Scuba diving damage and intensity of tourist activities increases coral disease prevalence

JB Lamb, JD True, S Piromvaragorn, BL Willis - Biological Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Recreational diving and snorkeling on coral reefs is one of the fastest growing tourism
sectors globally. Damage associated with intensive recreational tourist use has been …

Ecology of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in the coastal and estuarine waters of Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Washington (United States)

CN Johnson, JC Bowers, KJ Griffitt… - Applied and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus, which are native to estuaries globally, are
agents of seafood-borne or wound infections, both potentially fatal. Like all vibrios …

Comparing the decay of human wastewater-associated markers and enteric viruses in laboratory microcosms simulating estuarine waters in a temperate climatic zone …

W Ahmed, A Korajkic, WJ Smith, S Payyappat… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the decay rates of wastewater-associated markers and enteric
viruses in laboratory microcosms mimicking estuarine water environments in temperate …

Sediment targets for informing river catchment management: international experience and prospects

AL Collins, PS Naden, DA Sear, JI Jones… - Hydrological …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Sediment plays a pivotal role in determining the physical, chemical and biological integrity of
aquatic ecosystems. A range of factors influences the impacts of sediment pressures on …

Visible light photo-induced antibacterial activity of TiO2-MWCNTs nanocomposites with varying the contents of MWCNTs

VB Koli, AG Dhodamani, AV Raut, ND Thorat… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Nanocrystalline TiO 2 and MWCNTs are important functional materials that have
received considerable research interest in the last few decade. In this work, the composites …

Fecal Coliform and E. coli Concentrations in Effluent-Dominated Streams of the Upper Santa Cruz Watershed

EC Sanders, Y Yuan, A Pitchford - Water, 2013 - mdpi.com
This study assesses the water quality of the Upper Santa Cruz Watershed in southern
Arizona in terms of fecal coliform and Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria concentrations …

Learning something from nothing: the critical importance of rethinking microbial non-detects

AHS Chik, PJ Schmidt, MB Emelko - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Accurate estimation of microbial concentrations is necessary to inform many important
environmental science and public health decisions and regulations. Critically, widespread …

Efficacy of monitoring and empirical predictive modeling at improving public health protection at Chicago beaches

MB Nevers, RL Whitman - Water Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Efforts to improve public health protection in recreational swimming waters have focused on
obtaining real-time estimates of water quality. Current monitoring techniques rely on the time …

A framework to develop joint nutrient criteria for lake eutrophication management in eutrophic lakes

Z Liang, Y Xu, Q Qiu, Y Liu, W Lu, T Wagner - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Nutrient criteria provide the numeric basis for lake eutrophication management. However,
there are two obstacles that can hinder the effective application of nutrient criteria, including …

Isotopic and microbial indicators of sewage pollution from Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

MA Moynihan, DM Baker, AJ Mmochi - Marine pollution bulletin, 2012 - Elsevier
In Stone Town, Zanzibar, sewage treatment is minimal, with a biological oxygen demand
reduction to 60% and no removal of bacteria or nutrients. Here, Stone Town's sewage …