A 22-Site Comparison of Land-Use Practices, E-coli and Enterococci Concentrations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15512491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jason A Hubbart (0000-0002-0305-5993, West Virginia University, corresponding author), Elliott Kellner (0000-0001-6428-0097, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center), Fritz Petersen (Loyola University Chicago) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 13907-13907 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph192113907 |
| PMID | 36360790 |
| OpenAlex | W4307551243 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 68 |
Land-use practices can greatly impact water quality. Escherichia (E.) coli and Enterococcus are accepted water quality indicators. However, surprisingly little research has been conducted comparing both organisms' population density relationships to land use practices and water quality. Stream water grab samples were collected monthly ( n = 9 months) from 22 stream monitoring sites draining varying land use practice types in a representative mixed-land-use watershed of the northeastern United States. E. coli and enterococci colony forming units (CFU per 100 mL) were estimated ( n = 396) and statistically analyzed relative to land use practices, hydroclimate, and pH, using a suite of methods, including correlation analysis, Principal Components Analysis (PCA), and Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA). Correlation analyses indicated significant ( p p E-coli and enterococci relative to dominant land use practices and variations in pH and provide useful information that will help guide land use practice and water pollutant mitigation decision making
Biology · Comparability · Environmental health · Fecal coliform · Hydrology (agriculture · Indicator bacteria · Land cover · Land use · Population · Water quality · Watershed · Environmental Science · Fecal contamination and water quality · Mathematics · Urban Stormwater Management Solutions · Wastewater Treatment and Reuse · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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