Factors affecting the spatial and temporal distribution of E. coli in intertidal estuarine sediments

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 661; pp. 155 - 167
• Main Authors: Wyness, Adam J., Paterson, David M., Mendo, Tania, Defew, Emma C., Stutter, Marc I., Avery, Lisa M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.04.2019
• Subjects: air temperature; bacteria; Bathing water quality; bulk density; carbohydrates; cost effectiveness; data collection; direct contact; Escherichia coli; Estuaries; estuarine sediments; fate and transport models; FIO; indicator species; littoral zone; monitoring; Pathogens; risk; salinity; Sediments; temporal variation; water quality; Estuaries; Pathogens; Bathing water quality; Sediments; FIO

Microbiological water quality monitoring of bathing waters does not account for faecal indicator organisms in sediments. Intertidal deposits are a significant reservoir of FIOs and this indicates there is a substantial risk to bathers through direct contact with the sediment, or through the resuspen...