Microbial Source Tracking: Watershed Characterization and Source Identification
Traditional water quality monitoring has helped improve water sanitation to protect public health but has also led to economic losses due to closures of recreational beaches, lakes and rivers. Additionally, solutions to contamination are not always readily apparent and easily identifiable. The ability to discriminate between sources of fecal contamination is necessary for a more defined evaluation of human health risks and to make waters safe for human use.
AZ1547
Keywords:
- e. coli
- water quality
- microbial source tracking
- mst
- fecal contamination
Publication Date:
August 2011
AZ1547
Pages:
8 pp.