The Great Lakes are one of the world's largest bodies of freshwater and are of
great industrial, commercial and economic importance to the states and
provinces bordering them. Efforts to improve the quality of the Great Lakes,
which have been underway for many years, are centered around making the
Great Lakes a sustainable resource. In recent years, recreational use of the
Great Lakes has seen a tremendous increase, due in part to the successes in
removing the pollutants already present in the lakes and reducing the further
discharge of toxic pollutants into these waters. It is thus important to identify the
potential pathogens that these users will be exposed to. In addition, because the
Great Lakes provide drinking water to an estimated 40 million people in the
region, it is also important to study the impact of human sewage and wastewater
on the waters in the Great Lakes basin. In this study, lake water samples were
analyzed for the presence of enteric viruses as well as for genetic markers for
Enterococcus faecium. Enteric viruses were detected in 8.3% of the samples
tested (2 of 24) and the esp genetic marker from E. faecium was detected in
31.7% (20 of 63) of the samples tested. Includes 17 references, table.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 8 |
| Published : | 11/15/2004 |
