Hawai 'i's Cesspool Problem: Review and Recommendations for Water Resources and Human Health
M Mezzacapo, MJ Donohue, C Smith… - … Water Research & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cesspools as onsite sewage disposal systems (OSDS) are widespread in the Hawaiian
Islands and of concern due to their lack of primary treatment and direct discharge of …
Islands and of concern due to their lack of primary treatment and direct discharge of …
Impact of urbanization and agriculture on the occurrence of bacterial pathogens and stx genes in coastal waterbodies of central California
Fecal pollution enters coastal waters through multiple routes, many of which originate from
land-based activities. Runoff from pervious and impervious land surfaces transports …
land-based activities. Runoff from pervious and impervious land surfaces transports …
Swimmer risk of gastrointestinal illness from exposure to tropical coastal waters impacted by terrestrial dry-weather runoff
This study used molecular methods to measure concentrations of four enteric viruses
(adenovirus, enterovirus, norovirus GI, and norovirus GII) and fecal source tracking markers …
(adenovirus, enterovirus, norovirus GI, and norovirus GII) and fecal source tracking markers …
Spatial and temporal microbial pollution patterns in a tropical estuary during high and low river flow conditions
TN Wiegner, CJ Edens, LM Abaya, KM Carlson… - Marine Pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
Spatial and temporal patterns of coastal microbial pollution are not well documented. Our
study examined these patterns through measurements of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) …
study examined these patterns through measurements of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) …
Identifying nitrogen sources to thermal tide pools in Kapoho, Hawai'i, USA, using a multi-stable isotope approach
TN Wiegner, AU Mokiao-Lee, EE Johnson - Marine pollution bulletin, 2016 - Elsevier
Nitrogen (N) enrichment often results in coastal eutrophication, even in remote areas like
Hawai 'i. Therefore, determining N sources to coastal waters is important for their …
Hawai 'i. Therefore, determining N sources to coastal waters is important for their …
The need to enforce minimum environmental flow requirements in Tanzania to preserve estuaries: case study of mangrove-fringed Wami River estuary
The importance of restoring and maintaining environmental flows for sustaining the
ecosystem integrity of rivers has been recognized in policies and legal frameworks in many …
ecosystem integrity of rivers has been recognized in policies and legal frameworks in many …
Tropical land-sea couplings: Role of watershed deforestation, mangrove estuary processing, and marine inputs on N fluxes in coastal Pacific Panama
We review data from coastal Pacific Panama and other tropical coasts with two aims. First,
we defined inputs and losses of nitrogen (N) mediating connectivity of watersheds …
we defined inputs and losses of nitrogen (N) mediating connectivity of watersheds …
Tracking the primary sources of fecal pollution in a tropical watershed in a one-year study
C Toledo-Hernandez, H Ryu… - Applied and …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A study was conducted to determine the primary sources of fecal pollution in a
subtropical watershed using host-specific assays developed in temperate regions. Water …
subtropical watershed using host-specific assays developed in temperate regions. Water …
Characteristics of nitrogen loading and its influencing factors in several typical agricultural watersheds of subtropical China
Y Li, J Jiao, Y Wang, W Yang, C Meng, B Li… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Increasingly, the characteristics of nitrogen (N) loading have been recognized to be critical
for the maintenance and restoration of water quality in agricultural watersheds, in response …
for the maintenance and restoration of water quality in agricultural watersheds, in response …
Nutrient gradients in Panamanian estuaries: effects of watershed deforestation, rainfall, upwelling, and within-estuary transformations
To test whether deforestation of tropical forests alters coupling of watersheds, estuaries, and
coastal waters, we measured nutrients in 8 watershed-estuarine systems on the Pacific …
coastal waters, we measured nutrients in 8 watershed-estuarine systems on the Pacific …