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- M. P. Verhougstraete
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 13 Natural Resources, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA E-mail: verhoug3@msu.edu; rosejo@msu.edu
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- M. N. Byappanahalli
- United State Geological Survey, Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station, Porter, Indiana 46304, USA E-mail: byappan@usgs.gov; rwhitman@usgs.gov
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- J. B. Rose
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 13 Natural Resources, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA E-mail: verhoug3@msu.edu; rosejo@msu.edu
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- R. L. Whitman
- United State Geological Survey, Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station, Porter, Indiana 46304, USA E-mail: byappan@usgs.gov; rwhitman@usgs.gov
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2010-07-01
- DOI
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- 10.2166/wst.2010.230
- 公開者
- IWA Publishing
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説明
<jats:p>Cladophora in the Great Lakes grows rapidly during the warm summer months, detaches, and becomes free-floating mats as a result of environmental conditions, eventually becoming stranded on recreational beaches. Cladophora provides protection and nutrients, which allow enteric bacteria such as Escherichia coli, enterococci, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Salmonella to persist and potentially regrow in the presence of the algae. As a result of wind and wave action, these microorganisms can detach and be released to surrounding waters and can influence water quality. Enteric bacterial pathogens have been detected in Cladophora mats; E. coli and enterococci may populate to become part of the naturalized microbiota in Cladophora; the high densities of these bacteria may affect water quality, resulting in unnecessary beach closures. The continued use of traditional fecal indicators at beaches with Cladophora presence is inadequate at accurately predicting the presence of fecal contamination. This paper offers a substantial review of available literature to improve the knowledge of Cladophora impacts on water quality, recreational water monitoring, fecal indicator bacteria and microorganisms, and public health and policy.</jats:p>
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- Water Science and Technology
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Water Science and Technology 62 (1), 68-76, 2010-07-01
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