Survival and Deposition of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Sediments of Boston Harbor. Report to the Massachusetts Bays Program

摘要

This report summarizes the survival and the effect of environmental factors that affect the survival of the two standard bacterial counts, fecal coliforms and enterococci, in Boston Harbor sediment. This work was conducted under the mission of Projects 3 (transport and retention of contaminants) and Project 4 (bioaccumulation and biotransformation of contaminants) of the Massachusetts Bay Program.