Nowcasting recreational water quality
December 1, 2007
Advances in molecular techniques may soon provide new opportunities to provide more timely information on whether recreational beaches are free from fecal contamination. However, an alternative approach is the use of predictive models. This chapter presents a summary of these developing efforts. First, we describe documented physical, chemical, and biological factors that have been demonstrated by researchers to affect bacterial concentrations at beaches and thus represent logical parameters for inclusion in a model. Then, we illustrate how various types of models can be applied to predict water quality at freshwater and marine beaches.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2007 |
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Title | Nowcasting recreational water quality |
DOI | 10.1002/9780470518328.ch10 |
Authors | Alexandria B. Boehm, Richard L. Whitman, Meredith Nevers, Deyi Hou, Stephen B. Weisberg |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
Index ID | 70171283 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Great Lakes Science Center |