Gulls identified as major source of fecal pollution in coastal waters: A microbial source tracking study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 470-471, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-91

  Araújo, Susana ^a   Henriques, Isabel S ^a   Leandro, Sérgio Miguel ^b   Alves, Artur ^a   Pereira, Anabela ^a   Correia, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF LEIRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BOX PCR; Escherichia coli; Fecal pollution; Gulls; Microbial source tracking; Public health

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE;

BOX-PCR; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; CONTAMINATED BEACH; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FECAL POLLUTION; GULLS; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; POTENTIAL VECTORS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

COASTAL WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEABIRD; TRACKING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLASSIFICATION; COASTAL WATERS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL POLLUTION; FECES; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA GULL; SEA POLLUTION; SEABIRD; SEWAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BERLENGA ISLANDS; LEIRIA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BOX-PCR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL POLLUTION; GULLS; MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; PORTUGAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84886016689     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.075     Document Type: Article

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