Potable water from shallow wells: A multi-method study of factors influencing physicochemical and microbiological quality
Thesis event information
Date and time of the thesis defence
Place of the thesis defence
Martti Ahtisaari auditorium (L2), University of Oulu, Linnanmaa
Topic of the dissertation
Potable water from shallow wells: A multi-method study of factors influencing physicochemical and microbiological quality
Doctoral candidate
MRes Kevin Lyons
Faculty and unit
University of Oulu Graduate School, Faculty of Technology, Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit
Subject of study
Process and Environmental Engineering
Opponent
Associate Professor Martin Taubert, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Custos
Dr. rer. nat., Docent, Academy Research Fellow Katharina Kujala, University of Oulu
Potable water from shallow wells
While shallow wells (e.g. well depth < 15 m) provide easy and affordable access to water, they can also be vulnerable to influences from the surrounding environment due to the thinness of the overlying soil layer and the presence of groundwater–surface water interactions.
Here, water from thirty-three shallow wells used for potable water supply in northern and central Finland was assessed to better understand the nature of these influences and their effects on well water quality.
Well water monitoring often relies on periodic on-site measurements, as well as manual sampling and laboratory analyses. This thesis shows how that approach can be combined with alternative methods to provide a more holistic understanding of the influences affecting shallow wells, producing findings with relevance to public health, water supply management, and subsurface microbial ecology.
Here, water from thirty-three shallow wells used for potable water supply in northern and central Finland was assessed to better understand the nature of these influences and their effects on well water quality.
Well water monitoring often relies on periodic on-site measurements, as well as manual sampling and laboratory analyses. This thesis shows how that approach can be combined with alternative methods to provide a more holistic understanding of the influences affecting shallow wells, producing findings with relevance to public health, water supply management, and subsurface microbial ecology.
Last updated: 23.9.2024