Journal article
Twenty five years of beach monitoring in Hong Kong: A re-examination of the beach water quality classification scheme from a comparative and global perspective
Marine pollution bulletin, Vol.131, pp.793-803
06/2018
PMID: 29887007
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Abstract
Hong Kong's beach water quality classification scheme, used effectively for > 25 years in protecting public health, was first established in local epidemiology studies during the late 1980s where Escherichia colt (E. coli) was identified as the most suitable faecal indicator bacteria. To review and further substantiate the schemes robustness, a performance check was carried out to classify water quality of 37 major local beaches in Hong Kong during four bathing seasons (March-October) from 2010 to 2013. Given the enterococci and E. coli data collected, beach classification by the local scheme was found to be in line with the prominent international benchmarks recommended by the World Health Organization and the European Union. Local bacteriological studies over the last 15 years further confirmed that E. colt is the more suitable faecal indicator bacteria than enterococci in the local context.
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- Title
- Twenty five years of beach monitoring in Hong Kong: A re-examination of the beach water quality classification scheme from a comparative and global perspective
- Creators
- W. Thoe - Government of Hong KongOlive H. K. Lee - Government of Hong KongK. F. Leung - Government of Hong KongT. Lee - Government of Hong KongNicholas J. Ashbolt - University of AlbertaRon R. Yang - Government of Hong KongSamuel H. K. Chui - Government of Hong Kong
- Publication Details
- Marine pollution bulletin, Vol.131, pp.793-803
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 11
- Identifiers
- 991013098098702368
- Copyright
- © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article