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Evaluation of equivalence between different methods for enumeration of fecal indicator bacteria before and after adoption of the new Bathing Water Directive and risk assessment of pollution |
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| Authors: | Darija Vuki? Luši? Dra?en Luši? Denis Pešut Vladimir Mi?ovi? Marin Glad Lovorka Bilajac Vesna Perši? |
| Institution: | 1. Teaching Institute of Public Health of Primorsko-Goranska Region, Department of Environmental Health, Krešimirova 52, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;2. University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health, Bra?e Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;3. University of Rijeka, School of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Bra?e Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;4. Teaching Institute of Public Health of Primorsko-Goranska Region, Branch Office Opatija, Stube dr. V. Ekl 1, 51410 Opatija, Croatia;5. Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia |
| Abstract: | The quality of bathing water is of considerable public importance due to the possibility of fecal contamination. In 2009, Croatia implemented the new European Bathing Water Directive (BWD, 2006/7/EC) establishing stricter microbiological standards for new parameters with new reference methods. This study aims to evaluate the equivalence of different methods according to the old and revised BWD and to provide the possibility of data comparison. Furthermore, the directive requires the establishment of the bathing water profile (BWP) for pollution risk assessment. The estimation of consistency of pollution risk assessment with obtained microbiological results was also performed. |
| Keywords: | Recreational water Bathing Water Directive Fecal indicator bacteria Method equivalence Bathing water profile Pollution risk assessment |
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