Journal article
Same-day Enterococcus qPCR results of recreational water quality at two Toronto beaches provide added public health protection and reduced beach days lost
Abstract
ObjectivesWe evaluated the potential impacts from using a rapid same-day quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) monitoring method for beach posting outcomes at two Toronto beaches.MethodsIn total, 228 water samples were collected at Marie Curtis Park East and Sunnyside Beaches over the 2021 summer season. Water samples were processed using the USEPA 1609.1 Enterococcus qPCR-based method. Escherichia coli (E. coli) culture data and daily …
Authors
Saleem F; Schellhorn HE; Simhon A; Edge TA
Journal
Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 114, No. 4, pp. 676–687
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
8 2023
DOI
10.17269/s41997-023-00763-8
ISSN
0008-4263