UCI Pinpoints Beach Water Pollution Source

摘要

A University of California, Irvine (UCI) led study has been shown to be helpful for improving the quality of beach water. The research, headed by UCI environmental engineer Stanley Grant and University of Southern California (USC) microbiologist Jed Fuhrman, focused on Avalon, Catalina Island, California, for their test site. The researchers found it is Possible to identify and track the specific sources of water pollution by combining bacteria sampling with genetic testing. By combining these methods, the researchers found that decaying sewage pipes in the downtown area adjacent to Avalon Bay had been leaking human waste into the shoreline water.