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Microbiological quality of shellfish harvesting areas in the Ashtamudi and Vembanad estuaries (India): Environmental influences and compliance with international standards

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Relation http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15832/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X20303738?via%3Dihub
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111255
 
Title Microbiological quality of shellfish harvesting areas in the Ashtamudi and Vembanad estuaries (India): Environmental influences and compliance with international standards
 
Creator Chinnadurai, S
Campos, Carlos Jose Alexandre De
Geethalakshmi, V
Jenni, B
Kripa, V
Mohamed, K S
 
Subject Bivalves
Climate change
Microbiology
Marine Pollution
Marine Environment
 
Description The sources of microbiological contamination in shellfish harvesting areas in the Ashtamudi and Vembanad estuaries were identified through a sanitary survey. Samples of shellfish and waters were tested for faecal indicator bacteria. Both estuaries receive high levels of contamination from septic tank discharges and areas with
high numbers of birds and livestock. An assessment to illustrate the classification status of the harvesting areas
indicated that 64% of oyster and 58% of clam samples from Ashtamudi and 54% of mussel samples from Vembanad would comply with the lower class B standard of the EU classification system. Most water results would comply with the faecal coliform standard for ‘Prohibited’ areas under the US classification system. None of the water samples from Ashtamudi were below the standard for ‘Approved’ areas. Pollution reduction measures and implementation of a sanitation programme according to international best practice would improve consumer health protection.
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Date 2020
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/15832/1/Marine%20Pollution%20Bulletin_2020_S%20Chinnadurai.pdf
Chinnadurai, S and Campos, Carlos Jose Alexandre De and Geethalakshmi, V and Jenni, B and Kripa, V and Mohamed, K S (2020) Microbiological quality of shellfish harvesting areas in the Ashtamudi and Vembanad estuaries (India): Environmental influences and compliance with international standards. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 156. pp. 1-9.