A consensus: microbial source tracking (MST) in water

Microbial Source Tracking to Identify Fecal Pollution Sources in Water

Janis L. Thomas (Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Susan Weir and Ann-Marie Irwin-Abbey (Laboratory Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, Toronto, Ontario,...

MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING - FAQs

Microbial Source Tracking within your watershed can provide important information regarding the Point Source (structures, pipes, sewage outfalls) and Non-Point Source (runoff, animals) contamination present in your service area. Determination of human, ruminant and other fecal inputs into surface source or ground waters can provide a scientific basis for watershed management decisions and can a...

Microbial Source Tracking Study

Microbial Source Tracking

Microbial contamination affects a large number of water bodies in the US. Because it is not feasible to directly monitor all pathogens, it is standard practice to monitor fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), such as total and fecal coliforms, Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli, and fecal enterococci, in water. Epidemiological studies have established human health standards based on exposure t...

Estimation of pathogen concentrations in a drinking water source using hydrodynamic modelling and microbial source tracking.

The faecal contamination of drinking water sources can lead to waterborne disease outbreaks. To estimate a potential risk for waterborne infections caused by faecal contamination of drinking water sources, knowledge of the pathogen concentrations in raw water is required. We suggest a novel approach to estimate pathogen concentrations in a drinking water source by using microbial source trackin...