Faecal-indicator budgets for recreational coastal waters: A catchment approach

Authors
Wyer, MD Kay, D Crowther, J Whittle, J Spence, A Huen, V Wilson, C Carbo, P Newsome, J
Citation
Md. Wyer et al., Faecal-indicator budgets for recreational coastal waters: A catchment approach, J CHART I W, 12(6), 1998, pp. 414-424
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
ISSN journal
13604015 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
414 - 424
Database
ISI
SICI code
1360-4015(199812)12:6<414:FBFRCW>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This paper explores the application of a catchment faecal-indicator budget approach to the examination of faecal-indicator sources impacting on coasta l recreational water quality This involves (i) the characterization of wate r quality in sewage effluent and riverine inputs, and (ii) measurement and estimation of input flows; the product of these components yields the input flux of indicator organisms from each source. The impact of sewage-treatme nt scenarios on budgets is also investigated.