Assateague Island National Seashore, Beach Water Quality Report 2005
Sherry E. 2006. Assateague Island National Seashore, Beach Water Quality Report 2005. Berlin, MD
National Park Service staff monitored the presence of bacterial indicators of fecal contamination at 6 ocean beach locations within ASIS weekly from May 23 to September 6, 2005. Using guidelines developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), water samples were collected from high-use public bathing beaches, and analyzed for the presence of enterococci bacteria.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Sherry, Eric R
- Date of Issue
- 2006-04
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Bathing Beach, Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, Dysentery, Enterococci bacteria, fecal contamination, Feces, Gastroenteritis, Hepatitis, Pathogen, Water Contact