Abstract
Fecal pollution flowing from land to sea poses major health risks. New methods using bivalves (such as clams and mussels) as bio-indicators of fecal contamination were designed and evaluated in our lab. We then successfully applied these methods to monitor fresh and marine water quality in coastal California ecosystems. Our results suggest that humans and animals ingesting fecal-contaminated water and shellfish may be exposed to both host-specific and anthropozoonotic Cryptosporidium genotypes of public health significance.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 31-32 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Report - University of California Water Resources Center |
| Issue number | 106 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Water Science and Technology