Journal article
Influence of wave action on the partitioning and transport of unattached and floc-associated bacteria in fresh water
Abstract
The dynamic interaction of bacteria within bed sediment and suspended sediment (i.e., floc) in a wave-dominated beach environment was assessed using a laboratory wave flume. The influence of shear stress (wave energy) on bacterial concentrations and on the partitioning and transport of unattached and floc-associated bacteria was investigated. The study showed that increasing wave energy (0.60 and 5.35 N/s) resulted in a 0.5 to 1.5 log increase …
Authors
Sousa AJ; Droppo IG; Liss SN; Warren L; Wolfaardt G
Journal
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, Vol. 61, No. 8, pp. 584–596
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Publication Date
August 2015
DOI
10.1139/cjm-2014-0815
ISSN
0008-4166