Health risk of bathing in southern California coastal waters

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 123-135

  Brinks, Mitchell V ^a   Dwight, Ryan H ^b   Osgood, Nathaniel D ^c   Sharavanakumar, Gajapathi ^d   Turbow, David J ^e   El Gohary, Mahmoud ^d   Caplan, Joshua S ^d   Semenza, Jan C ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Coastal Water Research Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TUI University   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus; Gastroenteritis; Health risk; Recreational water quality criteria

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; BATH; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MONITORING; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASHORE; SIMULATION; SUMMER; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SWIMMING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENTEROCOCCUS;

BATHING BEACHES; CALIFORNIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PACIFIC OCEAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 58149202677     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: 21544700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.63.3.123-135     Document Type: Article

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