Maritza Cárdenas-Calle, Leandro Patiño, Beatriz Pernia, Roberto Erazo, Carlos Muñoz, Magaly Valencia-Avellan, Mariana Lozada, Mary Regato-Arrata, Miguel Barrera, Segundo Aquino, Stefania Fuentes, Javier Duque, Luis Velázquez-Araque, Bertha Carpio, Carlos Méndez-Roman, Carlos Calle, Guillermo Cárdenas, David Guizado-Herrera, Clara Lucía Tello, Verónica Bravo-Basantes, Jhannelle Francis, Miguel Uyaguari
Wastewater surveillance represents an alternative approach to regulating contamination and the early detection of infectious agents and outbreaks of diseases of public health importance. This study evaluated domestic wastewater effects on recreational waters in estuarine and seawater bodies in Guayas and Santa Elena provinces in Ecuador, South America. Fecal indicator bacteria (thermotolerant coliforms) served as key indicators for evaluation. Physical, chemical, and microbiological quality markers following the Ecuadorian environmental quality standard and the discharge of effluents to the water resource were analyzed...
2024: PloS One