Sunlight-mediated inactivation of health-relevant microorganisms in water: a review of mechanisms and modeling approaches

KL Nelson, AB Boehm, RJ Davies-Colley… - … Science: Processes & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Health-relevant microorganisms present in natural surface waters and engineered treatment
systems that are exposed to sunlight can be inactivated by a complex set of interacting …

Modeling fecal indicator bacteria concentrations in natural surface waters: a review

A de Brauwere, NK Ouattara… - Critical Reviews in …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Microbiological quality of waters must be assessed to ensure that no health risk due to
pathogenic microorganisms is associated with its use. As it is impossible to measure the …

Real-time nowcasting of microbiological water quality at recreational beaches: a wavelet and artificial neural network-based hybrid modeling approach

J Zhang, H Qiu, X Li, J Niu, MB Nevers… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
The number of beach closings caused by bacterial contamination has continued to rise in
recent years, putting beachgoers at risk of exposure to contaminated water. Current …

Interaction of bacterial communities and indicators of water quality in shoreline sand, sediment, and water of Lake Michigan

MB Nevers, MN Byappanahalli, CH Nakatsu… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Shoreline sand harbors high concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) that may be
resuspended into the water column through washing and resuspension. Studies have …

Urban microbial ecology of a freshwater estuary of Lake Michigan

JC Fisher, RJ Newton, DK Dila, SL McLellan - Elementa, 2015 - online.ucpress.edu
Freshwater estuaries throughout the Great Lakes region receive stormwater runoff and
riverine inputs from heavily urbanized population centers. While human and animal feces …

Comparison of bacterial communities in sands and water at beaches with bacterial water quality violations

E Halliday, SL McLellan, LA Amaral-Zettler, ML Sogin… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Recreational water quality, as measured by culturable fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), may be
influenced by persistent populations of these bacteria in local sands or wrack, in addition to …

Dynamically linking economic models to ecological condition for coastal zone management: Application to sustainable tourism planning

A Dvarskas - Journal of environmental management, 2017 - Elsevier
While the development of the tourism industry can bring economic benefits to an area, it is
important to consider the long-run impact of the industry on a given location. Particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling the fate and transport of faecal bacteria in estuarine and coastal waters

G Gao, RA Falconer, B Lin - Marine pollution bulletin, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper details a numerical model developed to predict the fate and transport of faecal
bacteria in receiving surface waters. The model was first validated by comparing model …

Bacterial community 16S rRNA gene sequencing characterizes riverine microbial impact on Lake Michigan

CH Nakatsu, MN Byappanahalli… - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Restoration of degraded aquatic habitats is critical to preserve and maintain ecosystem
processes and economic viability. Effective restoration requires contaminant sources …

Release of Escherichia coli from Foreshore Sand and Pore Water during Intensified Wave Conditions at a Recreational Beach

LJ Vogel, DM O'Carroll, TA Edge… - … Science & Technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Foreshore beach sands and pore water may act as a reservoir and nonpoint source of fecal
indicator bacteria (FIB) to surface waters. This paper presents data collected at a fine sand …