Evaluating the impact of a cemetery on groundwater by multivariate analysis.

ABSTRACT: Water analyses in conjunction with hydrological and geotechnical investigations were carried out to assess the potential for groundwater contamination from the decomposition of buried human bodies. Water samples were collected from 2007 to 2018 in three monitoring wells built within the cemetery area. Water quality was evaluated based on the determination of 25 analytical parameters (20 physical-chemical and 5 microbiological). Laboratory data reported by the local sewage water company for water collected in household cisterns located outside the cemetery area were also evaluated. Multivariate analysis showed a similar pattern between iron content, turbidity, and rainfall data collected at the rainfall station closest to the study area. This behavior is a direct consequence of soil leachin

SUBMITTER: Saba ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817448 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature