2024 journal article

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Fecal Bacteria Contamination of Floodwaters and a Coastal Waterway From Tidally-Driven Stormwater Network Inundation

GEOHEALTH, 8(4).

By: M. Carr ⁿ, A. Gold ^*, A. Harris ⁿ , K. Anarde ⁿ, M. Hino ^*, N. Sauers ⁿ, G. Da Silva, C. Gamewell ⁿ, N. Nelson ⁿ 

author keywords: water quality; sea level rise; enterococcus; high tide flooding; sunny day flooding; tidal flooding

10.1029/2024GH001020

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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories

3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science)

6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science)

11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (Web of Science)

14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)

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Added: May 7, 2024

Inundation of coastal stormwater networks by tides is widespread due to sea-level rise (SLR). The water quality risks posed by tidal water rising up through stormwater infrastructure (pipes and catch basins), out onto roadways, and back out to receiving water bodies is poorly understood but may be substantial given that stormwater networks are a known source of fecal contamination. In this study, we (a) documented temporal variation in concentrations of