Relating MST results to fecal indicator bacteria, pathogens, and standards

摘要: The regulation of coastal, inland, and flowing waters through the assessment fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) alone, while protective public health, provides little information regarding contamination sources. most effective protection health comes identification mitigation or removal pollution source. Methods capable assigning relative contributions to from a variety sources would be beneficial practitioners, as water-body frequently suffers due multiple inputs rather than single, readily identifiable hazard (i.e., point source). contribution various potential nonpoint source pollution, particularly in comingled environment, is difficult assess. Microbial tracking (MST) offers distinguish between catchment (watershed) inform remediation strategies. Under ideal circumstances, FIB concentrations relate pathogen MST marker survival, persistence, ecology aquatic habitats targeting identification, attenuation, thereby reduction human risk.