Temporal variation of faecal indicator bacteria in tropical urban storm drains

• Main Authors: Shanahan, P., Chua, L. H. C., Eikaas, H. S., Ekklesia, Eveline
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106901; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25208; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.049
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human faecal contamination poses a widespread hazard for human health. In urban areas, sewer leakage may be an important cause of faecal pollution to surface water. Faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are the most widely used indicators to monitor surface water quality. However, assessing whether a wate...