Combining Watershed Variables with PCR-based Methods for Better ...

Courtesy Recent Science Inventory records from the EPA  Wed, 11/18/2009 - 13:34

Ability to distinguish between human and animal fecal pollution is important for risk assessment and watershed management, particularly in bodies of water used as sources of drinking water or for recreation.

PCR-based methods were used to determine the source of fecal pollution and to characterize the relationship between fecal pollution and land use, surface water nutrients, precipitation, and other in-stream indicators of water quality.

Stream water samples (n = 193) were collected monthly over a two year period from ten...

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