USGS Fact Sheet 2013–3071: Research on Pathogens at Great Lakes Beaches—Sampling, Influential Factors, and Potential Sources

Research on Pathogens at Great Lakes Beaches—Sampling, Influential Factors, and Potential Sources

U.S. Geological Survey

Abstract

The overall mission of this work is to provide science-based information and methods that will allow beach managers to more accurately make beach closure and advisory decisions, understand the sources and physical processes affecting beach contaminants, and understand how science-based information can be used to mitigate and restore beaches and protect the public.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with many Federal, State, and local agencies and universities, has conducted research on beach health issues in the Great Lakes Region for more than a decade. The work consists of four science elements that align with the USGS Beach Health Initiative Mission: real-time assessments of water quality; coastal processes; pathogens and source tracking; and data analysis, interpretation, and communication. The ongoing or completed research for the pathogens and source tracking topic is described in this fact sheet.

First posted October 31, 2013

Fact Sheet PDF (1.74 MB)

For additional information contact:
Director, Michigan and Ohio
Water Science Centers
U.S. Geological Survey
6480 Doubletree Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43229–1111
http://greatlakesbeaches.usgs.gov/

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Suggested citation:

U.S. Geological Survey, 2013, Research on pathogens at Great Lakes beaches—Sampling, influential factors, and potential sources: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013–3071, 4 p., https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2013/3071/.