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RECORD NUMBER: 238 OF 480Main Title | Modeling Microbial Transport in Soil and Groundwater: Microbiologists Can Assist in the Development of Models of Contaminant Transport. | |||||||||||
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Author | Yates, M. V. ; Yates., S. R. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | California Univ., Riverside. Dept. of Soil and Environmental Sciences. ;Agricultural Research Service, Riverside, CA. Salinity Lab.;Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab., Ada, OK. | |||||||||||
Publisher | c1990 | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1990 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA/600/J-90/202; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB91-116160 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Microorganisms ; Ground water ; Water pollution ; Mathematical models ; Survival ; Environmental transport ; Sediment transport ; Public health ; Water supply ; | |||||||||||
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Collation | 6p | |||||||||||
Abstract | A large body of literature describes the processes affecting the fate of microorganisms in the subsurface environment (i.e., soil and groundwater). The fate of microorganisms depends on two main components: survival and transport. Both components must be considered when determining whether there is a hazard to human health associated with the contamination of the groundwater. If a microorganism can survive in the subsurface but is not readily transported through the soil, it likely does not pose a large threat. Similarly, if it is easily transported but does not persist, it may not be of much concern. However, if a microorganism survives in an infective form long enough to be transported through the soil and into the groundwater, it may contaminate the water supply. |