Estimation of enterococci input from bathers and animals on a recreational beach using camera images

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1270-1278

  Wang, John D ^a   Solo Gabriele, Helena M ^a,b   Abdelzaher, Amir M ^a,b   Fleming, Lora E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal fecal load; Bather shedding; Enterococcus; Indicator microbe organism; Recreational water quality

Indexed keywords

BATHER SHEDDING; CAMERA IMAGES; NON-POINT SOURCE; RAW IMAGES; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; SOURCE FUNCTIONS; TIME INTERVAL; WATER QUALITY INDICATORS;

BEACHES; CAMERAS; MICROORGANISMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS;

BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL SHEDDING; BIRD; DOG; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SWIMMING; WATER QUALITY; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; SEASON; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DOGS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEASONS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MIAMI; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ENTEROCOCCUS;

WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 77955428125     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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