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Influences of microbial communities on groundwater component concentrations during managed artificial recharge

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Managed aquifer recharge is one of the most popular methods for dealing with local water shortage issues, and the bacterial community could be a vital factor influencing groundwater quality during this process. In this study, analysis of variations in groundwater components during artificial recharge revealed three stages at a text site in China. During stage I, total iron and dissolved organic carbon levels are stable basically, dissolved oxygen and SO4 2− levels have rising trends, NO3 − curve varied not obviously. Variation curves show increases in dissolved oxygen, NO3 −, SO4 2− and stabilization in dissolved organic carbon and total iron at stage II. During stage III, dissolved oxygen and NO3 − have rising trends, dissolved organic carbon, total iron, and SO4 2− keep stable. At 25 and 70 days the Simpson and Shannon–Wiener indices show that microbial community richness and population diversity underwent a gradual dynamic change after recharge water arrived. Correlation analysis shows that the Simpson index was mainly affected by dissolved oxygen and NO3 −. PCR-DGGE confirmed these findings. Overall, the results revealed that the main bacterial communities reduce total nitrogen, total phosphorous, and chemical oxygen demand, which corresponded to the calculated correlation index.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41103045, 41472215). The authors are grateful for the support provided by the “985 Project” of Jilin University and the China Scholarship Council. We are also thankful to the staff at the Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey for their assistance in the field.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China

    Wenjing Zhang, Ying Huan, Dan Liu, Xiancang Wu & Shanghai Du

  2. College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, China

    Wenjing Zhang, Ying Huan, Dan Liu, Xiancang Wu & Shanghai Du

  3. Key Laboratory of Land Subsidence Monitoring and Prevention, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Hanmei Wang & Xun Jiao

  4. Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Hanmei Wang & Xun Jiao

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Zhang, W., Huan, Y., Liu, D. et al. Influences of microbial communities on groundwater component concentrations during managed artificial recharge. Environ Earth Sci 75, 84 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-4959-5

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