Same-day Enterococcus qPCR results of recreational water quality at two Toronto beaches provide added public health protection and reduced beach days lost
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8898705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Faizan Saleem (McMaster University, corresponding author), Herb E Schellhorn (0000-0003-3564-1695, McMaster University), Albert Simhon (Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks), Thomas A Edge (0000-0002-5056-1987, McMaster University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 676-687 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4263 • E-ISSN: 1920-7476 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.17269/s41997-023-00763-8 |
| PMID | 37069453 |
| OpenAlex | W4366086029 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Application of a rapid Enterococcus qPCR method at two Toronto beaches revealed 5% of beach posting decisions were false negatives that missed health-risk days, while 23% of decisions were false positives resulting in lost beach days. Deployment of the rapid same-day qPCR method offers the potential to reduce both health risks and unnecessary beach postings
Biology · Enterococcus · Geography · Physical geography · Public health · Recreation · South east · Transect · Veterinary medicine · Ecology · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Fecal contamination and water quality · Medicine · Microbiology · Water Treatment and Disinfection
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |