Microbial Diversity in Groundwater and Its Response to Seawater Intrusion in Beihai City, Southern China.

ABSTRACT: Seawater intrusion is a major concern commonly found in coastal aquifers worldwide. Because of the intense aquifer exploitation and land-based marine aquaculture in the coastal area of Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, numerous underground aquifers in this area have been affected by seawater intrusion. However, the microbial communities in freshwater aquifers and their response to seawater intrusion are still unclear. In this study, groundwater from three aquifers was collected from three monitoring sites at different distances from the coastline in the coastal area of Beihai City, and the hydrochemical characteristics of these groundwater samples and the structure of the associated microbial communities were analyzed. The Cl^- concentration of the samples ind

SUBMITTER: Ma Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328385 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature