Groundwater contamination and the relationship between water chemistry and biotic components in a karst system (Bihor Mountains, Romania)

Abstract

The physical and chemical characteristics, microbial contamination, and meiofauna of the Ocoale-Gheţar-Dobreşti karst system (Bihor Mountains, Romania) were studied in order to assess the natural water quality by an interdisciplinary study. A total of 60 water samples were collected seasonally from 7 sites

Keywords

• karst aquifer
• chemical pollution
• organic pollution
• groundwater bacterial contamination
• meiofauna
• water quality