COVID-19 impacts on beaches and coastal water pollution at selected sites in Ecuador, and management proposals post-pandemic

FI Ormaza-Gonzaìlez, D Castro-Rodas… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has obliged Governments all around the world to implement
confinement and social distancing measures. Leisure and business activities on beaches …

Impacts of atmospheric and anthropogenic factors on microbiological pollution of the recreational coastal beaches neighboring shipping ports

R Kraus, V Baljak, D Vukić Lušić, L Kranjčević… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
A comparative study of the two northeastern ports of the Adriatic Sea indicated that the port
of Rijeka is microbiologically more loaded than the port of Pula and posing a greater threat …

[HTML][HTML] Litter content of Colombian beaches and mangrove forests: results from the Caribbean and Pacific coasts

HJ Bolívar-Anillo, F Asensio-Montesinos… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Litter abundance and typology were investigated at different beaches and mangrove forests
at nine sites on the Colombian Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Average litter abundance on …

A socio-ecological assessment of land-based contamination and pollution: The Magdalena delta, Colombia

D Gallo-Velez, JC Restrepo, A Newton - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
River mouth systems, such as estuaries and deltas are important earth system transitional
zones linking the land and coastal marine systems. They funnel anthropogenic …

Assessment of water quality in a lake with limited tourist pressure due to the COVID-19 lockdown

JA Dunalska, PA Burandt… - Ecohydrology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study provides a unique opportunity to realistically assess the impact of tourism
pressure on the water quality of lakes. A quantitative analysis of the physicochemical and …

A baseline study of spatial variability of bacteria (total coliform, E. coli, and Enterococcus spp.) as biomarkers of pollution in ten tropical Atlantic beaches: concern for …

LG Akita, J Laudien, C Biney, MO Akrong - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Coastal water quality in urban cities is increasingly impacted by human activities such as
agricultural runoff, sewage discharges, and poor sanitation. However, environmental factors …

Mathematical prediction models for inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in kitchen wastewater by bimetallic bionanoparticles using machine learning with gene …

EA Noman, AA Al-Gheethi, RMRM Saphira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current study investigated the mathematical prediction model for the inactivation of
antibiotic-resistant bacteria (B. subtilis, S. aureus, and E. coli) in kitchen wastewater by …

An Evaluation of the Pathogenic Potential, and the Antimicrobial Resistance, of Salmonella Strains Isolated from Mussels

A Lozano-León, C García-Omil, RR Rodríguez-Souto… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salmonella spp. and antimicrobial resistant microorganisms are two of the most important
health issues worldwide. In the present study, strains naturally isolated from mussels …

Trophic state assessment of marine ecosystems used for floating net cage aquaculture: a case study in Pegametan Bay, North Bali, Indonesia

ZA Ariadji, G Suantika, P Aditiawati - Aquaculture International, 2024 - Springer
This study aimed to assess the trophic status of Pegametan Bay, Bali, Indonesia, as
influenced by floating net cage aquaculture activities during June 2019 (dry season) and …

Influence of seasons and tides on the distribution of enteric protozoa on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Kribi (South Region of Cameroon): Health risks related to …

PA Nana, M Pahane Mbiada, S Tchakonté, K Moche… - Pollutants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Beaches are major sites of microbiological pollution. Assessment of the abundance of
resistant forms of enteric protozoa on these recreational waters is important for the …