This
is a database of available fecal coliform bacteria, fecal streptococci bacteria,
and nutrient loading data. It can be used to quickly identify available measures
of loading from different landuses (bacteria and nutrients) and animals (bacteria
only).
Increasing coastal development causes higher levels of both contaminant types to
enter estuaries and affects water quality including both harvestability of shellfish
as well as recreational uses. Fecal coliform bacteria and nutrients enter adjacent
waterways by direct discharge, agricultural and urban storm runoff, and direct deposition.
Understanding the factors that affect loading into adjacent waterways is necessary
for both estimating and reducing impacts.
Literature Review
The literature review used to obtain the information was performed on Cambridge Scientific
Abstracts and Science Direct databases. A compilation of the keywords used are listed
in the following lists:
Nitrogen search words
- Ammonium,
- nutrient cycling,
- nitrogen,
- phosphate
Fecal coliform search words
- Bacteria,
- coliforms,
- Escherichia coli,
- urban contaminant loads,
- urban runoff
Water quality search words
- Coastal waters,
- estuaries,
- landuse,
- non-point pollution sources,
- salt marshes,
- stormwater runoff,
- water quality
We do not imply that this is a comprehensive database. We intend to expand the data
as new sources are identified. All users are asked to supply additional data sources
by using the contact information
page.
Please note: Although we have made attempts to verify
all data, some of the primary sources were not available.