#fecal coliform

[brokensidewalk]

How sprawling development is poisoning Floyds Fork

How sprawling development is poisoning Floyds Fork

Have you been to the Parklands of Floyds Fork yet? Visiting the pristine landscapes on the far eastern edge of Jefferson County is like “being dropped off in Yellowstone,” Scott Martin, parks director at 21st Century Parks, told Broken Sidewalk’s Matthew Beck. Beck was writing this past May about how unchecked sprawling development around the 4,000-acre series of parks in consuming some of…

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[environmentguru]

Occurrence and distribution of fecal indicator bacteria and gene markers of pathogenic bacteria in Great Lakes tributaries, March-October 2011

From March through October 2011, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), conducted a study to determine the frequency of occurrence of pathogen gene markers and densities of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in 22 tributaries to the Great Lakes. This proj http://bit.ly/19NV8at

[environmentguru]

Aquatic Resources Along the Little Missouri River Near Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota.

Water quality in the Little Missouri River, North Dakota is potentially threatened by high concentrations of fecal coliform bacteria and a water diversion. Fecal coliform concentrations are above the standards for recreation in one reach of the Littl http://dlvr.it/4CNL4Y

[resci]

""Fecal coliforms,E. coli, and enterococci were found in most of the [Hawaiian soil] samples analyzed; log mean densities (MPN ± SE g soil-1) were 1.96±0.18, n=61; 1.21±0.17, n=57; and 2.99±0.12, n=62, respectively... In mesocosm studies, E. coli and enterococci increased by 100-fold in 4 days, after mixing sewage-spiked soil (one part) with autoclaved soil (nine parts). ...Collectively, these findings indicate that populations of E. coli and enterococci are part of the natural soil microflora, potentially influencing the quality of nearby water bodies."