Identification of the source of faecal pollution in contaminated rivers

被引:24
作者
Gilpin, BJ [1 ]
Gregor, JE [1 ]
Savill, MG [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst ESR Ltd, Christchurch Sci Ctr, Christchurch, New Zealand
关键词
Bifidobacterium; faecal source identification; faecal sterols; fluorescent whitening agents; Rhodococcus coprophilus;
D O I
10.2166/wst.2002.0043
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Identifying the source of faecal pollution is important to enable appropriate management of faecal pollution of water Four independent assays for faecal source discrimination have been developed and implemented in our lab These assays detect fluorescent whitening agents, faecal sterols, Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Rhodococcus coprophilus The combination of these indicators is able to identify human derived faecal pollution in rivers containing inputs from septic tanks, municipal oxidation ponds, farmed animals and feral animals.
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