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Abundance of sewage-pollution indicator and human pathogenic bacteria in a tropical estuarine complex

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Title Abundance of sewage-pollution indicator and human pathogenic bacteria in a tropical estuarine complex
 
Creator Nagvenkar, G.S.
Ramaiah, N.
 
Subject brackishwater pollution
indicator species
pathogenic bacteria
pollution indicator
 
Description Studies on abundance and types of various pollution indicator bacterial populations from tropical estuaries are rare. This study was aimed to estimate current levels of pollution indicator as well as many groups of human pathogenic bacteria and their seasonal variations in different locations in Mandovi and Zuari Rivers in the central west coast of India. The sampling covered the estuarine and upstream regions of these rivers representing premonsoon (May 2005), monsoon (September 2006) and post-monsoon (November 2005). Both the abundance and types of autochthonous and allochthonous microbial populations in the near shore environments are affected by land drainages, domestic sewage outfalls and other discharges. The overall ranges (and their mean abundance; no. ml sup(-1)) of the monitored groups of bacteria were: total coliforms: 0-29,047 (3,134 ml sup(-1)); total streptococci: 3-14,597 (798); total vibrios: 13-42,275 (2,530); Escherichia coli: 0-1,333 (123); Vibrio cholerae: 0-3,012 (207); Salmonella spp: 0-1,646 (90); Streptococcus faecalis: 0-613 (88) and Aeromonas spp: 0-2,760 (205). In general, abundance of sewage pollution indicator bacteria such as total coliforms and total streptococci was lower than that reported from many other locations worldwide
 
Date 2009-07-29T06:36:18Z
2009-07-29T06:36:18Z
2009
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol.155(1-4); 245-256
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/3378
 
Language en
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D pupose and Copyright [2009] Springer.
 
Publisher Springer