Authors
Justin D Brookes, Matthew R Hipsey, Michael D Burch, Rudi H Regel, Leon G Linden, Christobel M Ferguson, Jason P Antenucci
Publication date
2005/11/15
Journal
Environmental science & technology
Volume
39
Issue
22
Pages
8614-8621
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Description
This study investigated the relative behavior of pathogens, fecal indicator organisms, and particles of varying size during transport through a reservoir following a storm event inflow in Myponga Reservoir, South Australia. During the inflow, samples were collected from the river and at various locations within the reservoir to determine the fate and transport of microroganisms as they progressed through the water body. Microbiological analysis included the indicator organisms Escherichia coli, enterococci, Clostridium perfringens, aerobic spores, and somatic coliphages, the protozoan pathogens Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp., and the potential physical surrogates of pathogen contamination including particle size and turbidity. Of the microbial indicator groups, C. perfringens spores were the most highly correlated with Cryptosporidium spp. concentrations (Spearman Rho = 0.58), closely followed by …
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