Microbiological quality assessment of sand and water from three selected beaches of South Coast, São Paulo State, Brazil

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2475-2482

  Pinto, K C ^a   Hachich, E M ^a   Sato, M I Z ^a   Di Bari, M ^a   Coelho, M C L S ^a   Matte M H ^b   Lamparelli, C C ^a   Razzolini, M T P ^b  

^a Secretaria do Estado do Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beach sand; Fecal indicators; Marine recreational waters; Pathogens; Sanitary quality

Indexed keywords

ALBICANS; BEACH SAND; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLIFORMS; DRY AND WET; DRY SAND; E. COLI; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL INDICATORS; GEOMETRIC MEAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; P.AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY OF WATER; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; RECREATIONAL WATER; S. AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERMOTOLERANT; WATER SAMPLES; WET AND DRY;

BACTERIA; BEACHES; CANDIDA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PATHOGENS; SEAWATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

SAND;

SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SAND; SANITATION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DERMATOPHYTE; DRY SAND; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL DETECTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAND; SEASHORE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER QUALITY; WET SAND;

BATHING BEACHES; BRAZIL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; SEAWATER; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROSPORUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84872698912     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.494     Document Type: Article

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