METHOD FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATER AND/OR GROUND WATER

摘要

The invention relates to a method for quality assurance in drinking water supply and / or groundwater protection in drinking water and / or groundwater systems by a population genetic analysis of microsatellites in the DNA of at least one tracer organism, comprising the steps:a. Selecting at least one tracer organism suitable for the respective drinking water and / or groundwater system by a taxonomic examination and / or genetic characterization,b. Providing polymorphic nucleic acid primers for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based analysis of microsatellites of the at least one tracer organism,c. Performing a microsatellite analysis with sample material of the at least one tracer organism, which was obtained from the pipeline network and / or the field of the drinking water and / or groundwater system,d. Determining the origin and / or the entry paths and / or the propagation paths of the at least one tracer organism in the drinking water and / or groundwater system on the basis of the data obtained in the microsatellite analysis.