically requires hundreds of liters of water to be passed through a filter. Here we describe the design and deployment of an automated sampler suited for hydrogeologically and chemically dynamic groundwater systems. Our design focused on a compact form to facilitate transport and quick deployment to municipal and domestic water supplies. We deployed a sampler to characterize water quality from a household well tapping a shallow fractured dolomite aquifer in northeast Wisconsin. The sampler was d

SUBMITTER: Owens DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379695 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature