Drinking water quality assessment in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbbiol.2017.2.06Keywords:
algae, cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, drinking water.Abstract
This research is aimed mainly at the assessment of water quality of several drinking water treatment plants and groundwater wells, from the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve and the habits of the local population in terms of water consumption and use. Thus, the study highlights the presence and distribution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic assemblages, specifically the algal communities which emerged as a dominant group in the investigated drinking water sources. The spatial variation of the pH, EC, turbidity, dissolved oxygen (DO), temperature, algae species and biomass was measured in five drinking water treatment plants (DWTP) and three groundwater wells from villages located in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve. No PCR product was present for either genes coding anatoxin, microcystin and saxitoxin. The bbe- Moldaenke technique identified the presence of sligthly more algal groups, than the light microscopic technique; both methods show clear results: the water treated in the drinking water treatment plants has significant algal biomass. The water quality indicated by the algal communities shows oligo-β-mesosaprobic conditions, despite the high number of taxa and individuals from Sf. Gheorghe and C. A. Rosseti samples, they reflect oligotrophic conditions.
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