Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2006KY71B

The Mobility of Fecal Indicator Microoganisms within a Karst Groundwater Basin in the Inner Bluegrass Region, Kentucky

Institute: Kentucky
Year Established: 2006 Start Date: 2006-03-01 End Date: 2007-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $4,800 Total Non-Federal Funds: $14,910

Principal Investigators: Alan Fryar

Project Summary: The proposed research will assess the mobility of microorganisms within a karst basin for the purpose of improving groundwater quality. A series of groundwater traces using solute tracers (conservative ions and fluorescent dyes), latex microspheres and isotopically tagged bacteria is planned to examine the mobility of microorganisms under different flow regimes within the karst system. Supplemental funding requested through this proposal for the addition of microsphere tracers will significantly enhance an existing project supported by a UK College of Agriculture SB-271 grant.