Effects of full-scale beach renovation on fecal indicator levels in shoreline sand and water

Water Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 579-591

  Hernandez, Rafael J ^a,b   Hernandez, Yasiel ^a,b   Jimenez, Nasly H ^a   Piggot, Alan M ^a   Klaus, James S ^a,c   Feng, Zhixuan ^a   Reniers, Ad ^a   Solo Gabriele, Helena M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Beach renovation; Beach sand; Enterococci; Fecal coliform; Fecal indicator bacteria; Recreational water quality

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BIOFILMS; COLIFORM BACTERIA; MINERALS; QUALITY CONTROL; SAND; STORMS; WATER QUALITY;

BEACH SAND; ENTEROCOCCI; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY;

MARINE POLLUTION;

STORM WATER;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; BIOFILM; BIOINDICATOR; FECAL COLIFORM; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MINERALOGY; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RECOLONIZATION; RECONSTRUCTION; REGULATORY APPROACH; SAND; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BEACH RENOVATION; BEACH SAND; BIOFILM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECAL COLIFORM; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MINERALOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; WATER QUALITY; BACTERIAL COUNT; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84888823641     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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