Comparison of recreational health risks associated with surfing and swimming in dry weather and post-storm conditions at Southern California beaches using quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA)

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 912-918

  Tseng, Linda Y ^a   Jiang, Sunny C ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal indicator bacteria; QMRA; Recreational illness; Risk assessment; Southern California beach

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELS; DRY WEATHERS; FECAL BACTERIA; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; HOT SPOT; QMRA; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RECREATIONAL ILLNESS; RECREATIONAL WATER; RISK ESTIMATION; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;

BEACHES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STORMS; WATER ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; COASTAL WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FECAL COLIFORM; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES MICROFLORA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INGESTION; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASHORE; SPORT; SURFING; SWIMMING; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

BATHING BEACHES; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; SWIMMING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WEATHER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ENTEROCOCCUS;

EID: 84860330244     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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