This article examines a "toolbox" approach for
identifying pollution sources, especially fecal
sources, within a watershed. Distinguishing human
and animal sources is important in assessing human
health risks. Traditional water quality measurements
cannot conclusively differentiate fecal sources, thus
microbial source tracking (MST) is necessary to
identify contributions from different sources.
In this study, a toolbox approach that includes
both traditional indicators and multiple MST targets
was used to demonstrate what measures are needed
in a toolbox and how to best use these measures to
obtain useful data.
The authors found that several physical and chemical
water quality measures were redundant and could
be eliminated from a sampling plan. Their toolbox
approach integrates monitoring techniques that can be
tailored to meet the needs of individual watershed
management agencies, even those with limited
resources. The MST targets in the toolbox can incorporate
with bacteriological facilities already available to
most watershed management agencies. Includes 54 references, tables, figure.
| Edition : | Vol. 101 - No. 9 |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.1 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 09/01/2009 |
