Impacts of Atmospheric and Anthropogenic Factors on Microbiological Pollution of the Recreational Coastal Beaches Neighboring Shipping Ports (CROSBI ID 312139)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Kraus, Romina ; Baljak, Vanja ; Vukić Lušić, Darija ; Kranjčević, Lado ; Cenov, Arijana ; Glad, Marin ; Kauzlarić, Vesna ; Lušić, Dražen ; Grbčić, Luka ; Alvir, Marta ; Pečarević, Marijana ; Jozić, Slaven
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Impacts of Atmospheric and Anthropogenic Factors on Microbiological Pollution of the Recreational Coastal Beaches Neighboring Shipping Ports
A comparative study of the two northeastern ports of the Adriatic Sea indicated that the port of Rijeka is microbiologically more loaded than the port of Pula and posing a greater threat to other ports through a potential transfer of pathogens by ballast water. Fecal indicator bacteria, Escherichia coli and intestinal enterococci, were investigated seasonally in 2014–2015 in the ports and during the bathing season monitoring in the two bays where ports are located in 2009–2020. In addition, the indicators and pathogens related to human health were determined in the ports’ seawater and sediment. The determined factors contributing to microbiological pollution were higher number of tourists and locals, potential wastewater and ballast water discharge and enclosed port configuration, with high solar radiation and low precipitation reducing the negative effects. Our research points to the necessity of including Clostridium perfringens in monitoring beach sand during the bathing seasons and a wider list of pathogens in port monitoring due to a potential transfer by shipping ballast water.
Adriatic Sea ; microbial pollution ; fecal bacteria ; shipping ports ; coastal bathing water
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Podaci o izdanju
19 (14)
2022.
8552
25
objavljeno
1661-7827
1660-4601
10.3390/ijerph19148552
Trošak objave rada u otvorenom pristupu
Povezanost rada
Biologija, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti, Interdisciplinarne tehničke znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita