Rathbone, PALivingstone, DJCalder, MM2007-03-272007-06-072007-03-272007-06-071998Rathbone, PA, Livingstone, DJ and Calder, MM. 1998. Surveys monitoring the sea and beaches in the vicinity of Durban, South Africa: a case study. Water Science and Technology, vol. 38(12), pp 163-1700273-1223http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2093http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2093A microbiological surveillance programme was initiated in Durban, South Africa, to provide an objective assessment of changes in the local seawater quality before and after the commissioning of two submarine outfalls in 1969 and has been ongoing until the present day. A classification system including Escherichia coli I, helminthic parasite ova, pathogenic staphylococci, salmonellae, shigellae, and salinity was used. This system, functioning as an audit, has proved useful in detecting problem areas which may have passed unnoticed in the routine E coli I assessments performed by the Durban Municipality. The salient features that have manifested themselves are (a) alterations in the seawater quality have been shown to be invariably a consequence of changes effected upon the shore or meteorological events and (b) that measuring more than one indicator of water quality, plus the use of salinity as a physical parameter for assessing the dilution or impairment of pristine seawater, has proved valuable.408765 bytesapplication/pdfenCopyright: 1998 Pergamon-Elsevier Science LtdMarine water qualitySurf watersEscherichia coliHelminth parasite ovaStaphylococciSalmonellaeSalinityEnvironmental sciencesWater resourcesEnvironmental engineeringArticleRathbone, P., Livingstone, D., & Calder, M. (1998). Surveys monitoring the sea and beaches in the vicinity of Durban, South Africa: a case study. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2093Rathbone, PA, DJ Livingstone, and MM Calder "Surveys monitoring the sea and beaches in the vicinity of Durban, South Africa: a case study." (1998) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2093Rathbone P, Livingstone D, Calder M. Surveys monitoring the sea and beaches in the vicinity of Durban, South Africa: a case study. 1998; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2093.TY - Article AU - Rathbone, PA AU - Livingstone, DJ AU - Calder, MM AB - A microbiological surveillance programme was initiated in Durban, South Africa, to provide an objective assessment of changes in the local seawater quality before and after the commissioning of two submarine outfalls in 1969 and has been ongoing until the present day. A classification system including Escherichia coli I, helminthic parasite ova, pathogenic staphylococci, salmonellae, shigellae, and salinity was used. This system, functioning as an audit, has proved useful in detecting problem areas which may have passed unnoticed in the routine E coli I assessments performed by the Durban Municipality. The salient features that have manifested themselves are (a) alterations in the seawater quality have been shown to be invariably a consequence of changes effected upon the shore or meteorological events and (b) that measuring more than one indicator of water quality, plus the use of salinity as a physical parameter for assessing the dilution or impairment of pristine seawater, has proved valuable. DA - 1998 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Marine water quality KW - Surf waters KW - Escherichia coli KW - Helminth parasite ova KW - Staphylococci KW - Salmonellae KW - Salinity KW - Environmental sciences KW - Water resources KW - Environmental engineering LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1998 SM - 0273-1223 T1 - Surveys monitoring the sea and beaches in the vicinity of Durban, South Africa: a case study TI - Surveys monitoring the sea and beaches in the vicinity of Durban, South Africa: a case study UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2093 ER -