Preliminary results on the quality of drinking water sources in the Runcuri Plateau

Abstract

We developed a comparative study, between the 2009-2010 and 2015-2016 sampling campaigns, in order to monitor the changes occurred in the quality of seven drinking water sources, after few springs from the Runcuri Plateau were taped into the locals’ homes. A special view was given to the geology of the Runcuri Plateau and to the relationship between the geological substrate and physicochemical profile, microbial content, and invertebrate communities of the analyzed springs

Keywords

• karst plateau
• springs
• physico-chemical parameters
• microbial hazard
• water invertebrates
• anthropogenic impact
• organic pollution