To better understand use and perception of lakes in the prairie region of North America, we distributed 200 lake-use and management surveys at 9 lakes in southern Saskatchewan, Canada, during 2013 and received 65 responses. Survey results indicate recreational uses such as angling, swimming, and...

Runoff from snowmelt can be a significant nonpoint source of fecal contamination into waters used for winter recreation, and in spring months leading up to the bathing season. However, little research has been conducted to understand bacterial persistence and potential accumulation in snow, or the...

Harmful algal blooms caused by cyanobacteria can present a risk to the safety of drinking- and recreational waters and beachfronts through the production of toxins, particularly microcystin, which are highly resilient to degradation. These blooms are difficult to predict, vary in appearance and...

Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and chlorination are commonly used together in treatment of swimming pool water because they function as complementary disinfectants and because UV-based processes have been shown to promote photodecay of chloramines. However, UV-based treatment also has the potential...

Coastal tourism in the Brazilian Amazon region is limited by logistic problems and climatic conditions, with recreation being concentrated in the school vacation period and bank holiday weekends. The present study evaluated the temporal variation in recreational, climatological, hydrodynamic, and...

The Amazon coast is rich in natural resources, with highly valued natural landscapes and ecological systems. These environments include estuarine beaches, which are important areas for recreational activities. The present study provides an environmental and recreational diagnosis of three of these...

Marine beaches are important recreational and economic resources in Brazil, but the beaches' water quality is negatively impacted by the discharge of domestic sewage effluent. The occurrence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli among the E. coli isolated from three Brazilian marine beaches was...

Recreational water quality is commonly monitored by means of culture based faecal indicator organism (FIOs) assays. However, these methods are costly and time-consuming; a serious disadvantage when combined with issues such as non-specificity and user bias. New culture and molecular methods have...

Fungal infections are commonly reported among outdoor bathers. Recreational water reservoirs are an important element of the mycosis epidemiological chain in the biosphere because they can be a source of fungi from municipal wastes, of asymptomatic carriers or bathers carrying mycoses. Yeast-like...

Calabar River Estuary is often used by both locals and tourists for boating and swimming making it necessary to assess the microbial recreational water quality of this water body. Five sampling stations were established - 3 in Calabar River and 2 in the Estuary. Calabar River stations were inshore...