MONITORING AND MANAGING THE EXTENT OF MICROBIOLOGICAL POLLUTION IN URBAN GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Abstract

Monitoring of urban aquifers has highlighted faecal contamination in both developed (UK) and developing (Mozambique) country settings. This has underlined gaps in our knowledge of not only the flux of contaminants through the complex urban water system but also the fate and transport of pathogens once in the subsurface. Research aiming to achieve a better understanding of these issues is described here along with potential management strategies looking at water reuse in urban areas.