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This research contribution is concerned with the microbial occurrence in air, groundwater, soil and solid wastes around a dumping site with an area of about 48 acres located at Ariyamangalam of Tiruchirappalli District, South India. The groundwater and soil samples were collected within a radius of 2 and 0.5 kms respectively. Severe microbial dominance in the groundwater samples was inferred from the MPN per 100 ml of total coliforms. The Karl Pearson correlation was carried out for the total coli forms with the physico-chemical properties of the water samples. The correlation study ascertained the influence of nitrogen and its oxy anions on the growth of microorganisms in operating the biogeochemical cycle. The aero-microbial study conducted at the dumping site registered the survival of six genera each of bacterial and fungal organisms which alleviate the possibility of hazards to the environment and residents’ health. Various harmful and infectious diseases that spread through the microorganisms originated from the dumping site are also discussed in this chapter.
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The authors thank the Principal and Management of Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli, 620 017, for their constant encouragement and support.
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Chandramohan, A., Sivasankar, V., Ravichandran, C., Sakthivel, R. (2013). A Probe on the Status of Microorganisms in the Air, Soil and Solid Waste Samples of Ariyamangalam Dumping Site at Tiruchirappalli District, South India. In: Velu, R. (eds) Microbiological Research In Agroecosystem Management. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1087-0_1
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