Abstract
Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are commonly used to evaluate the pollution impact of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in urban rivers. Although water quality assessment with FIB has a long tradition, recent studies demonstrated that FIB have a low correlation with pathogens and therefore are not accurate enough for the assessment of potential human hazards in water. Consequently, new eligible and more specific indicators have to be identified, which was done in this study via sequencing of genetic markers from total community DNA. To identify potential microbiome-based indicators, microbial communities in samples from an urban river in Tokyo under different climatic conditions (dry and rainy) were compared with the influent and effluent of three domestic wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) by analyzing 16 S rRNA gene amplicon libraries. In the first part of this study, physicochemical parameters and FIB …
Original language | English |
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Article number | 112059 |
Journal | Journal of Environmental Management |
Volume | 284 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2021 |
Keywords
- Combined sewer overflow
- Fecal indicator bacteria
- Fecal pollution
- Microbiome analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Environmental Engineering