Título

CARRYING CAPACITY AND THE EFFECT OF BATHERS ON THE SANITARY QUALITY OF WATER AT A RURAL RECREATIONAL BEACH

Autor

CLAUDIA ESMERALDA LEON LOPEZ

GISELA GARCIA MORALES

Jorge Eduardo Chávez Villalba

Renato Arturo Mendoza Salgado

Jaqueline García Hernández

Lía Celina Méndez Rodríguez

Jose Alfredo Arreola Lizárraga

Nivel de Acceso

Acceso Abierto

Licencia

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Referencia de publicación

ISSN/ISSN: 10184619

URL/URL: https://www.prt-parlar.de/download_feb_2021/

Materias

Recreational beach, Carrying capacity, Water quality, Fe-cal pollution - (AUTOR) CIENCIAS FÍSICO MATEMÁTICAS Y CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA - (CTI) CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA Y DEL ESPACIO - (CTI) OCEANOGRAFÍA - (CTI) PROCESOS LITORALES O SUBLITORALES - (CTI) PROCESOS LITORALES O SUBLITORALES - (CTI)

Resumen o descripción

"The influx of users to recreational beaches increases during vacation periods with potential effects on water quality and public health. This study was carried out in a rural recreational beach in northwest Mexico. We hypothesized that the massive influx of users during vacation periods exceeds the carrying capacity of the beach, being a source of fecal pollution that poses risks to public health. To test the hypothesis , we estimated the carrying capacity of the beach and measured the actual influx of users and the concentration of fecal indicator bacteria in beach water before, during, and after the Easter holiday (EH). The concentrations of total and fecal coliform bacteria in water provided evidence of recent fecal pollution during and after EH. The concentration of enter-ococci before EH showed low levels that indicate no risk to the health of users, but increased to health risk levels during and two months after EH. Our results highlight the importance of implementing management strategies that include installing sufficient infrastructure and sanitation services, as well as regulating the entry of visitors and pets according to the carrying capacity of the beach."

Editor

Parlar Scientific Publications

Fecha de publicación

2021

Tipo de publicación

Artículo

Versión de la publicación

Versión publicada

Recurso de información

http://cibnor.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1001/2716

Formato

application/pdf

Fuente

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Idioma

Inglés

Repositorio Orígen

Repositorio Institucional CIBNOR

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