Better methods improve measurements of recreational water quality

(American Society for Microbiology) The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the federal standard for determining water quality. Researchers have now shown that the greatest influences on that concentration are the quantity of mammalian feces in the water, and the numbers of enterococci that glom onto floating particulate matter.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 13, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news