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Fecal indicator bacteria in tropical beach sand: baseline findings from Port Dickson coastline, Strait of Malacca (Malaysia)


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Praveena, Sarva Mangala and Shamira, Siti Shafiqa and Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah and Aris, Ahmad Zaharin (2016) Fecal indicator bacteria in tropical beach sand: baseline findings from Port Dickson coastline, Strait of Malacca (Malaysia). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 110 (1). pp. 609-612. ISSN 0025-326X; ESSN: 1879-3363

Abstract

This pilot study aims to assess Escherichia coli (E. coli) contamination and its perceived health risks among beachgoers in ten tropical beach sands along Port Dickson coastline (Malaysia). This study also aims to determine the relationship between perceived health symptoms and tropical beach sand exposure behavior. The concentration of E. coli in tropical beach sand ranged from 60 cfu/100 g to 4113 cfu/100 g. E. coli contamination was the highest at Tanjung Gemuk (4113 ± 30 cfu/100 g) and the lowest at Tanjung Tuan (60 ± 15 cfu/100 g); the high level of contamination could be due to the location of the former at the sewage outlet of nearby hotels. Skin symptoms were the most predominant among the health symptoms indicated by beachgoers. Exposure duration was significantly correlated with the perceived health symptoms among beachgoers in the beaches studied.


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Item Type: Article
Subject: Tropical beach sand; Escherichia coli; Exposure; Health symptoms
Divisions: Faculty of Environmental Studies
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.024
Publisher: Elsevier
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 12 Mar 2018 07:51
Last Modified: 12 Mar 2018 07:51
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.06.024
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54299
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