Investigation of water quality and microbial diversity in Mississippi’s major land resource area
摘要
The purpose of this research is to assess the quality of water in the Nesbit farm, which is located in the Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) in Mississippi, United States of America. This is a land resource area that faces a high risk of nutrient runoff. This research did an in-depth analysis of the quality of water in the Nesbit farm in the MLRA in Mississippi in the United States of America. This research will help to address the problems associated with the quality of water in this region by using physicochemical analysis, microbial community analysis, water quality index analysis, and geospatial analysis. The quality of water in this region, the problems associated with the quality of water in this region, and the microbial communities for grazing land management are taken into consideration in this research. The results for water temperature were obtained as (32.23 ± 0.39 °C), slightly acidic pH values ranging from (6.23–6.52), heavy metals were below the permissible limits for water as per the World Health Organization. Total dissolved solids were in the range of (1.4–1.6 mg/L), and the levels of dissolved oxygen were low (2.49–3.45 mg/L), indicating organic enrichment. Nitrate (0.11–6.36 mg/L), phosphate (0.03–0.15 mg/L) were high in concentration. The WQI of Nesbit farm water quality was 7.35, which shows that water quality is excellent in spite of localized stressors. The principal component analysis showed that the first two components explained 85.7% of the variance, and the major contributing parameters were chloride and pH. The Pearson correlation analysis indicated that there is a positive correlation between lead, total dissolved solids, chloride, and nitrate, which could be related to runoff. The metagenomics analysis indicated that Proteobacteria (30—35%) and Bacteroidetes (13—17%) are dominant species, which could be related to low organic matter. The study has provided valuable insight into water quality for Mississippi grazing land, which could be useful for effective management and conservation of natural resources.