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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Microbiology
  • Hydrology

Background:

  • Faecal pollution of water sources is a significant global health issue.
  • Existing microbial source tracking methods often overlook crucial hydrological and pollution dynamics.
  • Karstic spring catchments present unique challenges for water quality management due to complex flow paths.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively track microbial sources in a karstic spring catchment influenced by human and ruminant activities.
  • To investigate the impact of hydrological dynamics, particularly flood events, on faecal pollution.
  • To assess the applicability of quantitative microbial source tracking (QMTS) in complex hydrological settings.

Main Methods:

  • A tiered sampling approach combining 31-month water quality monitoring and flood event investigations.
  • Detection of ruminant- and human-specific fecal Bacteroidetes markers using quantitative real-time PCR.
  • Integration of standard microbiological parameters and online hydrological data for multiparametric analysis.

Main Results:

  • Both human- and ruminant-specific markers were detected, with a clear predominance of the ruminant marker.
  • Ruminant marker levels strongly correlated with general fecal pollution indicators, especially during flood events.
  • Up to 80% of fecal indicator variation during events was explained by the ruminant marker, confirming its dominance.

Conclusions:

  • Ruminant fecal sources significantly contribute to pollution in the studied karstic spring catchment.
  • Soil was excluded as a significant source of the microbial markers.
  • Effective microbial source tracking necessitates the integration of hydrological catchment dynamics into study designs.