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Book Escherichia Coli at Ohio Bathing Beaches

Download or read book Escherichia Coli at Ohio Bathing Beaches written by Donna S. Francy and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Safe Management of Shellfish and Harvest Waters

Download or read book Safe Management of Shellfish and Harvest Waters written by Gareth Rees and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2010 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Presents the contributions made, conclusions reached and the consensus statement agreed upon at a workshop on safe management of shellfish and harvest waters held 30 November - 2 December 2004 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"--Pref.

Book New Publications of the Geological Survey

Download or read book New Publications of the Geological Survey written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Publications of the U S Geological Survey

Download or read book New Publications of the U S Geological Survey written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Escherichia Coli at Ohio Bathing Beaches

Download or read book Escherichia Coli at Ohio Bathing Beaches written by Bernard T. Nolan and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Publications of the U S Geological Survey

Download or read book New Publications of the U S Geological Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Protecting Public Health at Inland Ohio Beaches

Download or read book Protecting Public Health at Inland Ohio Beaches written by Jason W. Marion and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Inland lakes are prone to contamination from a variety of sources within their watersheds. The changing environment can influence transport and fate of fecal indicators and may also influence the growth of harmful cyanobacteria, thereby occasionally creating health-related water quality concerns for recreational water users. To date, epidemiological and limnological studies pertaining to fecal indicators and harmful cyanobacteria have been limited with respect to inland U.S. lakes. The primary goals of this dissertation were to (1) evaluate illness risks associated with the fecal indicator E. coli, and (2) evaluate predictive tools potentially useful for the rapid prediction of E. coli densities and health-related concentrations of cyanotoxins in inland Ohio lakes. Through an epidemiological study and the collection of water quality data, predictive models for human illness and water quality advisories were developed. The relationship between water quality indicators and reported adverse health outcomes among users an inland Ohio beach were examined. Human health data collected via a prospective cohort study over 26 swimming days during the 2009 swimming season at East Fork Lake demonstrated that wading, playing or swimming in the water was found to be a significant risk factor for GI illness (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 3.2; CI = 1.1, 9.0). Among water users (n = 806), E. coli density was associated with elevated GI illness risk where the highest E. coli quartile was associated with an aOR of 7.0 (CI = 1.5, 32). Upon observing a significant illness association with E. coli densities among swimmers, the need for rapidly estimating E. coli densities was determined to have merit. Current approaches for quantifying E. coli densities rely on culture-based methods that require 18 or more hours to obtain a result. Using rapidly measured water quality parameters (e.g., total phosphorus, secchi depth, chlorophyll A), univariable models for rapidly estimating health-related E. coli densities were developed and considered for inland Ohio lakes using 182 beach water samples collected from seven Ohio lakes. Univariable logistic regression revealed that deviations in lake-specific water quality as measured by total phosphorus (p 0.001), phycocyanin pigment (p = 0.018), and trophic state index (TSI) (p = 0.006) were predictive of E. coli levels exceeding recreational water quality criteria. Using the same samples, models were constructed for estimating cyanotoxin concentrations. Microcystin levels exceeding the 4 micrograms/L low risk threshold set by the World Health Organization were detected by ELISA in 48 of 182 (26.4%) samples. A multivariable logistic regression model using practical and real-time measures of in vivo phycocyanin and secchi depth was constructed to predict beach conditions exceeding the low risk threshold for microcystin. The model (p = 0.030) predicted microcystin levels4 micrograms/L with acceptable discrimination as indicated by the area under the ROC curve (0.795). This study indicates a significant health risk for inland beach users and demonstrates the potential to predict health-related hazard levels using practical real-time measures are possible, enabling opportunities for interventions that protect public health.

Book Water resources Investigations Report

Download or read book Water resources Investigations Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Water Resources Data

Download or read book Water Resources Data written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Twine Line

Download or read book Twine Line written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lake Erie Protection Restoration Plan

Download or read book Lake Erie Protection Restoration Plan written by Ohio Lake Erie Commission and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Ohio Journal of Science

Download or read book The Ohio Journal of Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes book reviews and abstracts.