Predicting E. coli concentrations using limited qPCR deployments at Chicago beaches

Culture-based methods to measure Escherichia coli (E. coli) are used by beach administrators to inform whether bacteria levels represent an elevated risk to swimmers. Since results take up to 12 h, statistical models are used to forecast bacteria levels in lieu of test results; however they underest...

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Main Authors: Nick Lucius, Kevin Rose, Callin Osborn, Matt E. Sweeney, Renel Chesak, Scott Beslow, Tom Schenk, Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Water Research X
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589914718300161