The BEACHES Study: health effects and exposures from non-point source microbial contaminants in subtropical recreational marine waters | Zendy

Jay M. Fleisher | Zendy; Lora E. Fleming | Zendy; Helena M. SoloGabriele | Zendy; Jonathan Kish | Zendy; Christopher D. Sinigalliano | Zendy; Lisa R. W. Plano | Zendy; Samir M. Elmir | Zendy; J. D. Wang | Zendy; Kelly Withum | Zendy; Tomoyuki Shibata | Zendy; Maribeth L. Gidley | Zendy; Amir M. Abdelzaher | Zendy; Guoqing He | Zendy; Cristina Ortega | Zendy; Xiaofang Zhu | Zendy; Mary E. Wright | Zendy; John I. Hollenbeck | Zendy; L. C. Backer | Zendy

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The BEACHES Study: health effects and exposures from non-point source microbial contaminants in subtropical recreational marine waters

Author(s) -

Jay M. Fleisher,

Lora E. Fleming,

Helena M. SoloGabriele,

Jonathan Kish,

Christopher D. Sinigalliano,

Lisa R. W. Plano,

Samir M. Elmir,

J. D. Wang,

Kelly Withum,

Tomoyuki Shibata,

Maribeth L. Gidley,

Amir M. Abdelzaher,

Guoqing He,

Cristina Ortega,

Xiaofang Zhu,

Mary E. Wright,

John I. Hollenbeck,

L. C. Backer

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyq084

Subject(s) - sewage , environmental health , confidence interval , relative risk , recreation , medicine , water quality , environmental science , veterinary medicine , ecology , biology , environmental engineering

Microbial water-quality indicators, in high concentrations in sewage, are used to determine whether water is safe for recreational purposes. Recently, the use of these indicators to regulate recreational water bodies, particularly in sub/tropical recreational marine waters without known sources of sewage, has been questioned. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the risk to humans from exposure to subtropical recreational marine waters with no known point source, and the possible relationship between microbe densities and reported symptoms in human subjects with random-exposure assignment and intensive individual microbial monitoring in this environment.

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