Fecal Coliforms in the Rio Grande: A Risk to Human Health

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dc.contributor.advisorThomas Vaughan
dc.contributor.committeeMemberClaudia S. Coggin
dc.creatorTompkins, Erin L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:58:28Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:58:28Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-01
dc.date.submitted2014-04-03T09:42:06-07:00
dc.description.abstractTompkins, Erin L., Fecal Coliforms in the Rio Grande: A Risk to Human Health. Master of Public Health (Environmental Health), December 2004, 45 pages, bibliography, 33 titles. The Rio Grande around Laredo, Texas/Nuevo Laredo, Mexico was designated for primary contact reaction by the EPA. However, monthly sampling over a ten-year period in this section of the river may show otherwise. Fecal contamination of the Rio Grande in this area may be a source of illness to the population. Four sites in Laredo area were tested for fecal coliform density and rate of flow. Rainfall data from the USGS was used for comparisons. The rate of flow of the Rio Grande had an impact on fecal coliform density at one site measured. Rainfall in Laredo had an impact on fecal coliform density at two measured sites, and was a significant predictor of density at these sites as well. A review of the designation for this river segment is recommended. More research is needed to determine the exposed population, and effects of high coliform densities on downstream communities.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27447
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectBacteria
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectEnvironmental Health
dc.subjectEnvironmental Health and Protection
dc.subjectEnvironmental Indicators and Impact Assessment
dc.subjectEnvironmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology
dc.subjectEnvironmental Monitoring
dc.subjectEnvironmental Public Health
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectInternational Public Health
dc.subjectLife Sciences
dc.subjectMarine Biology
dc.subjectMedical Toxicology
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectMicrobiology
dc.subjectOrganisms
dc.subjectOther Environmental Sciences
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPhysical Sciences and Mathematics
dc.subjectPlants
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectToxicology
dc.subjectWater Resource Management
dc.subjectFecal coliforms
dc.subjectRio Grande
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjecthuman health
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectMexico
dc.subjectLaredo
dc.subjectNuevo Laredo
dc.subjectriver
dc.subjectrainfall data
dc.subjectdensity
dc.subjectdownstream communities
dc.titleFecal Coliforms in the Rio Grande: A Risk to Human Health
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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