Some features of the ASCE Shopping cart and login features of the website will be down for maintenance on Sunday, June 16th, 2024, beginning at 12:00 A.M. ET and ending at 6:00 A.M. ET. During this time if you need immediate assistance at 1-800-548-2723 or [email protected].

Chapter
Apr 26, 2012

Using Hydrologic Tracers as a Risk Assessment Tool in a Karstic Watershed

Publication: World Environmental and Water Resource Congress 2006: Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns

Abstract

Watershed studies using a variety of observational parameters are being implemented to assess how pathogen indicators migrate through rural watersheds. The objectives of the research are to examine the presence and persistence of Bacteriodes and E. coli in several east Tennessee watersheds through observations made in the main channel. Evaluation of combined surface water and groundwater inputs should be evaluated when considering possible regulatory actions through establishment of total maximum daily loads. Further, correlations between hydrologic parameters, water quality, Bacteriodes, and E. coli. are being evaluated in order to examine watershed processes in the system and determine their behavioral response to watershed practices and hydrologic stresses. The experimental design includes a preliminary synoptic evaluation of the water chemistry and bacteria during baseflow conditions through repeated measurements. Streams are known to gain and lose flow throughout the watershed, with certain areas being in proximity to karst features. Definitive causation of bacteria at baseflow is speculative at this point. Sinkhole topography is hypothesized to play an important role in the occurrence of bacteria in the channel which may provide rapid hydrologic transport to and from the channel on a seasonal basis, although direct observation from sinkholes and springs have not been made at this point in the study. The study will provide a robust dataset for evaluating landuse input functions for hydrologic inputs to the watershed.

Get full access to this chapter

View all available purchase options and get full access to this chapter.

Information & Authors

Information

Published In

Go to World Environmental and Water Resource Congress 2006
World Environmental and Water Resource Congress 2006: Examining the Confluence of Environmental and Water Concerns
Pages: 1 - 8

History

Published online: Apr 26, 2012

Permissions

Request permissions for this article.

ASCE Technical Topics:

Authors

Affiliations

R. W. Gentry [email protected]
Environmental Biotechnology & Southeast Water Resources Institute, The University of Tennessee; 62 Perkins Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996. E-mail: [email protected]
J. McCarthy [email protected]
Earth & Planetary Sciences, The University of Tennessee. E-mail: [email protected]
Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Tennessee. E-mail: [email protected]
Earth & Planetary Sciences, The University of Tennessee. E-mail: [email protected]
Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Tennessee. E-mail: [email protected]

Metrics & Citations

Metrics

Citations

Download citation

If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.

View Options

Get Access

Access content

Please select your options to get access

Log in/Register Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members: Please log in to see member pricing

Purchase

Save for later Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.

Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
ASCE Library Card (5 downloads)
$105.00
Add to cart
ASCE Library Card (20 downloads)
$280.00
Add to cart
Buy Single Paper
$35.00
Add to cart

Get Access

Access content

Please select your options to get access

Log in/Register Log in via your institution (Shibboleth)
ASCE Members: Please log in to see member pricing

Purchase

Save for later Information on ASCE Library Cards
ASCE Library Cards let you download journal articles, proceedings papers, and available book chapters across the entire ASCE Library platform. ASCE Library Cards remain active for 24 months or until all downloads are used. Note: This content will be debited as one download at time of checkout.

Terms of Use: ASCE Library Cards are for individual, personal use only. Reselling, republishing, or forwarding the materials to libraries or reading rooms is prohibited.
ASCE Library Card (5 downloads)
$105.00
Add to cart
ASCE Library Card (20 downloads)
$280.00
Add to cart
Buy Single Paper
$35.00
Add to cart

Media

Figures

Other

Tables

Share

Share

Copy the content Link

Share with email

Email a colleague

Share