Poor Water Quality Research Articles

Wearable Multi‐Plied Potentiometric Sensor based on Carbon Nanotube Yarn for Electronic Tongue

AbstractWearable ion‐selective potentiometric sensors have received considerable interest in enabling taste sensing in robots and for monitoring abnormal conditions, such as poor water quality, spoiled food (freshness), and microbial contamination. Despite advances in wearable ion‐selective sensors, the production of a stretchable and miniaturized ion‐selective sensor to detect various ions remains a challenge for practical applications. Herein, a stretchable multi‐ply potentiometric sensor is reported based on ion‐selective coiled yarn (ISCY) with Carbon nanotube. Three types of ISCYs show high sensitivity and selectivity toward a specific target ion, such as K+, Na+, and H+. The sensitivity and selectivity are maintained even at 27% strain and under mechanical deformation, such as being bent by 180° or tied into a knot. Furthermore, an attempt is made to miniaturize the sensor into a single fiber by plying three types of ISCYs and a reference electrode together. This multi‐ion potentiometric sensor is successfully woven into fabrics, such as clothes or gloves, and exhibits a functional sensing performance in various water‐based solutions (sea, river, tap, and distilled waters) and fruit juices as practical applications. These results suggest that this potentiometric sensor has a high potential application as a taste sensor and a monitoring sensor in an electronic tongue.

Groundwater Contamination in Arid Coastal Areas: Qatar as a Case Study

AbstractThe Arab region is located in an arid environment and suffers from water scarcity and poor water quality which are expected to become more severe in coming years due to global warming. In this study, the groundwater quality of 205 wells in Qatar was investigated. The physical parameters of pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), salinity, inorganic carbon (IC), and organic carbon (OC) were determined. The study characterized the concentrations of major anions of Cl, F, Br, NO3, PO4, and SO4, and major cations of Ca, K, Mg, and Na. Importantly, metals and metalloids including V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Mo, Cd, Ba, Pb, and U were determined. The results revealed that the groundwater of all wells is not drinkable due to high salinity (average TDS 4598 mg/L and salinity 0.4%, respectively). Additionally, average concentrations of major anions Cl, SO4, and F were 1472, 1064, and 1.9 mg/L, respectively, and all exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for drinking water. However, NO3 concentration in 11 out of 205 wells was above the WHO guidelines of 50 mg/L due to intensive agriculture and fertilizer applications. Major cations of Ca, K, Mg, and Na were higher than WHO guidelines with average concentrations of 345, 63, 127, and 923 mg/L, respectively. All trace metals were much lower than the WHO guidelines for drinking water; however, the vanadium (V) average concentration in groundwater of all wells was 31 μg/L, which is five times higher than the Dutch guidelines (whereas the WHO has no guidelines for V). The groundwater of Qatar is dominated by Ca and Mg sulfates in Sabkha environments and dominated by NaCl in the coastal zones from evaporate environments consisting of coastal salt flats, salt pans, estuaries, and lagoons supersaturated by salts and the influence of sea water intrusion.

Calibration of intermittent water supply systems hydraulic models under data scarcity

Abstract Intermittent water supply systems (IWSSs) are unable to meet customer demands due to water scarcity from the sources or due to economic or/and technical scarcity. Conversion to continuous water supply as a means of tackling IWSSs’ inherent problems of inequitable water distribution, limited water supply hours, high non-revenue water, system operation and maintenance costs, and poor water quality is essential for sustainable water supply. Modelling and optimisation techniques have been used to aid the conversion process, optimisation of the operation of these systems, and guiding leakage reduction actions. However, modelling IWSSs have several challenges. These include the lack of accepted existing modelling techniques that include leakage modelling and the lack of comprehensive methodology for calibrating IWSS hydraulic models under limited calibration data. This study proposes a methodology for calibrating IWSS hydraulic models that include leakage modelling. The proposed methodology involves distinct steps to mitigate the problem of data scarcity, it eliminates the trial-and-error procedure of determining the leakage emitters' coefficients by using optimisation and it presents an approach for estimating the lower and upper bounds of the emitters' coefficients. The methodology was applied to a case study in Zambia. The calibration procedure gave accurate results given the limitation of data.

Drinking water quality in Cooch Behar Municipality, West Bengal, India: Assessment using WQI and public perception

AbstractEffective assessment and management of groundwater quality are essential for safeguarding the integrity of freshwater resources. Cooch Behar Municipality of West Bengal has been chosen for the present study due to its reliance primarily on groundwater for drinking water. The study focuses on assessing groundwater quality in the study area, a planned city with a long history of urbanization. The primary objective is to analyze various parameters relevant to drinking water and compute the Water Quality Index (WQI) with the residents' perception. Forty water samples were collected from Cooch Behar Municipality's Public Health Engineering (PHE) department, encompassing all 20 wards. Each ward provided one sample from a Deep Tube Well (DTW) and a Shallow Tube Well (STW). EC, Fe, TH, Mn, pH, TDS, Turbidity, Ca, and Mg levels were determined using standard instruments and methods, and analyzed geospatial techniques and statistical methods were employed. Results revealed concerning levels of manganese (Mn) and total hardness (TH), exceeding permissible limits in 82.5% and 75% of samples, respectively. While some parameters remained within acceptable limits, computed WQI values ranged from 63.28 to 162.67, indicating significant overall water quality concerns. Alarmingly, 45% of samples were unsuitable for drinking, with an additional 40% classified as very poor. Notably, demographic factors such as household income and education level correlated with perceptions of poor water quality. Policy implications suggest the urgent need for a well‐structured management system to address these findings and ensure safe drinking water for residents.

Environmental studies of the Khorramrood River in Iran, based on transformed high-resolution remotely sensed spectroscopic data

An investigation was conducted on the Khorramrood River in Iran to evaluate pollution levels resulting from human activities. Water samples were collected from eleven stations and analyzed for four parameters: pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), and nitrate (NO3). Additionally, a biodiversity assessment of macroinvertebrates was conducted to evaluate water quality. Eleven invertebrate families from seven classes were identified, with Chironomidae and Baetidae as the predominant groups, suggesting a significant deterioration in water quality. As the first objective, water quality assessment using macroinvertebrates was done using two diversity indices (Shannon-Wiener and Simpson) and four biotic indices (ASPT, FBI, EPT, and BMWP). The results consistently indicated poor water quality in the river. These findings are consistent with the conclusions drawn from the analysis of physicochemical parameters, which is the second objective, and both confirm inadequate water quality. As a part of the last objective, to map the physicochemical parameters, three scenarios were used. They involved utilizing a transformed high-resolution PRISMA image, a traditional method with Landsat 9 images, and a fusion of Landsat 9 and PRISMA images. The first scenario produced the most accurate results (RMSE = 0.624, 0.942, 0.167, and 0.98 for DO, NO3, pH, and temperature. respectively). Mapping biodiversity indices, another part of the last objective, using the transformed pan-sharpened PRISMA image proved highly reliable. A strong correlation was observed between most indices and the DO (CR = 0.972, −0.496, −0.973, and −0.978 for Simpson, EPT, BMWP, and ASPT, respectively), indicating the significant influence of DO on the river's biological state.

Assessing the water quality in a World Heritage Site using biomarkers in top fish predators

The use of biomarkers in fish for biomonitoring is a valuable approach to reveal effects of human impacts on biota health. Top predator fish are effective models for monitoring human activities' impacts on aquatic ecosystems. The Guaraguaçu River is the largest river-system on coastal region of South Brazil and a World Heritage site. The river receives contaminants from disorderly urban growth, including discharges of domestic sewage and small fishery boats, particularly during the tourist season. Our study aimed to assess impact of anthropogenic activities on water quality in the Guaraguaçu River by analyzing environmental contamination biomarkers in the top fish predator Hoplias malabaricus. Fish were collected using a fyke net trap across sectors representing a gradient of anthropic impact: sector 1 - pristine; sector 2 – impacted; and sector 3 - less impacted. Water samples were collected to analyze the presence of trace elements and pesticide. Biomarkers of the antioxidant system, histopathology, genotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and concentration of trace elements were analyzed in fish tissues. In water samples Al, Fe and Mn were detected, but no pesticides were found. In fish muscle, zinc and iron were detected. Brain acetylcholinesterase activity decreased in impacted sectors, indicating neurotoxic effects. The antioxidant system increased activity in gills and liver, and damage from lipoperoxidation was observed, particularly in sector 2 when compared to sector 1, suggesting oxidative stress. Histopathological biomarkers revealed lesions in the liver and gills of fish in impacted sectors. Micronuclei, a genotoxicity biomarker, were observed in organisms from all sectors. Our results demonstrate detrimental effects of poor water quality on biota health, even when contaminants are not detected in water.

ISOLATION OF Escherichia coli FROM VANAME SHRIMP (Litopenaeus vannamei) POND AND THE SENSITIVITY TOWARD ANTIBIOTICS

Vannamei shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is a fishery commodity widely cultivated in various parts of Indonesia. The main problem often found in vannamei shrimp production is poor water quality during the rearing period. This study aims to isolate and identify E. coli contained in water, sediment, and meat of vannamei shrimp cultivated in shrimp ponds and examine its sensitivity to antibiotics. The research was conducted from March to May 2023 at the Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) Vannamei Shrimp Ponds of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Service, Tanjung Punak Village, Rupat Utara District, Bengkalis Regency, Riau. The survey method was used in this study. The Most Probable Number (MPN) method was employed for E. coli isolation to calculate bacterial density, and the Kirby-Bauer method was used to test bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics. Based on the identification of the six isolates carried out, it was found that only two isolates were positively identified as E. coli bacteria, namely SD C 3.1 and IP B 1.1, which were isolated from sediment and the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) pond. The diameter of the inhibition zone for sediment isolate RF01 against the antibiotic chloramphenicol was 18.75 mm, indicating intermediate sensitivity. On the other hand, WWTP isolates RF02 exhibited an inhibition zone of 17 mm for chloramphenicol, indicating medium sensitivity as well. However, it showed resistance to penicillin with a diameter of 6.5 mm and resistance to ampicillin with a diameter of 2 mm

ANALISIS STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN KAMPUNG PERIKANAN BUDIDAYA RUMPUT LAUT DI DESA LONTAR KABUPATEN SERANG

The amount of seaweed production in Lontar Village which decreases every year needs to be analyzed to increase the amount of seaweed production in Lontar Village. In this study, an analysis of internal and external factors of seaweed cultivation business in Lontar Village will be conducted. Formulation of development directions using SWOT analysis. Based on the results of IFAS and EFAS analysis, internal and external factors have 5 factors. Strengths include people's interest in large seaweed farming businesses, labor is easy to obtain from families and communities, seaweed cultivation technology is simple and easy, large seaweed cultivation areas are available and harvesting and maintenance periods can be arranged. Weaknesses include lack of knowledge and skills in the cultivation business, seaweed is susceptible to pest and disease attacks, the quality and quantity of seeds are not supportive, there is no seaweed processing industry and poor water quality that affects harvesting. Opportunities include export market potential, superior products of government programs, seaweed processing industry, seaweed processing technology and facilities and infrastructure. Threats include the threat of climate change, lack of training from extension workers, fluctuating seaweed prices, loss of generations of seaweed farmers and assistance from the government has not met the needs of farmers and has not been evenly distributed. Based on the results of the matrix analysis, the right strategy applied to seaweed farming business in Lontar Village is the S-O (Progressive) strategy. The S-O (Progressive) strategy consists of investing in innovative technology and training, creating a sustainable seaweed processing industry, utilizing government program support, optimizing the use of cultivated areas and taking advantage of export opportunities. Keywords: SWOT analysis, Seaweed, Lontar Village.

Fish Growth Performance in RAS Pond Using Hydrocyclone Mechanical Filter

The high feeding and the metabolic output of the fish in intensive aquaculture can cause various problem, such as poor water quality and slowing down the fish growth performance. Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) is a solution to maintain water quality. Unfortunately, the conventional mechanical filter in RAS such as japmat is inefficient. One strategy that can be applied is to use a hydrocyclone. This research aims to observe the fish growth performance in RAS pond using hydrocyclone mechanical filter and its comparison with the use of japmat. Research method was performed by comparing hydrocyclone and japmat in the pond with the RAS system. The research design is completely randomized design (CRD), with three replications in each treatment. The research was carried out through five stages, namely hydrocyclone set-up, RAS ponds set-up, water quality analysis, fish growth measurement, and statistical analysis. Based on the Independent Samples Test, the use of hydrocyclone mechanical filters has a significant effect (P<0.05) on the measured water quality parameters (DO, Temperature, pH, TDS, NH3) except for NO2. Hydrocyclone significantly affect Average Daily Growth and Specific Daily Growth parameters. Whilst, the Survival Rate and Feed Conversion Ratio parameters, it did not give significant effect

Assessment of post-war groundwater quality in urban areas of Mosul city /Iraq and surrounding areas for drinking and irrigation purposes by using the Canadian Environment Water Quality Index CCME-WQI and Heavy Metal Pollution Index HPI

The negative impact of war acts in the conflict area of the city of Mosul and its surroundings on groundwater quality and thus its use as drinking water, in domestic applications and for irrigation was addressed. Therefore, 8 wells were analyzed from January to September 2022 using the parameters pH, E.C., TDS, % salinity, COD, phosphate, nitrate, sulfate and the heavy metals Cd, Pb, Zn, Cr and Ni, and water quality was evaluated using a mathematical model based on the CCME WQI, the HPI and present salinity. Due to salinity, 6 of the 8 wells were moderately suitable for irrigation and 2 wells were difficult in use. According to the CCME WQI criteria, 4 wells were highly and 3 wells were moderately contaminated for drinking water supply and domestic use, and therefore unusable or limited usable, while 3 wells were unusable and 2 wells were moderately usable for irrigation purposes. For irrigation, only one well showed low and 2 wells showed marginal contamination. The HIP revealed good quality of 3 wells, poor quality of 2 wells and unsuitability of 3 wells (drinking water/ domestic use) or very poor quality (irrigation), respectively. According to all approaches, the wells located in the conflict area consistently showed poor water quality. Thus, war had a significant negative impact on groundwater quality in the conflict area, as the surface-near wells located here showed comparatively high levels of contaminations and heavy metals due to the infiltration of contaminated surface water, damaged sewage networks and infiltration of rainwater after passing through highly polluted soils. Cadmium, followed by lead, were the dominant water contaminants, which is why caution is advised before using this well water.

Assessment of Surface Water Quality Using Entropy-WQI, Fuzzy-TOPSIS Analysis, Irrigation Indices and Spatial Interpolation Approaches in Mahanadi River Basin, Odisha, India

The current study is aimed at the assessment of surface water quality in the Mahanadi River, Odisha and its suitability for agricultural and consumption purposes, utilizing various indices of water quality such as Entropy Water Quality Index, Osmotic Pressure, Potential Salinity, Residual Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Adsorption Ratio and Kelly Index. Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) mechanisms namely, fuzzy-TOPSIS modeling and GIS tools were used; additionally, the suitability of river water for industrial uses was evaluated using indices such as Ryznar Stability Index and Puckorius scaling index. From 2019 to 2023, samples from 19 sampling stations were collected and 21 physical and chemical parameters were evaluated and compared with the normative recommendations advised by WHO. The dispersion of surface water quality on land use changes was discovered using GIS approaches. Additionally, using ArcGIS software, the spatial variability of hydrological processes was determined using the IDW interpolation approach. The pH levels of certain sampling points were slightly above the acceptable limit. Tests revealed that the Total coliform (TC) and turbidity levels in the water samples exceeded critical limits, particularly in areas of the urban river basin that were irrigated with wastewater. The calculated values of EWQI lie between 14.6 and 1066. Entropy WQI values designated 2 locations (ST-8, 19) out of 19 sampling locations as poor category and another one testing point (ST-9) as extremely poor category. The study found that 84.21% of the water samples were of excellent quality for drinking, while 15.78% of locations had poor or extremely poor water quality. However, some indices were favorable for the usage of the water for irrigation purposes. Magnesium hazard (MH) readings at two sampling sites were above 50%, indicating that they were inappropriate for irrigation. USSL (United States Salinity Laboratory) diagrams categorized the water samples as C1-S1 (low salinity and low sodium) for almost 18 sites and C4-S3 (very high salinity and high sodium) for only ONE sample, respectively, suggesting river water’s irrigation suitability. Further, Piper diagrams revealed that most investigated waters were Ca2+-Mg2+-Cl- water type. In a later stage, from Gibb’s diagram, it was found that most samples fall under the rock-water dominance. Based on the above and all other investigation results, it was concluded that water is suitable for irrigation and drinking purposes in all sites, except for three locations. The reason may be due to long-term use of wastewater, anthropogenic activities, over-extraction of surface water and changes in land use patterns. To sum up, it is advantageous to combine physicochemical properties, EWQI, fuzzy-TOPSIS, and GIS tools to evaluate surface water suitability for consumption and agriculture and their regulating variables. The strategy utilized in this work will aid the water management authorities in ensuring the supply of safe water for stakeholders.

Occurrence of sulfate-reducing bacteria in well water: identification of anaerobic sulfidogenic bacterial enrichment cultures.

Bacteriological studies of well water mainly focus on aerobic and facultative aerobic coliform bacteria. However, the presence of obligate anaerobic bacteria in well water, especially sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), possible causative agents of some diseases, is often ignored. In this study, the presence of SRB and coexisting anaerobic bacteria with SRB in sulfate-reducing enrichment cultures obtained from 10 well water samples in Istanbul was investigated. A nested polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis strategy was performed to characterize the bacterial community structure of the enrichments. The most probable number method was used to determine SRB number. Out of 10, SRB growth was observed in only one (10%) enrichment culture and the SRB number was low (<10 cells/mL). Community members were identified as Desulfolutivibrio sulfodismutans and Anaerosinus sp. The results show that SRB coexist with Anaerosinus sp., and this may indicate poor water quality, posing a risk to public health. Furthermore, Anaerosinus sp., found in the human intestinal tract, may be used as an alternative anaerobic fecal indicator. It is worth noting that the detection of bacteria using molecular analyzes following enrichment culture techniques can bring new perspectives to determine the possible origin and presence of alternative microbial indicators in aquatic environments.

Improving The Quality of Water for Public Consumption in Dumai City,Riau-Indonesia

The poor quality of water that’s available in Kota Dumai has forced some people in the community to consume water that didn’t meet health quality standards. As a result, it had an impact on public health, such as skin diseases and diarrhea. Although the government has made efforts to provide clean water through Perusahaan Daerah Air Minum (PDAM), the benefits can’t reach all of society. There were still many people who were forced to consume this poor-quality water. This community service activity aims to educate society about the importance of clean water for health. And train the community to make simple and low-cost water purifiers. As a result, there was an improvement in water quality after the filtering activity, and there was an increase in public knowledge about the importance of clean water for health. In conclusion, this activity really helped the community to get high quality water at low cost

Hydrodynamic effects and water environment improvement of topographic reconstruction in shallow lakes

This paper focuses on a typical shallow lake, Lake Changdanghu, which is subject to frequent hydrodynamic disturbances and suspended sediment deposition, resulting in reduced water clarity and the degradation of the grass-type ecosystem. Using a combination of long-term systematic observations and numerical simulations, the impact of terrain modification on the hydrodynamic characteristics of Lake Changdanghu and its resulting environmental improvements are systematically analyzed. The results indicate that there is a significant correlation between the wind wave intensity, suspended solids concentration of the water, and water clarity. The artificial shoal project effectively reduces the local wind wave intensity, increases the water area of the weak waves, and alters the flow structure and transport path of the lake. The wave reduction effect of the artificial shoal significantly improves the transparency of the local water, especially under high wind wave conditions, with a 60% increase in the sheltered area, significantly improving the physical habitat environment. Additionally, the flow resistance and guidance roles of the artificial shoal concentrate the impact of the poor water quality of the inflow in a local area, reducing its adverse effects on the main body of the lake. Our research demonstrates that for shallow lakes, the water transparency can be improved, the physical habitat conditions for aquatic vegetation can be enhanced, and grass-type ecosystems can be gradually restored through artificial intervention and vegetation recovery projects by reducing the wave energy, flow resistance, and guidance through the construction of artificial shoals. This approach achieves long-term maintenance of eutrophication control and water quality improvement in shallow lakes.

Filtration of Grey Water Using Herbs in a Columnar Evaluation

Filtration of Grey Water Using Herbs in a Columnar Evaluation

Reduced Freshwater Mussel Juvenile Production as a Result of Agricultural and Urban Contaminant Mixture Exposures.

Freshwater mussels provide invaluable ecological services but are threatened by habitat alteration, poor water quality, invasive species, climate change, and contaminants, including contaminants of emerging concern (CECs). Contaminants of emerging concerns are well documented in aquatic environments, including the Great Lakes Basin, but limited information is available on how environmentally relevant mixtures affect freshwater mussel biology throughout their varied life stages. Our main goal was to assess mussels' reproductive output in response to exposure to agricultural and urban CEC mixtures during glochidial development through juvenile transformation and excystment focusing on how exposure duration and treatment affect: (1) the number of glochidia prematurely released by brooding females, (2) glochidial transformation through host-fish excystment, and (3) the number of fully metamorphosed juveniles able to continue the lifecycle. Mussels and host fish were exposed to either a control water (CW), control ethanol (CE), agriculture CEC mixture (AM), or urban CEC mixture (UM) for 40 and 100 days. We found no effect from treatment or exposure duration on the number of glochidia prematurely released. Fewer partially and fully metamorphosed AM juveniles were observed during the 100-day exposure, compared with the 40-day. During the 40-day exposure, CW produced more fully metamorphosed individuals compared with CE and UM, but during the 100-day exposure AM produced more fully metamorphosed individuals compared with the CW. There was reduction in fully metamorphosed juveniles compared with partially metamorphosed for CE and UM during the 40-day exposure, as well as in the CW during the 100-day exposure. These results will be important for understanding how mussel populations are affected by CEC exposure. The experiments also yielded many insights for laboratory toxicology exposure studies. Environ Toxicol Chem 2024;43:1112-1125. © 2024 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.

Aquatic Insects Diversity and Water Quality of a Tropical Freshwater in Federal University of Education, Ondo, Nigeria

Aquatic insects are regarded as one of the very important components of the freshwater ecosystem because of the various ecological purposes which they serve. The insects are also the most impacted when surface waters are disturbed. As such, analyzing the structure of assemblage has become a veritable yardstick in the assessment of biodiversity and water quality. This research effort applied the combination of aquatic insect composition and physico-chemical characteristics in assessing the ecological status of Oju Awo stream. Aquatic insects and water samples were collected once in every two months covering a period between December, 2021 and October, 2022 using sweep nets and1L sterilized bottle respectively. The results obtained for the physical and chemical parameters of the water as well as the aquatic insect assemblage showed that the investigated reaches of the stream did not differ widely except for water temperature which showed significant variations (p &lt; 0.05) along the reaches of the waterbody. A total of 242 aquatic insect specimens represented by three (3) orders (Hemiptera, Odonata and Coleoptera) and sixteen (16) taxa were recorded. Hemiptera was the dominant and most abundant taxa as it accounted for about 90.91% of the total insect collection. The dominance of pollution tolerant species, the absence of sensitive insects’ species and poor water quality as revealed by the physico-chemical parameters indicated deteriorating water quality conditions in the stream.

A review of the treatment and immunization ornamental fish and cultured fish from common bacterial diseases

This review aims to clarify and define bacterial diseases that affect ornamental fish, cultured fish and ways to treat and prevent them to decrease the risk of infection. In aquarium and ponds there are two types of bacteria classified as good bacteria and bad bacteria, the good bacteria (Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter) maintains the nitrogen cycle of the aquarium, while the bad bacteria causes many diseases which lead to dying in aquarium fish if not treated early. Bacterial diseases are often secondary infection to an imbalance in the environmental conditions such as poor water quality and improper handling of aquarium. The Major aquarium fish bacterial pathogens are: Edwardsiella sp., Aeromonas complex., Flexibacter, sp., Pseudomonas sp., Vibrio sp and Mycobacteria sp.&#x0D; Bacterial diseases treated with antibiotics, preferably in quarantine. Vaccinations are still uncommon for aquarium fish, but common used in fish farms.

Water quality in a shallow eutrophic lake is unaffected by extensive thinning of planktivorous and benthivorous fish species

Ambitious to fulfill the European Water Framework Directive obligations, the European governments support projects to rehabilitate lakes with poor water quality. However, most lake restorations having relied on biomanipulation by fish thinning have failed to improve or even maintain water quality. Previous attempts removed all target fish species simultaneously, thus making it impossible to assess the specific impact of each feeding group on water chemistry. Lake Bromme was selected for extensive, time-selective fish biomanipulation to improve water clarity and promote submerged macrophytes and piscivorous fish stocks over a three-year monitoring period. Thinning of adult benthivorous bream (Abramis brama) and tench (Tinca tinca) was conducted throughout year one while thinning in years two and three targeted planktivorous roach (Rutilus rutilus), juvenile bream, and small perch (Perca fluviatilis). Yearly fish surveys assessed changes in fish population structure and biomass. Water quality parameters were monitored continually, and the cover of submerged macrophytes was surveyed annually via sonar. We found no improvement in water clarity or reductions of nutrients, organic particles, chlorophyll concentrations, or watercolor, despite a 6-fold thinning of total estimated fish biomass, from 112 to 19 kg ha−1. Over the period, the macrophyte cover increased from 0.8 to 13.5 %, but no recruitment of large piscivorous fish (perch and pike (Esox lucius) > 10 cm) was detected. We found higher correlations of particle concentration and water clarity to water temperature than to wind speed, which indicates sediment particle resuspension by the remaining fish community (mostly carp Cyprinus carpio) that forage on benthos in shallow lakes. Further system-ecological research in Lake Bromme should evaluate whether thinning the stock of carp and increasing plant cover may improve water quality and test which optical properties sustain high water turbidity and prevent shallow, eutrophic lakes like Lake Bromme from responding to intense fish thinning.

The Relationship of Educational Level With Knowledge About the Fitness of Drinking Water Sources in Gempol Village, Karanganom Subdistrict, Klaten District

&lt;div&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Water is a necessity of life, such as washing clothes, washing vehicles, bathing, defecating, cooking, drinking, purifying, ablutions, watering yard plants, providing water for livestock and pets, and other needs. Poor water quality has an impact on health and can even be life-threatening. This study aims to determine the relationship between education about the suitability of drinking water sources and the level of knowledge in Gempol Village, Karanganom District, Klaten Regency. This study is a quantitative study with a research design and a cross-sectional approach. The research was conducted in Gempol Village, Karanganom District, Klaten Regency, from October to November 2023. The study population included residents of Gempol Village, consisting of 18 neighbourhood associations with 800 family cards. A total of 116 respondents, who were selected through proportional sampling calculations, were involved in this study. Data were collected through questionnaires and observation sheets. Bivariate data analysis with Fisher exact test processed using SPSS version 26. The results showed a relationship between education level and knowledge about the feasibility of drinking water sources (p-value = &amp;lt;0.0001) &amp;lt;0.05. It is recommended that the Gempol village government implement an ongoing educational program to increase community awareness about the importance of clean water and how to ensure the suitability of drinking water sources. This program can include counselling, workshops, seminars, and public campaign. Itit is suggestethat health workerss provide accurate advice and information to the community on how to choose safe drinking water sourcestoo increase community knowledge about the quality of drinking water sources that meet health requirements.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keywords: Drinking Water, Education, Suitability of Drinking Water Source, Knowledge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;