Changes in Microbial Water Quality Associated with an Extreme Recreational Water Event in Ohio, United States

Extreme bather densities can have significant impacts on water quality in treated and untreated waters. In this case study, water quality was monitored throughout an annual event known as the “Mirror Lake Jump,” in which thousands of ‘jumpers’ briefly entered a small lake fed by a municipal water su...

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Published in:Exposure and health 2015-12, Vol.7 (4), p.491-501
Main Authors: Marion, Jason W., Burrowes, Vanessa, Lee, Chang Soo, Lee, Jiyoung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics
Aquatic Pollution
Bacteria
Cellulose
Chlorine
Coliforms
College campuses
E coli
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Health
Fecal coliforms
Feces
Gastrointestinal diseases
Genetic markers
Lakes
Membrane filters
Microorganisms
Municipal water supplies
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Pathogens
Phosphorus
Pollution
Polymerase chain reaction
Public health
Sediments
Turbidity
Waste Water Technology
Water analysis
Water and Health
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Water quality
Water Quality/Water Pollution
Water sampling
Water supply
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Summary:Extreme bather densities can have significant impacts on water quality in treated and untreated waters. In this case study, water quality was monitored throughout an annual event known as the “Mirror Lake Jump,” in which thousands of ‘jumpers’ briefly entered a small lake fed by a municipal water supply, which provided an exceptional opportunity to track the water quality change due to extreme bather levels in a short period of time. Microbial water quality was monitored in conjunction with enumerating bathers, mostly collegians, fully exposing their body to the water, which occurred in an urban pond (2600 m 3 ) on a university campus in Ohio, U.S.A. Microbial densities were determined from water samples collected before, during, and after the event. Quantification of fecal indicator bacteria ( Escherichia coli, enterococci) and genetic markers reflecting fecal contamination (gyrB, HuBac, tetQ, ent23) was performed using culture-based methods and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), respectively. Significant correlations ( p  
ISSN:1876-1658
2451-9766
1876-1666
2451-9685
DOI:10.1007/s12403-015-0164-8