Routine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: Implications to public health

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 472, Issue , 2014, Pages 1062-1069

  Sabino, R ^a   Rodrigues, R ^a   Costa, I ^a   Carneiro, C ^b   Cunha, M ^c   Duarte, A ^d   Faria, N ^a   Ferreira, F C ^a   Gargate M J ^a   Julio C ^a   Martins, M L ^e   Nevers, M B ^f   Oleastro, M ^a   Solo Gabriele, H ^g   Verissimo C ^a   Viegas, C ^h   Whitman, R L ^f   Brandao J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c Portuguese Environmental Agency   (Portugal)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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

^h INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Beach sand; Microorganisms; Public health

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; HEALTH RISKS; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAND; VIRUSES;

BEACH SAND; CONTAMINATED BEACH; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; INDIRECT CONTACT; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; SEWAGE CONTAMINATION; WATER MONITORING;

BEACHES;

BEACH; COASTAL WATER; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAND; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL COUNT; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS; GEOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEASHORE; SOIL QUALITY; VIRUS;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

BEACH SAND; MICROORGANISMS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BATHING BEACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84890849231     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.091     Document Type: Article

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