Identification of the source of faecal pollution in contaminated rivers

Identifying the source of faecal pollution is important to enable appropriate management of faecal pollution of water. Four independent assays for faecal source discrimination have been developed and implemented in our lab. These assays detect fluorescent whitening agents, faecal sterols, Bifidobact...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Water science and technology 2002-01, Vol.46 (3), p.9-15
Hauptverfasser:	GILPIN, B. J, GREGOR, J. E, SAVILL, M. G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agriculture Animals Animals, Wild Applied sciences Bacteria Bifidobacterium - isolation & purification Bifidobacterium adolescentis Biological Assay - methods Biomarkers - analysis Continental surface waters Decision trees E coli Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Effluents Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics Environmental Monitoring Exact sciences and technology Faecal pollution Farm ponds feces Feces - chemistry Feces - microbiology Fluorescence Herbivores Humans Laboratories Manure Natural water pollution Oxidation Oxidation ponds Pollution Pollution, environment geology Refuse Disposal Rhodococcus Rhodococcus - isolation & purification Rhodococcus coprophilus Rivers Septic tanks Sterols Sterols - analysis Tanks Waste stabilization ponds Water Pollutants - analysis Water pollution Water treatment and pollution
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Zusammenfassung:	Identifying the source of faecal pollution is important to enable appropriate management of faecal pollution of water. Four independent assays for faecal source discrimination have been developed and implemented in our lab. These assays detect fluorescent whitening agents, faecal sterols, Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Rhodococcus coprophilus. The combination of these indicators is able to identify human derived faecal pollution in rivers containing inputs from septic tanks, municipal oxidation ponds, farmed animals and feral animals.
ISSN:	0273-1223 1996-9732
DOI:	10.2166/wst.2002.0043