Journal article
Library-dependent and library-independent microbial source tracking to identify spatial variation in faecal contamination sources along a Lake Ontario beach (Ontario, Canada)
Abstract
Multiple microbial source tracking methods were applied to investigate spatial variation in faecal pollution sources impacting a 1.7 km freshwater beach on Lake Ontario (Canada). The highest E. coli concentrations measured in the study area were from interstitial sand pore water at Sunnyside Beach, reaching 2.6 x 10(6) CFU/100 ml. These E. coli concentrations exceeded those in the nearby Humber River and Black Creek, which are impacted by …
Authors
Edge TA; Hill S; Seto P; Marsalek J
Journal
Water Science & Technology, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 719–727
Publisher
IWA Publishing
Publication Date
August 1, 2010
DOI
10.2166/wst.2010.335
ISSN
0273-1223