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Routine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: implications to public health

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dc.contributor.authorSabino, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, R.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, I.
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Cristiana
dc.contributor.authorCunha, M.
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, A.
dc.contributor.authorFaria, N.
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, F. C.
dc.contributor.authorGargaté, M. J.
dc.contributor.authorJúlio, C.
dc.contributor.authorMartins, M. L.
dc.contributor.authorNevers, M. B.
dc.contributor.authorOleastro, M.
dc.contributor.authorSolo-Gabriele, H.
dc.contributor.authorVeríssimo, C.
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorWhitman, R. L.
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, J.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-23T18:05:45Z
dc.date.available2013-12-23T18:05:45Z
dc.date.issued2014-02
dc.description.abstractBeaches worldwide provide recreational opportunities to hundreds of millions of people and serve as important components of coastal economies. Beach water is often monitored for microbiological quality to detect the presence of indicators of human sewage contamination so as to prevent public health outbreaks associated with water contact. However, growing evidence suggests that beach sand can harbor microbes harmful to human health, often in concentrations greater than the beach water. Currently, there are no standards for monitoring, sampling, analyzing, or managing beach sand quality. In addition to indicator microbes, growing evidence has identified pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and fungi in a variety of beach sands worldwide. The public health threat associated with these populations through direct and indirect contact is unknown because so little research has been conducted relating to health outcomes associated with sand quality. In this manuscript, we present the consensus findings of a workshop of experts convened in Lisbon, Portugal to discuss the current state of knowledge on beach sand microbiological quality and to develop suggestions for standardizing the evaluation of sand at coastal beaches. The expert group at the "Microareias 2012" workshop recommends that 1) beach sand should be screened for a variety of pathogens harmful to human health, and sand monitoring should then be initiated alongside regular water monitoring; 2) sampling and analysis protocols should be standardized to allow proper comparisons among beach locations; and 3) further studies are needed to estimate human health risk with exposure to contaminated beach sand. Much of the manuscript is focused on research specific to Portugal, but similar results have been found elsewhere, and the findings have worldwide implications.por
dc.identifier.citationSabino R, Rodrigues R, Costa I, Carneiro C, Cunha M, Viegas C, et al. Routine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: implications to public health. Sci Total Environ. 2014;472:1062-9.por
dc.identifier.issn1879-1026
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/3027
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969713013740#por
dc.subjectPublic healthpor
dc.subjectBeach sandpor
dc.subjectMicroorganismspor
dc.titleRoutine screening of harmful microorganisms in beach sands: implications to public healthpor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage1069por
oaire.citation.startPage1062por
oaire.citation.titleScience of The Total Environmentpor
oaire.citation.volume472por
person.familyNameSabino
person.familyNameViegas
person.givenNameRaquel Filipa Pinheiro
person.givenNameCarla
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1545-6479
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