Evaluating the impact of hydrometeorological conditions on E. coli concentration in farmed mussels and clams: experience in Central Italy

• Main Authors: Valentina Colaiuda (Author), Federica Di Giacinto (Author), Annalina Lombardi (Author), Carla Ippoliti (Author), Carla Giansante (Author), Mario Latini (Author), Giuseppina Mascilongo (Author), Ludovica Di Renzo (Author), Miriam Berti (Author), Annamaria Conte (Author), Nicola Ferri (Author), Marco Verdecchia (Author), Barbara Tomassetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Highly populated coastal environments receive large quantities of treated and untreated wastewater from human and industrial sources. Bivalve molluscs accumulate and retain contaminants, and their analysis provides evidence of past contamination. Rivers and precipitation are major routes of bacterio...