Escherichia coli
; Pollution
; River pollution
; Seawater
; Bacterial indicators
; Bathing water
; Intestinal enterococci
; Meteorological condition
; Meteorological variables
; Pollution sources
; Seawater contamination
; Tourist destinations
; Water pollution
; rain
; sea water
; surface water
; bathing water
; coliform bacterium
; meteorology
; pollutant source
; water pollution
; Article
; bath
; controlled study
; Enterococcus
; Escherichia coli
; Italy
; meteorological phenomena
; nonhuman
; stream (river)
; water contamination
; water pollution
; water pollution indicator
; water quality
; feces
; microbiology
; river
; season
; standards
; statistics and numerical data
; swimming
; theoretical model
; water pollution
; Italy
; Tuscany
; Bacteria (microorganisms)
; Escherichia coli
; Bathing Beaches
; Feces
; Italy
; Meteorological Concepts
; Models, Theoretical
; Rivers
; Seasons
; Seawater
; Water Microbiology
; Water Pollution
; Water Quality
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
This study was carried out in a popular tourist destination located in Italy, where short-term pollution posed the problem of low quality status of bathing waters (according to European Directive) owing to the fecal contamination caused by drainage ditches. Our goal was to understand the role of meteorological conditions on freshwater and seawater bacterial indicator levels, and the impact of polluted streams on seawater contamination. To this aim, results from surface waters were analyzed during five bathing seasons, from 2011 to 2015. Our results demonstrated a relationship between bacterial densities and rainfall amount and a time-dependent dilution effect of the sea between the two halves of each bathing season. This analytical survey confirmed the strategic role of meteorological variables in bathing waters quality, and it could be a support for generation and development of predicting models of indicator levels for bathing area. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Virology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via S. Zeno 35/39, Pisa, Italy
Recommended Citation:
Federigi I.,Verani M.,Carducci A.. Sources of bathing water pollution in northern Tuscany (Italy): Effects of meteorological variables[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,114(2)