Microbial Source Tracking
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چکیده
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 to FIB in drinking, recreational and shellfish waters. Most US epidemiological studies, however, took place at sites where the principal source of fecal contamination was human sewage, because human fecal contamination is usually assumed to present a more serious threat to health than contamination from animals.
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Quantitative microbial faecal source tracking with sampling guided by hydrological catchment dynamics
The impairment of water quality by faecal pollution is a global public health concern. Microbial source tracking methods help to identify faecal sources but the few recent quantitative microbial source tracking applications disregarded catchment hydrology and pollution dynamics. This quantitative microbial source tracking study, conducted in a large karstic spring catchment potentially influenc...
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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...
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