Microbial Ecology: Joint Danube Survey 2007 (JDS-2007)

14.06.2007 - 31.12.2008
Auftragsforschungsprojekt
Joint Danube Survey 2007: Module Microbiology The River Danube is a source of life for 83 million people living in its basin. The river has unique political importance as it connects 13 European countries. Its trans-boundary water resources are used for several purposes, most importantly for the production of drinking water (mainly river bank filtrate), for the abstraction of irrigation water, for aquaculture and recreational activities. On the other hand, the river also serves as a receiving water for treated or partially treated waste water (point sources of contamination), thus creating conflict potential for water resource management. In addition, non-point sources such as land surface run off (e.g. agriculture, pastures) can also contribute to pollution. The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) represents the common platform and authority for the sustainable use of the basin¿s water resources. One of its activities is to periodically organize Joint Danube Surveys (JDS) in order to harmonize and develop uniform monitoring systems between the member states and furthermore to assess the quality conditions of the River Danube on an international scale. Microbiology Module: During the JDS 2007 a selected set of faecal indicators (E.coli, enterococci) and microbial ecological parameters (bacterial abundance and bacterial production) will be determined for all water samples taken from the River Danube and its tributaries (approx. 110 stations) during the survey. In addition, the quantitative microbial source tracking approach (QMST) BacH, for the detection of human specific faecal pollution, will be determined for all tributary samples. Results will be given in a ICPDR report 2008 together with the other chemical and biological parameters investigated during the journey.

Personen

Projektleiter_in

Institut

Contract/collaboration

  • Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft

Forschungsschwerpunkte

  • Beyond TUW-research focus: 100%

Schlagwörter

DeutschEnglisch
DonaubefahrungDanube survay
Gewässer ökologieriver ecology
Donaudanube
Microbiologiemicrobiology

Externe Partner_innen

  • Medizinische Universität Wien, Institut für Hygiene und Medizinische Mikrobiologie - Abteilung für Wasserhygiene
  • Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Anatomie und Zellbiologie Abteilung für Zellbiologie und Ultrastrukturforschung

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