The study assessed the performance characteristics of host sensitivity, host specificity and
concentration for seven human wastewater-and six animal scat-associated marker genes by …

Urbanized bays are vulnerable to fecal bacterial pollution, and the extent of this pollution, in
marine recreational waters, is commonly assessed by quantifying enterococcus …

Rapid economic development has caused industrial expansion into residential communities,
leading to higher fecal pollution loads that could be discharged into aquatic environments …

Microbial source tracking (MST) technology represents an innovative approach employed to
trace fecal contamination in environmental water systems. The performance of primers may …

Shellfish growing waters contaminated with inadequately treated human wastewater is a
major source of norovirus in shellfish and poses a significant human health risk to …

Animal faecal contamination of surface waters poses a human health risk, as they may
contain pathogenic bacteria or viruses. Of the numerous animal species residing along …

Alpine lakes are some of the most fragile ecosystems in our national parks and forests and a
focal point of backcountry visitation. As a result of climate change, access to these …

Fecal pollution in marine environments is a leading cause of water impairment in the United
States. Millions of waterborne infections occur annually as a result of this pollution …