File Download

There are no files associated with this item.

  Links for fulltext
     (May Require Subscription)
Supplementary

Article: Isotopic and microbial indicators of sewage pollution from Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania

TitleIsotopic and microbial indicators of sewage pollution from Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Authors
Moynihan, MABaker, DMMmochi, AJ
KeywordsΔ 15N
Coral
Enterococcus
Human Health
Sewage Pollution
Zanzibar
Issue Date2012
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/marpolbul
Citation
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2012, v. 64 n. 7, p. 1348-1355 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.05.001
AbstractIn Stone Town, Zanzibar, sewage treatment is minimal, with a biological oxygen demand reduction to 60% and no removal of bacteria or nutrients. Here, Stone Town's sewage pollution was studied by measuring Enterococci and NH4+ concentrations in seawater and δ 15N of benthic organisms; samples were collected along the Stone Town shoreline and from offshore coral reefs. Public perceptions of sewage pollution were investigated via interviews. Enterococci from the Stone Town shoreline exceeded USEPA guidelines for recreational use. Benthic organisms from two of the four reefs were relatively enriched (δ 15N>10‰), indicative of sewage derived N. δ 15N values of organisms from Stone Town exceeded 16‰. A strong correlation was found between Enterococci and δ 15N across sites, while step-wise regression indicated rainfall and tidal stage as important predictors for bacterial concentrations. These data provide an important impact assessment from which the efficacy of future policy and management change can be assessed. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/180755
ISSN
0025-326X
2023 Impact Factor: 5.3
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.445
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000307143000024
References
References in Scopus

 

DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorMoynihan, MAen_US
dc.contributor.authorBaker, DMen_US
dc.contributor.authorMmochi, AJen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-28T01:42:18Z-
dc.date.available2013-01-28T01:42:18Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationMarine Pollution Bulletin, 2012, v. 64 n. 7, p. 1348-1355en_US
dc.identifier.issn0025-326Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/180755-
dc.description.abstractIn Stone Town, Zanzibar, sewage treatment is minimal, with a biological oxygen demand reduction to 60% and no removal of bacteria or nutrients. Here, Stone Town's sewage pollution was studied by measuring Enterococci and NH4+ concentrations in seawater and δ 15N of benthic organisms; samples were collected along the Stone Town shoreline and from offshore coral reefs. Public perceptions of sewage pollution were investigated via interviews. Enterococci from the Stone Town shoreline exceeded USEPA guidelines for recreational use. Benthic organisms from two of the four reefs were relatively enriched (δ 15N>10‰), indicative of sewage derived N. δ 15N values of organisms from Stone Town exceeded 16‰. A strong correlation was found between Enterococci and δ 15N across sites, while step-wise regression indicated rainfall and tidal stage as important predictors for bacterial concentrations. These data provide an important impact assessment from which the efficacy of future policy and management change can be assessed. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/marpolbulen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMarine Pollution Bulletinen_US
dc.subjectΔ 15Nen_US
dc.subjectCoralen_US
dc.subjectEnterococcusen_US
dc.subjectHuman Healthen_US
dc.subjectSewage Pollutionen_US
dc.subjectZanzibaren_US
dc.titleIsotopic and microbial indicators of sewage pollution from Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailBaker, DM: dmbaker@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityBaker, DM=rp01712en_US
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltexten_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.05.001en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22682879-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84863466183en_US
dc.relation.referenceshttp://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863466183&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpageen_US
dc.identifier.volume64en_US
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.spage1348en_US
dc.identifier.epage1355en_US
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000307143000024-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridMoynihan, MA=55240288000en_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridBaker, DM=55449577100en_US
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridMmochi, AJ=7801327859en_US
dc.identifier.issnl0025-326X-

Export via OAI-PMH Interface in XML Formats

OR

Export to Other Non-XML Formats