Pathogen Decay during Managed Aquifer Recharge at Four Sites with Different Geochemical Characteristics and Recharge Water Sources

• Published in: Journal of environmental quality Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 1402 - 1412
• Main Authors: Sidhu, J. P. S., Toze, S., Hodgers, L., Barry, K., Page, D., Li, Y., Dillon, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, Inc 01.09.2015

Recycling of stormwater water and treated effluent via managed aquifer recharge (MAR) has often been hampered because of perceptions of low microbiological quality of recovered water and associated health risks. The goal of this study was to assess the removal of selected pathogens in four large‐sca...